MATT THOMASWelcome to Entre-Propel. My name is Matt Thomas and I write the articles here at Entre-Propel.com to help entrepreneurs deal with the various emotional difficulties associated with running a business--lack of motivation, startup difficulties, dealing with failure, as well as many others. [read more...]
We are confronted with obstacles every day. Sometimes they can be predicted, other times they cannot.
Being confronted with an obstacle is much more different than being confronted with a failure. While avoiding failure prevents action, avoiding obstacles may still bring success.
Since obstacles differ from failure, they require a totally different outlook. [click to continue...]
We’re taught at an early age that failure is a bad thing. When we do poorly on tests, we receive a failing grade.
When a business goes bankrupt or dies, it is said to fail.
We are constantly reminded every day that failure is something negative. But what about the positives of failure? There are so many benefits to failing, I find it difficult to argue that failure is anything close to negative. [click to continue...]
Want to know the single, best tip for idea generation?
We have covered some useful tips to get you started on idea generation when either beginning down the path of entrepreneurship, or looking for more inspiration to expand your business.
These tips may be quite helpful, but unfortunately they wont make you the next Starbucks. [click to continue...]
If the past few months of economic news has gotten you depressed, you’re not alone.
While we are experiencing some very tough economic times, there is still plenty to be happy and optimistic about despite the fiscal troubles we are facing.
It turns out, we have a lot of reasons to stay positive during this recession and why our successes continue to have an optimistic outlook. [click to continue...]
It hardly seems that a day goes by without new gloomy economic figures: market downturns, unemployment, consumer spending – seems like nothing but bad news.
Watch any news station or read any newspaper headline and you’ll see something depressing about the economy.
So what is really the cause of our economic problems? One post couldn’t possibly cover all of the intricacies of this financial crisis. However, there is one cause I would like to discuss: ourselves. [click to continue...]
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