How Do I Know Where to Go?
Gracie McBride2026-02-02T17:45:40+00:00We talk a lot at the Crossroad about getting There and figuring out how to reach your desired destination. But I recognize that for [...]
Living Free
Gracie McBride2025-09-30T14:08:00+00:00How many times have you been late for something and said, “sorry there was so much traffic, it made me late.” Or cited the [...]
Prioritizing Your Time
Gracie McBride2025-08-31T21:25:19+00:00I always get excited at the beginning of the school year by all the possibilities that this year could bring. Even out of school, [...]
When to Start Over
Gracie McBride2025-07-15T12:26:35+00:00In every endeavor, you will reach a point we call the Pit of Despair, where you will have to decide whether it’s worth continuing [...]
How Do We Resolve Conflict?
Gracie McBride2025-03-13T22:37:23+00:00Conflict on its own is a fairly neutral entity, as an unavoidable fact of life. But how we respond to conflict when it arises [...]
When Circumstances Change
Gracie McBride2024-09-16T10:42:00+00:00In the last article we discussed what it might look like to choose to change your direction in life. But oftentimes it feels like [...]
On Independence
Gracie McBride2024-06-26T13:16:22+00:00Here at the Crossroad, we talk a lot about self-governance. As leaders, we first need to learn how to govern ourselves, and then help [...]
Choosing Your Perspective
Gracie McBride2024-02-26T15:05:52+00:00How is it that some people seem to always have a positive attitude, no matter what is going on, while others have a knack [...]
Control within the Project Mood Curve
Gracie McBride2023-11-10T17:00:02+00:00In the last article, we examine how to apply the three things you can control to the Freedom V. Now we’re going to take [...]
Control within the Freedom V
Gracie McBride2023-11-10T15:21:23+00:00Part of building a true, healthy perspective is recognizing what you have the freedom to control and what is out of your control. There [...]
Communication: Resolving Conflict
Gracie McBride2023-09-25T22:51:52+00:00Inevitably, as you communicate with others, conflict will arise. Even as you strive to listen well, choose the right medium, and anticipate barriers to [...]
Freedom in Failure
Gracie McBride2023-08-03T19:01:10+00:00Have you ever been glad that something didn’t turn out like you planned for it to? Have you ever been happy that you failed? [...]
Freedom and Control
Gracie McBride2023-07-27T14:42:58+00:00I was involved in a lot of theater training in high school, and there was one time when I was upset about a casting [...]
A Loss of Freedom
Gracie McBride2023-07-14T15:10:51+00:00In the last article we discussed the mental model known as the Freedom V and how living inside of boundaries imposed upon us actually [...]
Freedom Within Constraints
Gracie McBride2023-07-14T14:59:12+00:00Back in high school, I wrote a research paper about Elizabethan theater and how the constraints and restrictions surrounding theater at the time actually [...]
Freedom of Choice
Gracie McBride2023-07-07T18:58:42+00:00You don’t walk into the grocery store and just see one brand of tomato sauce or one flavor of ice cream on the shelf. [...]
What Is Lawful and What Is Wise
Gracie McBride2023-06-14T13:42:26+00:00When I moved to college, I was told by campus leaders to ask myself two questions when considering my actions: 1. Is this lawful? [...]
What You Can’t Control
Kylie2023-02-27T19:12:44+00:00It may seem counterintuitive at first, but an important part of being a leader is actually relinquishing control. Leaders may have more responsibilities than [...]
Do We Have a Choice?
Kylie2023-01-29T02:04:14+00:00One of our favorite human euphemisms is, “I didn’t have a choice.” We use it to excuse our behavior, to justify our actions, and [...]
Comforted by Mystery
Kylie2022-06-07T17:15:58+00:00For most of my life, there was nothing more comforting than certainty. Connecting two dots made me feel safe, like the chaos and confusion was [...]