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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 33 MIN

The Mistakes That Cost Me Growth

from Grow Your Tutoring Business Podcast

Failure in tutoring business is something most tutors experience, but few talk about honestly.In this episode of Grow Your Tutoring Business, I’m sharing some of my own mistakes from the last seven years of running a tuition business — from freezing after research, to pricing errors, to shrinking part of my business at the wrong time.This episode is all about what failure really means in business, how it affects us emotionally, and why the most important part is not the mistake itself, but what we do with it next.I talk about the lessons I’ve learned around confidence, comparison, competition, growth, pricing, and decision-making, and why so many tutors stay stuck for too long after something goes wrong.If you’ve ever questioned yourself after a setback in your tuition business, this one is for you.In this episode:Why failure in business feels so personalHow over-research can lead to freezing and inactionThe pricing mistakes many tutors make early onWhat I learned from shrinking part of my businessWhy comparison with bigger tuition companies can hold you backHow to reframe setbacks and use them for growthThe mindset shifts that help tutors move forwardWho this helps:This episode will help tutors, tuition business owners, and education entrepreneurs who want to grow with more confidence, make better decisions, and stop letting setbacks define what happens next.If you’re building a tuition business, trying to improve your tutor pricing, or looking for more honest tutor business tips, this episode will give you plenty to think about.Listen now, and if it resonates, share it with another tutor who needs to hear it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Failure in tutoring business is something most tutors experience, but few talk about honestly.In this episode of Grow Your Tutoring Business, I’m sharing some of my own mistakes from the last seven years of running a tuition business — from freezing after research, to pricing errors, to shrinking part of my business at the wrong time.This episode is all about what failure really means in business, how it affects us emotionally, and why the most important part is not the mistake itself, but what we do with it next.I talk about the lessons I’ve learned around confidence, comparison, competition, growth, pricing, and decision-making, and why so many tutors stay stuck for too long after something goes wrong.If you’ve ever questioned yourself after a setback in your tuition business, this one is for you.In this episode:Why failure in business feels so personalHow over-research can lead to freezing and inactionThe pricing mistakes many tutors make early onWhat I learned from shrinking part of my businessWhy comparison with bigger tuition companies can hold you backHow to reframe setbacks and use them for growthThe mindset shifts that help tutors move forwardWho this helps:This episode will help tutors, tuition business owners, and education entrepreneurs who want to grow with more confidence, make better decisions, and stop letting setbacks define what happens next.If you’re building a tuition business, trying to improve your tutor pricing, or looking for more honest tutor business tips, this episode will give you plenty to think about.Listen now, and if it resonates, share it with another tutor who needs to hear it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Failure in tutoring business is something most tutors experience, but few talk about honestly.In this episode of Grow Your Tutoring Business, I’m sharing some of my own mistakes from the last seven years of running a tuition business — from freezing...

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