Entrepreneur Inspiration
The Importance of Giving Back
Why your business giving back is a worthwhile investment Around the holidays, the idea of giving back takes front and center stage. Not that we don’t think about it at all the rest of the year, but something about the holidays makes us think about generosity and the significance of investing back into our community…
Read MoreDo You Own a Job?
At some point in any career, we all reach a point of asking ourselves “why am I doing this?” Whether it’s the daily grind of 9-5, the blood, sweat, and tears of a startup, or the many hats of owning a business, there’s always a tradeoff and a reward. But, hopefully for all of us,…
Read MoreFor Those Who Have Fought
This Veteran’s Day, we pause to salute those who have fought for our freedom. You have sacrificed so much to protect us, and our country. You have made the life we are so privileged to lead possible and we do not take it for granted. This year, we’d like to take it a step further…
Read MoreTruth or Dare? – Raising Your Expectations
Remember playing truth or dare as kids? Everyone took turns going around the circle, choosing to share either a truth about themselves or, if you were really cool, taking on a dare that the group challenged you with. It was a moment of truth: whether or not you would actually do the dare. Being an…
Read MoreIndependence and the Entrepreneur
America. Whatever else might be right or wrong with it, one of the greatest things our country has to offer is the chance for us to make our dreams a reality. There is something powerful to be said of our freedom to choose what we want to do, and have the resources readily available to…
Read MoreInsight From A 3-Year Business Owner
This last week I celebrated 3 years in business. Now I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like a long time for a business to be in existence. But let me tell you… I have never grown so much in three years as I have, both personally and professionally, in these past 36…
Read MoreA New Year, A New You
FACT: More than 70% of Americans do not set or write down goals.FACT: Out of the 30% that actually write goals, 25% of the goals are broken within the first week of setting them. Now, before you allow pressure, guilt or despair to defeat any resolve, consider this new year your chance to press your…
Read MoreThe Power of Gratitude
This is the time of year to count your blessings and express gratefulness to those who have made a difference. Here at Propel we owe so much to you, not only as a client, but because you have enriched our lives. Note from the Editor – Last month, I took a few days to stop…
Read MoreBird’s Eye View
Definition is one of the best life tools we have. If a thing is defined, it can be understood. If understood, it can be planned. If planned, it can be achieved. Etymology explains the evolution of a word’s meaning; reflection explains the evolution of a definition in your life. Many of us began this year…
Read MoreChoosing Good Entreprenuerial Habits
The New Year is here and most of us are trying to settle back into the routine of real life. There’s really nothing remarkable about the changing of calendar dates except that the offering of a wonderful opportunity to take pause and look behind us to summarize so we can look ahead and plan. Part…
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