Failure Friday: Weighted Blankets Get Weighed Down in Customs

Notes from Chris

Episode 1672

I believe we can learn as much from failure as we can from success, if not more. It’s with this principle in mind that we’re starting Failure Friday, a collection of short stories all about mistakes, missteps, disasters, and of course, failure.

Just like our Throwback Thursday segment, you’ll hear directly from side hustlers who have struggled to get something off the ground. They’ll tell you a short story of something that went very wrong.

The stories will vary, but often it starts with an idea, what they thought would happen and what really happened—and of course, what they learned.

I applaud their courage! I’ll share some of my failure stories along the way as well.

Today’s short story features Aaron Spivak from Toronto, Canada. We told the successful journey of his weighted blanket business on Episode #885. But disaster struck—and when I say disaster, in this case I mean total disaster.

Listen to today's episode to learn more...

 

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• I’m really grateful to Aaron for helping us with this segment. Check out his site at HushBlankets.com follow them on Instagram or Twitter at @HushBlankets.

SEE ALSO:

• Juice Bar Owner Gets Weighed Down With Blankets: When a Canadian juice bar owner wants to start a new business, he goes in search of a heavy-weight product.
• Trip to Europe Inspires Adventurous Blanket Biz: After returning from an extended trip abroad, this digital strategist draws on a sense of adventure to source and sell heirloom throw blankets.
• Monogrammed Blanket Etsy Shop Measures Up: A simple embroidery shop becomes a six-figure blanket biz, podcast, and online course.

Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,