Posts by Propel Team
Go Where You Are Celebrated
Cultivating a sense of belonging and community is what makes us human. Understandably, we want to go where we are loved, embraced, and fully accepted for who we are. And we should. Although different from our personal lives, we should seek the same standards for ourselves professionally. And perhaps even a step further: we need…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Building a Content Marketing Strategy
The art of content marketing is essential in today’s online business world. Put simply, content marketing is the distribution of content specifically designed to appeal to your target audience for a specific purpose. This usually refers to online communication, and generally encompasses everything from social media to your website to your blog to your e-newsletter…
Read MoreWorking Well Under Pressure
We’ve likely all faced circumstances within our working lives that have, by default, put us under some degree of pressure. Moments we were pressed for time, presented with a difficult task, or stressed and spread thin. Perhaps alternatively, you can recall a time wherein you rose to the occasion under considerable pressure, and emerged even…
Read MoreIt’s Not All Glamorous
These days, entrepreneurship is not only sought after in our culture, but highly encouraged, which is without a doubt, very much a good thing, especially given the current state of the world and our dire need for continued inspiration, creation, and exploration. It is what bonds us together through every season of life. Shared Experiences…
Read MoreThe Value of Freelancing
Freelancing is enticing for a number of reasons. As a freelancer, you are able to be your own boss, call your own shots, and determine your own schedule, workload, and the clients and projects you want to take. From a business owner’s perspective, you have the ability to hire a freelancer for a project and…
Read MoreOwning the Quality of Work You Do
Owning the quality of work you do is not just about the work itself, but everything that contributes to it. Taking ownership means being proactive, detail-oriented and exercising integrity, all of which develops trust: with your coworkers (if you have any), clients, and yourself. People want to know you will do the right thing, and…
Read MoreTaking Pause and Finding What Truly Matters During An Unprecedented Time
We are now 4-5 weeks into an unprecedented time in our lives. Both personally and professionally, in some way or another, you’ve been impacted. We all have. Unprecedented times can be breeding grounds for uncertainty and concern, if not outright fear. And that’s a reality. What is happening is very real indeed. But as Seth…
Read More5 Ways to Build Long-Standing Customer Relationships
As humans, we are called into community. It enriches our lives and serves to support us in our respective and collective journeys. In striving towards our goals and creating a life we can truly be proud of, having a supportive and reliable community of people alongside you — those who will truly go the distance…
Read MoreWhen The Divine Intervenes
Gratitude courses through my veins. It operates at the core of my existence. It is, I believe, why I am so thoroughly and unabashedly optimistic. If I have things to be grateful for, don’t I also have every reason to look on the bright side? Nearly five years graduated from college, I’ve come to recognize…
Read MoreThe Privilege of Doing What You Love
As the old adage goes, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Mark Twain’s famous words had merit then, and they do now. After all, does anybody wake up and say to themselves, “I really want to be bored at my job today”? Probably…
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