What It’s About
Her blog was profitable, until it wasn’t.
Notes from Chris
Episode 2764
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 Samantha from Toronto, who is now location-independent and living nomadically. As you might guess, their business has had a couple of challenges.
Let’s hear from them about one of those struggles… I’ll be back at the end to wrap us up.
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- A Packed Closet Leads to Secondhand Subscription Boxes: A professional organizer finds a way to stitch her passion for thrift shopping into profits.
Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!
Yours in the revolution,
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