https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue1-the-truth-is-part-of-the-lesson 2026-07-11T21:37:02-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_DearStudents_Issue1_TheTruthIsPartOfTheLesson_SM_2a922cbd-4038-40ba-ad1d-54fad87e6400.jpg?v=1783827422 Dear Students: Issue 1—The Truth is Part of the Lesson https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-2-your-gpa-will-not-replace-your-portfolio 2026-07-11T21:38:04-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_02_Image_GPA_SM_93520370-0d31-4307-9adc-f262b2fbbd6d.png?v=1783827484 Dear Students: Issue 2—Your GPA Will Not Replace Your Portfolio https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/your-portfolio-is-speaking-before-you-do 2026-07-11T21:42:02-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_03_YourPortfolioSpeaksFirst_57058557-e482-4b8b-82ac-3b11444dc3af.png?v=1783827722 Dear Students: Issue 3—Your Portfolio Is Speaking Before You Do https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-and-educators-issue-4-feedback-shapes-everything 2026-07-12T21:21:28-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_04_FeedbackShapesEverything_d7313147-6b6c-44e3-a9cb-ce59a1a15331.png?v=1783912888 Dear Students: Issue 4—Feedback Shapes Everything https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-4-resistance-or-response 2026-07-12T21:24:56-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_05_StudentsAreNotResistentArtboard_1.png?v=1783913096 Dear Students: Issue 5—Resistance or Response? https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-6-what-good-feedback-actually-looks-like 2026-07-12T21:25:37-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_06_WhatGoodFeedbackLooksLike.png?v=1783913137 Dear Students: Issue 6—What Good Feedback Actually Looks Like https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-7-nobody-taught-me-how-to-be-a-designer-either 2026-07-12T21:27:57-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_07_NobodyTaughtMeHowToBeaDesignerEither.png?v=1783913277 Dear Students: Issue 7—Nobody Taught Me How to Be a Designer Either https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-8-why-you-still-feel-like-an-imposter 2026-07-12T21:28:25-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_08_WhyYouStillFeelLikeanImposter.png?v=1783913305 Dear Students: Issue 8—Why You Still Feel Like an Imposter https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-9-confidence-comes-after-competence 2026-07-12T21:28:47-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DearStudents_09_070626_ConfidenceComesAfterCompetence.png?v=1783913327 Dear Students: Issue 9—Confidence Comes After Competence https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-10-talent-is-overrated 2026-07-12T21:29:27-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_10_071326_Image_Talent_Is_OverratedArtboard_1.png?v=1783913367 Dear Students: Issue 10—Talent Is Overrated Talent is Overrated title image with My Design Coach logo and Founder Maggie Adams photo. Header image includes Dear Students Newsletter and Issue 10 https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-11-the-difference-between-knowing-and-doing 2026-07-20T08:00:25-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_11_072026_Image_TheDifferenceBetweenKnowingandDoingArtboard_1.png?v=1784556025 Dear Students: Issue 11—The Difference Between Knowing and Doing https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-12-what-i-wish-someone-had-told-me-at-20 2026-07-27T08:58:49-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_12_072726_Image_WhatIWishSomeoneHadToldMeat20Artboard_1.png?v=1785164329 Dear Students: Issue 12—What I Wish Someone Had Told Me at 20 https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-13-trust-the-process 2026-08-03T12:07:15-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_13_080326_Trust_theProcessArtboard_1.png?v=1785780435 Dear Students: Issue 13—Trust the Process https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-14-receiving-feedback-is-a-skill 2026-08-10T10:31:13-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_14_081026_ReceivingFeedback_Is_a_Skill.png?v=1786379462 Dear Students: Issue 14—Receiving Feedback Is a Skill https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/news/having-a-mentor-changes-everything 2026-09-08T21:53:12-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_15_Image_HavingAMentorChangesEverythingArtboard_1.png?v=1788925992 Dear Students: Issue 15—Having a Mentor Changes Everything https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-16-the-best-designers-ask-better-questions 2026-09-08T21:52:36-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_16_Image_TheBestDesignersAskBetterQuestionsArtboard.png?v=1788925956 Dear Students: Issue 16—The Best Designers Ask Better Questions https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-17-who-you-ask-matters 2026-09-08T21:51:48-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_17_Image_WhoYouAskMattersArtboard.png?v=1788925908 Dear Students: Issue 17—Who You Ask Matters https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-18-comparison-is-a-terrible-career-strategy 2026-09-08T21:50:00-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_18_Image_ComparisonTerribleStrategy_0692b92c-273c-4bb8-9cc4-476187b568c3.png?v=1788925800 Dear Students: Issue 18—Comparison Is a Terrible Career Strategy https://mydesigncoach.com/blogs/dear-students/dear-students-issue-19-you-are-not-the-audience 2026-09-13T16:18:21-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0667/2505/2486/articles/DSN_19_092126_YouAreNotTheAudienceArtboard_1.png?v=1789337901 Dear Students: Issue 19—You Are Not the Audience