Failure Friday: “We went all-in on applying for a $2 million grant…”
In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from Suzanne Tucker, founder of Generation Mindful. Last year, her team decided to go all-in on applying for a big NIH grant—and the initial outcome was disappointing.
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What It's About
They missed out on millions—but might have discovered something more valuable.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1812
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 I offer you a weekly segment called 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. Today’s short story features Suzanne Tucker. She’s a mom of four, a physical therapist, and a parent educator for more than 27 years. We told the successful story of her project on Episode #711: Educator Makes Playing Cards to Teach Kids About Emotions. Her business has been doing very well, but in the early part of the pandemic her team decided to go all-in on applying for a big NIH grant. As you’ll hear, it didn’t work out so well … at least at first. Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Suzanne for sharing this transparent and truthful story. Check out her website at GenMindful.com/.
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