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What It's About
The cookie doesn't always crumble the way you expect.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1868
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 Chelsea Raehl. We told the first version of her story on Episode #1198: Nurse Relieves Stress, Earns Cash from Custom Cookie Cutters. (It’s not a cookie-cutter business! Oh wait, it actually is… or it was.) This is one of my favorites of the year. You’re going to hear how her mom bailed her out of her business debt, how she took on too much, how she was unfocused—and how she unraveled herself from this position. Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Chelsea for sharing this transparent and truthful story. Check out their website at Minted-Prints.com. She’s also on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest at @mintedprintscutters.
- Nurse Relieves Stress, Earns Cash from Custom Cookie Cutters: Trading scrubs and a stethoscope for baking sheets, this RN who works remotely for a medical device company also sells custom cookie cutters.
- The Great British Baking Scratch-Off Poster: Two British military officers take their baking talents to the masses with these popular scratch-off posters featuring 100 classic pastries. On your mark…
- Fidget Spinner Cookie Sensation Leads to Sweet Profits: A media producer receives national attention when she tries her hand at making edible fidget spinner cookies.
