Description

Today’s guest is Sarah Selecky, an author and entrepreneur. In this episode, Sarah gives us a peek insider her course, Story is a State of Mind. Plus, she shares strategies for teaching a creative process.

If you want to create a course focused on creativity, process and transformation this episode is for you.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• What the heck sprezzatura means!
• Sarah’s first business (hint: Nancy Drew)
• The adjustments Sarah made to her in-person course to teach it online
• How she uses themes and colors to organize her course
• How she uses linear thinking and creative loops to encourage progress
• How she pushed through the frustration of not knowing anything about technology (or how to use her camera!) to create her first course.
• How to guide your students through their struggle and fear (and why struggle is good)
• How she got prize winning author Margaret Atwood to be a guest teacher in her course
• Her tips on writing for instruction and engagement
• The secret to balancing the need for creative space with the pull of entrepreneurship

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• SarahSelecky.com
• Story is a State of Mind
• Typeform
• Little Bird Writing Contest

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Lastly, a special THANK YOU to Sarah for sharing her story on The Zen Courses Show!