Inside The Grant Podcast

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

02:00 Transition from burnt out teacher 

04:00 Overcoming the fear of being without paychecks 

05:52 Finding grant writing as a good fit leaving a career as an educator 

08:47 Surpassing goals as a new grant writer 

11:42 Winning a competitive grant 

14:10 How long before you saw success as a grant writer? 

16:56 What it's like to subcontract 

18:02 The Global Grant Writers Collective has helped me 

18:18 Rapid fire get to know you questions 

21:53 How is The Collective helping you get to the next level of hiring a virtual assistant

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

Connect with Us:

• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

You might not know yourself as well as you think you do. Here are five tips to lean into what makes you, you:

1. Look at your clothes 👕
2. Look at the décor in your home 🖼️
3. Write down your top five stories 📑
4. Listen to your voice 🗣️
5. Name your top five personality traits 👋

“When we are ourselves, we straight up glow.” ✨

Resources and links:

🔸 Ch'eghwetsen Point System: The Gentle Habit Building Method That Doesn’t End in Self-Criticism

Curious about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this free training on how to build recession-proof opportunities and become a grant writer. 

Or, email us at [email protected]

Go forth and build a life you love. 

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:44 Unpacking Focus Group Learnings

06:18 Meredith’s Imperfections 

10:30 Importance Of Learning Who You Are

12:35 Five Tips To Strengthen Your Understanding Yourself

17:50 Benefits Of Finding Your Authenticity 

18:30 Recap

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

Connect with Us:

• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

If you have the fear of failure (we all do!), start recognizing if you’re needing something to succeed and therefore squeezing the life out of it. 🍋Or, are you detaching yourself from the outcome, staying open, making little shifts, and chilling out?

Resources and links:

🔸 Career Foresight Coaching // Jennifer Spoelma

🔸 “Bending Reality: How to Make the Impossible Probable” by Victoria Song

🔸 Free training on how to build recession-proof opportunities and become a grant writer

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq 

Or, email us at [email protected]

Go forth and build a life you love. 

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:30 Story Background

04:45 Fear Of Failure With Starting A New Business

05:50 Expansion Versus Contraction

06:18 Decision-Making With Expansion

12:20 Three Fields of Reality

17:40 How To Get Away From The Fear Of Failure

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

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• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

Meredith found clarity about her role on social media through taking concrete action! That’s the punchline: clarity requires action. ✨

How can you apply that concept in your life? What action can you take to get clarity on something that you have been ruminating on?

Resources and links:

🔸 New reviews page on the website

🔸 Free training on how to build recession-proof opportunities and become a grant writer

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq 

Or, email us at [email protected]

Go forth and build a life you love. 

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:34 Feeling The Pressure To Be On Social Media

02:48 Clarity Comes From Taking Action

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

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• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

Meredith reflects on 7 major lessons in building a business to $1M in revenue. As a whole team, we’re dedicated to staying humble and remaining wildly committed to our members. (Psst: that’s never going to change). 

Resources and links:

🔸  Podcast episode: Meredith And Alex Have A Work Wedding

🔸 Free training on how to build recession-proof opportunities and become a grant writer

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq 

Or, email us at [email protected]

Go forth and build a life you love. 

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:00 Meredith’s Life Mission 

02:38 Lesson #1: Solve One Big Chunky Problem

04:17 Lesson #2: Fail Fast & Fail Forward

07:00 Lesson #3: Date Before Marriage

08:38 Lesson #4: Your Customer Holds The Puzzle Pieces

10:50 Lesson #5: Scale With Systems 

13:09 Lesson #6: Growth Is On The Other Side Of Hard

14:50 Lesson #7: Put A Wig On It

17:49 Recap

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

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• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

Meredith shares how 2022 went for her, including some business details and a lot of personal details. TMI? Maybe. But, we like to keep it real around here. 

We’re sure you had a big year too. Let us know. How was your year? Did 2022 end differently than it started for you?

Resources and links:

🔸 Podcast episode: Co-founder Meredith Noble Lived Through a Gas Leak Explosion. Here’s The Story. 

🔸  If you’d like to see the walk through, watch this YouTube video

🔸  Energy clearing work from Grant Writing Unicorn Ressel Yu

🔸  Journal activity: https://yearcompass.com/

🔸 Podcast episode: Five Major Lessons Sparked From Alex's Month Long Mini-Sabbatical

🔸 Free training on how to build recession-proof opportunities and become a grant writer

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq 

Or, email us at [email protected]

Go forth and build a life you love. 

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:20 This Time Last Year

03:30 Gas Leak Explosion

07:40 Bootmaker Building

09:18 A Call From Attorney General Of The EPA Office

12:44 National Unicorn Day

16:00 Pregnancy Test

18:58 Trigger Warning Re: Fertility

20:00 June Annual Retreat

24:50 Getting Married

26:20 Meeting Unicorns In Real Life

31:00 The “New” New Year

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

Connect with Us:

• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

In this podcast episode, Meredith explains how you can come up with a single question in lieu of a resolution. This single question emphasizes your big priority for the year and serves as your decision making framework. 

