Posts by Jamie Teasdale
Finding My Inner Martha Stewart
Each year I take it upon myself to tackle at least one big project around our little homestead. Last year it was reorganizing and completely overhauling our garage, which took 10 whole weeks! But just like everyone else in the world, we tackled a ton of other home projects, too. Like selecting and planting bushes…
Read MoreUsing Downtime Well: 26 things you can do when business is slow
Using Downtime Well Entrepreneur downtime – the rarity that it is at times – is a tool business owners can use to their benefit. When utilized correctly and efficiently, you will find that it is not only incredibly opportunistic, but that it actually improves your business. Harvest the seeds you’ve faithfully sown all the while,…
Read MoreT-Sea Charters (.com) Launches! Pretty proud of this one…
When Kevin and I first married in May of 2005 I remember him leaving on Memorial Day (our first holiday as a married couple) to go fishing. I honestly had zero idea that would be the first of many days in our future that he would scoot off to the river without me. Over the…
Read MoreMy Entrepreversary
Each year I celebrate my divinely executed exit from corporate employment on March 31st and my step into business ownership on April 1st (no joke!). I call it my entrepreversary and last week I celebrated twelve years! Twelve years that I’ve been running my own show, managing my own schedule, serving some absolutely amazing businesses,…
Read MoreHome Office Makeover FTW!
Did you catch my post on Feb 12th? Propel’s office has been a fun journey and evolution over these last 12 years. Today, I’m revealing the “after” of Q1: 2021’s home office makeover – (for the win)!! To see the ‘before’ check out Propel’s Office Evolution here. For the past couple years I have been…
Read MoreEarly Mornings Require Organization
For me, prepping for early mornings and full days requires organization and starting the night before:✔️to-do list organized✔️inbox organized✔️schedule organized✔️projects and team organized Hitting the ground running, as I’m doing a lot in this season, takes organization so I can get a quick workout in before the sun is up! BAM! 💪🏼💥 What tricks do…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs Wear the All The Hats
Entrepreneurs often wear all the hats. From bookkeeping, admin tasks, team development, planning, project management, sales and marketing, to being their own IT department, every day can be different knowing you might have to switch hats mid-task to handle a more immediate issue. That’s me. That was this week… When I started Propel, I made…
Read More“Open For Business”
Small businesses are my passion. I’ve been the daughter of a small business couple since 1990 and I’ve seen, supported, and worked in every aspect of the entreprenuer’s life since then, advocating for their success and survival. Small businesses have been challenged, detoured, and all-out stopped in the last year and it’s been sad to…
Read MoreMaking Time for Personal Priorities
As a business owner since 2009, I’ve found that many times over the years I’ve had to learn the value of taking time to invest in personal priorities. As a responsibilitarian, my clients and the workloads often even take precedence over my own self-care. But some weeks, months, and even years (Hello, 2020!) call for…
Read MoreThe Road Less Traveled
Truthfully, I miss my love affair with Portland. The small businesses, landmarks, cornerstones of commerce, parks, and other treasured places that provide comfort in knowing they have held history, value, purpose, and meaning in our town. For a few reasons I don’t commute as often as I used to and because of that I have…
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