Inspired by NPR’s StoryCorps and to capture the spirit of Thanksgiving, the North Star News staff created several audio stories framed around this question: “What was a moment or event in your life that at the time seemed small, but ended up having a large impact or effect on you later in your life?” The staff sought people of different generations and crafted these pieces.

Have you ever worked really hard for something that ended up not panning out the way you planned? Parin Chikani talks about a time when he was planning to open up his own business, but in the end, the plan didn’t end up going his way.