3436 Failure Friday

Failure Friday: "We went all-in on applying for a $2 million grant…"

Suzanne Tucker of Generation Mindful shares what happened when her team devoted enormous energy to a major NIH grant application — and the initial answer was no.

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Failure Friday: "We went all-in on applying for a $2 million grant…"

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.

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat."

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with a team.

Mistakes help us learn and grow.

Check out GenMindful.com—every parent or gift-buyer for parents should check it out.

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