WEBSITE · COURSE HUB · FREE GUIDE Hello Reader, Do you journal, or occasionally go back through old emails or texts? I journal more regularly now than I used to, and it's interesting to go back and see how differently I thought. THIS WEEK GIVE IT A SECOND LOOK When I look back at the things I was really worried about or obsessing over, they seem so unimportant now. Or I think, "Oh, if only young me could have had this little bit of information, it would have been better." You can do the same...
11 days ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, A while back I had an idea for something I wanted to make, and I got pretty far into it. And the thought of tossing all that work made me keep going way longer than I should. But every time I looked at it, it didn't feel helpful enough or full enough or whatever enough I was going for, so I kept adding to it, another section, another example, another piece that was supposed to finally make it work. It never did. What I eventually figured out was that I'd trapped myself with the...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, A few years ago I built a custom course for a client, and when I finished it I sent it over and asked for her feedback, and she came back with "it's great!" So I did what anyone would do with a thumbs up like that, I moved forward and uploaded the whole thing to the learning platform. Then I sent her the links for final approval. And she came back with a list of suggestions. Which meant going back in and redoing a lot of work that would have been so much easier to change back...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Through the years I've had a lot of astrology readings, human design readings, tarot readings, guidance sessions, you name it, I've tried a bunch of them. And every single one of them made me feel seen and understood, like really seen. (Clearly while on my journey of self-discovery, I needed a lot of confirmation…another little lesson for helping people you work with) But almost every single one of them also left me thinking, ok well now what? Like what do I actually freaking do...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I'm feeling a little nostalgic today. I actually had a moment where I missed being in a corporate structure, which is weird because I was so desperate to get out of it for so many years. I miss the conference room with the really nice snack basket and a wall full of whiteboards, just brainstorming and coming up with fun creative ideas. I miss being able to get up and walk around and talk to people when I needed a break from staring at my screen, or needed some inspiration, or...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, So I worked with a coach a while back who had built something she was really proud of. The core content of her group program was good and she knew it. She’d been doing this work with clients for years and finally reached that exciting stage where she could see all of those conversations, exercises, and breakthroughs becoming something that could help more than one person at a time. And because she cared so much and because she had so much material, she made a really...
5 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Excuse me while I get my soapbox in place here, because I need to vent for a moment. I just read an article about course creators, and it talks about three different types of teachers. The first one is all about AI, the second is focused on marketing, and the third is a blend of both. And the thing that makes me frustrated is that nowhere in here is there talk about the actual course content, you know, the thing people are paying you for. And I get that you need marketing…you...
6 months ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, I have been thinking about a client of mine a lot this week, probably cause I've been in a slower, more reflective kind of headspace and this particular situation keeps coming back to me. Future Sarah here to warn you that this one got long. There's a lot of instructional design nerdery in the middle and I think it's worth it, but if you're short on time, scroll to the bottom and hit reply with your answer to the question down there. She had a course. A good one. People had gone...
7 months ago • 6 min read
Hello Reader, Yesterday I spent the day with a couple of friends hanging out at a coffee shop planning, talking, dreaming, sharing. It was just lovely. We’ve been planning some local events, and it’s been genuinely fun to network in person again. There’s something different about creating spaces where people can gather without a screen between them. Not that I don’t love all of you, but hugging actual humans is something I’ve missed after years of working from home and running an online...
9 months ago • 2 min read