Lesson 36 - Make What You Need to See in the World with Jane Gahng
09/09/19 • 54 min
What if you have a burning desire to make something that you need to see exist in the world, but you don’t have any experience and the thought of creating it terrifies the crap out of you? Do you run away or do you answer the call?
My guest Jane Gahng decided to confront all her fears, and make it anyway! Jane is an illustrator and lettering artist, and she shares her story about how she saw a need for an in-person conference celebrating Asian American/ Pacific Islander women and despite her fears, insecurities and lack of experience, decided to create it herself.
We talk about the process of making something massive in scale and completely beyond your comfort zone, and why Jane felt it was so important to push beyond her fears and create a community for people to feel represented, included and empowered. Jane also shares the visualization techniques she uses to overcome her self doubt and gets back up when she feels knocked down, and how this experience has grown her belief in herself and what she’s capable of. Listen to feel inspired and push past your own blocks to make what is calling you to be made!
**Today’s episode is brought to you by Audible! If you want to get started with a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial head over to at www.creativityschoolpodcast.com/audible.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The importance of pivoting and evolving
- The process of making something massive in scale and completely beyond your comfort zone
- How to overcome self doubt through the power of visualization
- Manifesting what you want by focusing on the feeling you want
- How to achieve your goals by asking for help
- How to keep yourself accountable when you’re scared by sharing what you’re doing with others
- Get your tickets to Unveil Our Story!
CONNECT WITH JANE:
Website | Instagram | Unveil Our Story
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What if you have a burning desire to make something that you need to see exist in the world, but you don’t have any experience and the thought of creating it terrifies the crap out of you? Do you run away or do you answer the call?
My guest Jane Gahng decided to confront all her fears, and make it anyway! Jane is an illustrator and lettering artist, and she shares her story about how she saw a need for an in-person conference celebrating Asian American/ Pacific Islander women and despite her fears, insecurities and lack of experience, decided to create it herself.
We talk about the process of making something massive in scale and completely beyond your comfort zone, and why Jane felt it was so important to push beyond her fears and create a community for people to feel represented, included and empowered. Jane also shares the visualization techniques she uses to overcome her self doubt and gets back up when she feels knocked down, and how this experience has grown her belief in herself and what she’s capable of. Listen to feel inspired and push past your own blocks to make what is calling you to be made!
**Today’s episode is brought to you by Audible! If you want to get started with a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial head over to at www.creativityschoolpodcast.com/audible.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The importance of pivoting and evolving
- The process of making something massive in scale and completely beyond your comfort zone
- How to overcome self doubt through the power of visualization
- Manifesting what you want by focusing on the feeling you want
- How to achieve your goals by asking for help
- How to keep yourself accountable when you’re scared by sharing what you’re doing with others
- Get your tickets to Unveil Our Story!
CONNECT WITH JANE:
Website | Instagram | Unveil Our Story
CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL:
Thank you so much for listening!
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Do you have a creative project you really want to work on, but put it off because you just don’t have the time for it?
Then today’s episode is just for you!
My guest Jake Kahana says nobody taught us how to work, and he wants to change that.
Jake is an artist and teacher helping people thrive in a world overrun with distractions by leading them in unlearning bad habits and replacing them with new, better ones. He’s also the king of side projects and the co-founder of Caveday, a company dedicated to teaching people how to maximize their productivity. Fast Company even referred to Jake and his co-founders as “Procrastination Nannies.” But it’s not just about doing more work in less time– Jake says it’s about improving the quality of your life by improving the quality of your work.
This conversation completely changed the way I work. In fact, I edited this episode more efficiently than ever before, thanks to all the juicy, research backed techniques Jake shares with us.
In this episode, Jake shows us how to unlearn the bad habits we’re all used to, and how to recreate our own mini Caveday at home. As someone who is highly creative with multiple side projects, he also shares some great insights about how to be more creative.
**Today’s episode is brought to you by Audible! If you want to get started with a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial head over to at www.creativityschoolpodcast.com/audible.
Mentioned in this episode:
- How nobody has ever taught us how to work, and why we need to be taught how to work with structure and research based techniques
- How to structure your work so you can get into flow
- The right kind of break to take so you can go back to work more energized (and it’s not checking emails and social media!)
- Why multitasking actually makes your work quality worse
- The ONE THING you can take away from this interview to do better work (and it improves your IQ!)
- Jake’s advice on how to work at a demanding day job and still have time for your side projects
- Why every creative outlet doesn’t need to be a business idea
Resources:
- Attention residue: Why focusing on multiple tasks can kill your work performance
- Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies
- Elizabeth Gilbert on distinguishing between hobbies, jobs, careers, and a vocation
- Glennon Doyle - Don’t Carpe Diem
- Fast Company - Procrastination Nannies are Now a Thing
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Lesson 37 - The Creative and Healing Power of Cannabis with Monica Lo
This week on Creativity School, my guest Monica Lo and I have an open minded discussion about cannabis and it’s incredible power as a wellness tool for maximizing your creativity and promoting physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
Monica is a photographer and creative director working to change the public perception of cannabis users. She’s also the creator of Sous Weed®, a blog dedicated to using cannabis as a superfood ingredient as opposed to merely a psychoactive additive. Our conversation is all about normalizing and destigmatizing cannabis, and how to use it for more than recreational purposes.
I ask her ALL the questions in this episode, like the difference between indica and sativa, how to use cannabis for productivity and creativity, how cannabis can aid in your physical healing and spiritual growth, and more! Whether you’re canna-curious, ready to come out of the canna-closet, or a bonafide canna-lover, you’ll learn so much in this conversation!
**Today’s episode is brought to you by Audible! If you want to get started with a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial head over to at www.creativityschoolpodcast.com/audible.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The history of cannabis in traditional Chinese Medicine and how it dates back 3,000 years
- How a back injury led Monica down the path of learning about cannabis as a healing and wellness tool
- How healing herself led Monica onto a whole new career path
- Using cannabis to cultivate your creativity
- The difference between indica, sativa and hybrid
- Edibles vs smoking
- Physical, emotional, and spiritual healing using cannabis
- Are certain people more suited for cannabis?
CONNECT WITH MONICA:
Website | Sous Weed | Instagram
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