Have YOU Been to the Crossroads? My 90th Post on the Digital Unknown

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I’ve been thinking a lot about crossroads lately.
Maybe it’s the October air that strange mix of change and chill that always feels like something old is waking up.
Maybe it’s because this marks my 90th blog here on Wealthy Affiliate, and I’ve been asking myself what to say that really matters.

This post isn't just about my 90th blog; it's about the moment you realize the digital road you're on is the most important crossroad of your life.

October has always felt like a month of thin veils.
The ancients used to say this is when the spirits come closest when the world of the living and the unseen overlap.
They believed the crossroads were the meeting points between those worlds.
A place where souls pause before choosing their next path.
Where travelers left offerings for guidance and sometimes, made deals that changed everything.

I’ve walked my fair share of crossroads too not just out there on the highways, but in the online world.
Every time I hit publish, every time I built a brand or took a risk on something new, I was standing there again…
in that quiet moment between what was and what could be.

See, the crossroads aren’t just old folklore.
They’re real.
They exist every time you choose to follow a dream instead of fear.
They exist every time you shut out the noise and listen to that whisper that says, keep going.

The Ancient Crossroads Where Worlds Met

In ancient times, people believed the crossroads were more than intersections of dirt and road they were spiritual gateways.

Hecate guarded them in Greece, holding her torches high for those who wandered between realms.
In Celtic lore, the crossroads were where spirits could travel freely, where you might meet an ancestor or a messenger in disguise.
And in old Hoodoo and folk magic, it’s said that if you stood at the crossroads at midnight long enough, the spirits would listen some even claimed you could make a pact for skill, art, or destiny.

To stand at the crossroads was to face the unknown but also to invite transformation.
It wasn’t just about summoning spirits.
It was about summoning courage.

I’ve been there before.
Not under a moonlit sky with candles in hand but on a digital screen at two in the morning, staring at a blank post, wondering if any of this was worth it.
And yet, that same spirit that ancient energy was there.
The energy of choice.
The same pull that asks, “Will you take the safer road, or the one that could change everything?”

The Modern Crossroads The Digital Unknown

The online world is its own version of the crossroads.
You arrive with uncertainty.
You don’t know where the road will lead, who you’ll meet, or what you’ll build.
But somewhere along the way, if you stick with it long enough, you realize the internet isn’t just a machine it’s a living realm of energy, connection, and intent.

Affiliate marketing, content creation, brand building they’re not cold systems.
They’re living crossroads where human creativity meets digital opportunity.
Every story, every blog, every video, every click it’s a ripple through that web.
You might not see who you inspire. You might not even realize whose life changes because of something you wrote.

That’s the beauty of it.
That’s the mystery of this new kind of crossroads.

Standing at the Unknown Crossroad

I’ve worked 62.5 hours in the last four days, bouncing from one oilfield run to the next. The road hums, the radio fades, and the world starts to quiet down enough for me to think.

And maybe that’s why this month feels different.
October has always carried a certain weight for me a deeper meaning I can’t quite shake.
For years, I sat at that unknown crossroad, not sure which way to go.
Part of me wanted to keep driving down the same road I always had.
The other part… kept whispering that there was more.

This year, I finally stepped up to my own crossroad and I chose.
No fear. No second-guessing.

I looked around at everything I’ve overcome every blog, every book, every long night building something I couldn’t even see yet and I realized how far this journey has really gone.

Wealthy Affiliate helped me find that voice.
They gave me the tools, but more than that they gave me the courage to speak.
Through this community, I learned that storytelling isn’t just something you do…
it’s something you live.

And even though I’ve been running hard this year hauling, writing, building when I finally look up from it all…
I see my certainty.
I see the road ahead.
It’s no longer dark. It’s lit by every post, every word, and every connection I’ve made here.

The Month of Motion

This month alone, I’ve written 22 blogs across my websites, 10 right here on WA.
I’ve published my newest book and I’m already pushing hard to get the next one out.
That makes Book #13 heading into Halloween, and that number carries weight for me.

But October hasn’t just been about the work.
It’s been about the pivot.
I’ve been testing new ad sets, studying insights, running experiments and I’ve learned a lot that I’ll be sharing with you all in the coming weeks.

Because this blog, number 90… this is the milestone that reminds me I’ve already climbed one mountain and started the next.
They say here at WA we’re all working toward 100 blogs but I’ve already hit that twice over on my own websites, with 215 pieces published and some are ranking.

And this year… well, it’s been a story of contrasts.
One of my brands crossed 1 million views the kind of milestone that makes you stop and breathe it in.
But at the same time, my book traffic dropped by half a million views.
That’s the crossroad no one talks about when success and setback show up on the same screen, and you have to decide which one defines you.

Me? I chose to see it as proof that I’m still growing.
Because numbers rise and fall but direction, purpose, and story keep moving forward.

The Road Beyond the Veil

These next ten blogs will carry a different weight.
They’ll be the kind that make you stop, think, and maybe even see your own reflection in the glow of the screen.
Because this next stretch of road for me isn’t just about stats or sales.
It’s about showing what happens when you take one leap at the right moment when you trust your calling instead of your comfort.

The crossroads taught me that transformation doesn’t happen when you play it safe.
It happens when you walk straight into the unknown and build something real with what you find there.

So as Halloween nears and the veil grows thin, I’ll be sharing everything
the pivot, the ads, the new book, the lessons from the million-view highs and the half-million-view lows.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at your own crossroad, wondering if you should take that next step…
then stay close.

Because these next ten blogs?
They’ll show exactly what happens when you do.

And before I close this one I want to say something from the heart.
This milestone blog is dedicated to all of you here at Wealthy Affiliate
for being that light when the road got dark,
for proving that this journey is never walked alone.
So thank you truly for being part of this road,
and for reminding me that even in the fog, there’s always someone holding the lantern.

Shawn