Resources and links:

🔸  Attachment Styles

🔸  “Bending Reality: How to Make the Impossible Probable” by Victoria Song

🔸  “The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

🔸 Free training on how to build recession-proof opportunities and become a grant writer: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/webinar-videos/discover-grant-writing/

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq 

Or, email us at [email protected]

Go forth and build a life you love. 🦄

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:52 How To Simplify The Decision-Making Process

02:24 Meredith’s Questions From Previous Years

11:00 Meredith’s Question For 2023

18:00 Strategies To Determine A Question

21:00 New Training: How To Create Recession-Proof Opportunities

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

Connect with Us:

• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

For Rose, traveling after college was been a transformative experience. She packed her life into a 40L backpack and she started traveling with her husband which turned into 5 years of travel.  🎒   Along the way she learned how to be a writer. 

Here is a free training on how to build a career in grant writing: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/webinar-videos/discover-grant-writing

✨  Tips to combat fear of writing not being good enough: 

1️⃣  Know every writer faces this.

2️⃣  Writing is an internal process and you just have to jump in.   

3️⃣  Grant writing requires you just have to write well: answer the questions, write simple sentences, be concise + clear.

To get into a writing habit, Rose suggests reading, writing, and editing. Figure out what you want in the end. Then, figure out how that fits into your life.  🧩

For those wanting to chase their dream, Rose advises this: 

“You are the protagonist of your own story. If it’s not a book that you want to read, then change your story. Be the hero of your own story.”   📖

Resources and links:

🔸  Ideas Write Now: https://www.ideaswritenow.com/

🔸  Grant Writing: From Start to Funded: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/grant-writing-class/

(recommended to take this course first to understand concepts in Pen to Polished)

🔸  Pen to Polished writing course: https://app.learngrantwriting.org/offers/L6mewjx7/checkout

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq 

Or, if you’re not sure the Collective is the right fit for you, we would love to connect with you! You can send us a DM on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/learngrantwriting/) or email us at [email protected]

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:11 Who Is Rose? 

02:03 Big Life Change From One Little Yes

03:13 How Rose Made the Leap to Grant Writing

05:53 Rose’s Proudest Accomplishment

08:28 Pen to Polished Elevator Pitch

09:28 Tips to Combat Fear of Writing Not Being Good Enough 

11:28 How to Get Into a Writing Habit

13:33 Key Takeaways from Learn Grant Writing

16:23 Grant Writing Cohort Coach Experience

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

Connect with Us:

• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

Alex’s mini-sabbatical was amazing, and it turns out, much needed. In this podcast episode, she talks about her top 5 takeaways. 

Curious how you could get into grant writing and build a career in it? Here is a free training on how to do that without volunteering or having prior experience: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/webinar-videos/discover-grant-writing

🔸  The Burnout Was Bigger Than She Realized

🔸  Learning, Learning, Learning

🔸  Building Emotional Resiliency Is Hard-Won + Worth It 

🔸  Confronting Fears & Seeing Them For What They Really Are 

🔸  Life Can Be Simple If We Make It Simple

Moving forward, her biggest goal is to bring that same peace and joy into daily life, including the workplace.  In closing, Alex offers five simple questions to ask to help bring a small dose of sabbatical into her daily life. Give them a try!

Let’s connect on Instagram! What are your thoughts after listening to this episode?

Resources and links:

🔸  Tara Stoinski, primatologist and President, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/tara-stoinski

🔸  Emmanuel Acho and Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/being-illogical/

🔸  Timber Wars: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/906829608/timber-wars

🔸  “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” by Trevor Noah: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Crime-Stories-African-Childhood/dp/0399588191

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq 

Or, if you’re not sure the Collective is the right fit for you, we would love to connect with you! You can send us a DM on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/learngrantwriting/) or email us at [email protected]

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:28 Lesson #1: The Burnout Was Bigger Than Alex Realized

04:40 Lesson #2: Learning, Learning, Learning

11:43 Lesson #3: Building Emotional Resilience Is Hard-Won + Worth It 

14:33 Lesson #4: Confronting Fears & Seeing Them For What They Really Are 

18:28 Lesson #5: Life Can Be Simple If We Make It Simple

20:38 Bringing This Same Peace and Joy Into The Workplace 

21:40 Five Questions Alex Is Asking Herself 

27:30 Connect On Instagram

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

Connect with Us:

• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]

A month after graduating with her English degree and six months after joining the Collective, Abby received an email from an engineering firm asking if she wanted to interview for a job. She landed it!

Curious how you could get into grant writing and build a career in it? Here is a free training on how to do that without volunteering or having prior experience: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/webinar-videos/discover-grant-writing

Two major parts of Abby’s story include her second baby being born with heart defects requiring four open heart surgeries in one year and moving her family across the country to be near family for support while her husband recovered from a major car accident. 

For those considering whether or not to pursue a dream, Abby’s advice is to go for it. The worst thing that could happen is a door closes. Take action.  🚙  If you’re not moving anywhere, you’re not moving anywhere. 

Resources and links:

🔸  Anna’s Unicorn Spotlight Interview

🔸  Global Grant Writers Collective

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq

Or, if you’re not sure the Collective is the right fit for you, we would love to connect with you! You can send us a DM on Instagram or email us at [email protected]

🧡  The Team at Learn Grant Writing

00:00 Intro

00:29 What Did You Say Yes To That Allowed You To Be Here? 

07:40 How Did You Get Involved In Grant Writing?

11:40 Landing a Full-Time Grant Writing Job

15:18 What The Job is Like

17:35 Transitioning from Stay-At-Home Mom to Working Full-Time

19:22 Abby’s Proudest Accomplishment

20:40 How Did You Put Away Imposter Syndrome?

22:15 Rapid Fire Questions

EPISODE CREDITS:

Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex Lustig

Audio Edit by: Ana Castro

Connect with Us:

• Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]
• Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]
• Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]