Create and Flow

Will Akana is a voice actor, actor, singer, and YouTuber

David Hong is a fitness coach, dancer, actor, and writer

In this episode, we dive into how we got into the self-development space. 

The theme of the Podcast
- In a world filled with distractions, and in a world where it's so easy to compare ourselves with others, it's hard to get out of our own heads and CREATE. This is where I converse with modern creatives across all disciplines - dancing, acting, writing, content creating -  learning how they got "good" at their craft and how they learned to be creative.

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Show Notes

[00:00] Intro
[1:10] David's rock bottom
[5:47] How David came out of his low point
[15:36] Will's turning point, coming of complacency
[26:02] The upside of taking action 
[31:42] Best books to start with


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Books Mentioned:
- Start With Why by Simon Sinek
- Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Mindset by Carol Dweck
- Grit by Angela Duckworth

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Follow Will Akana and his work.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/willakana/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/user/WillAkan...
Twitter → https://twitter.com/willakana
Will's latest single → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9eId...

Connect with David Hong
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/
Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

For more Podcast episodes →  https://spoti.fi/3isGUll

✉️ Contact Me: [email protected]

Will Akana is a voice actor, actor, singer, and YouTuber

David Hong is a fitness coach, dancer, actor, and writer

Join us as we dive into the Samurai lore and pull out the practical lessons from it

The theme of the Podcast
- In a world filled with distractions, and in a world where it's so easy to compare ourselves with others, it's hard to get out of our own heads and CREATE. This is where I converse with modern creatives across all disciplines - dancing, acting, writing, content creating -  learning how they got "good" at their craft and how they learned to be creative.

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Show Notes

[00:00] Intro
[1:52] Q&A 1 - Bushido
[6:39] Lessons from the Samurai
[11:16] Lessons from Musashi Miyamoto
[28:19] Q&A 2 - Book of Five Rings and Dokkodo
[29:50] What Musashi Miyamoto would be like today
[33:33] The practice of "negative visualization"


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Books Mentioned:
- Book of Five Rings
- Hagakure
- Dokkodo
- Musashi
- The Lone Samurai
- The Obstacle Is The Way
- 33 Strategies of War

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Follow Will Akana and his work.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/willakana/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/user/WillAkan...
Twitter → https://twitter.com/willakana
Will's latest single → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9eId...

Connect with David Hong
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/
Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

For more Podcast episodes →  https://spoti.fi/3isGUll

✉️ Contact Me: davhyulim@gmail.

Will Akana is a voice actor, actor, singer, and YouTuber

David Hong is a fitness coach, dancer, actor, and writer

This is the first episode where we get together as if we're in a mastermind group, but we want to share the journey with everyone. 

The theme of the Podcast
- In a world filled with distractions, and in a world where it's so easy to compare ourselves with others, it's hard to get out of our own heads and CREATE. This is where I converse with modern creatives across all disciplines - dancing, acting, writing, content creating -  learning how they got "good" at their craft and how they learned to be creative.

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Show Notes

[00:00] Intro
[00:52] Failures and lessons from voice acting
[3:08] Q&A 1 - Benefits of being in a rut
[6:22] Networking lessons
[9:28] Q&A 2 - How to get unstuck and break the habitual patterns
[16:21] Resetting our dopamine system
[22:47] Q&A 3 - The book that impacted us the most
[38:12] Q&A 4 - How our Asian upbringing/environment shaped us
{45:21] Recent wins
[48:02] Goals for the week


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Follow Will Akana and his work.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/willakana/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/user/WillAkan...
Twitter → https://twitter.com/willakana
Will's latest single → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9eId...

Connect with David Hong
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/
Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

For more Podcast episodes →  https://spoti.fi/3isGUll

✉️ Contact Me: davhyulim@gmail.

In a world filled with distractions, and in a world where it's so easy to compare ourselves with others, it's hard to get out of our own heads and CREATE. This is where I converse with modern creatives across all disciplines - dancing, acting, writing, content creating -  learning how they got "good" at their craft and how they learned to be creative. 

Normal episodes will resume next week!

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Connect with me!

Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/
Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

For more Podcast episodes → https://spoti.fi/3isGUll

✉️ Contact Me: [email protected]

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Kenny is an actor represented by Seattle Artist Agency

Curious Asians create is a podcast where I speak with Asian creatives across all disciplines about psychology, philosophy, creativity/routine, and self-improvement with the overarching theme centering on helping others be more creative.

The goal is to also give the younger Asian community role models to look up to. 

Creativity is a skill set we can all cultivate that enables us to foster a deeper relationship with ourselves, allowing us to be truly irreplaceable human beings. Let's see how these modern Artists do it. 

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Show Notes

[00:00] Intro
[00:42] Why Kenny chose acting
[10:10] Building relationships with hard people
[20:57] How to get into acting during the pandemic 
[26:50] What it means to be committed
[31:02] Navigating the world of agents and managers
[37:25] Rapid-fire questions

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Follow Kenny Yang 
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kennyjyang

Connect with David Hong
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/
Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

For more Podcast episodes → https://www.davidhonglim.com/podcast

✉️ Contact Me: [email protected]

Kristina Yu is a freelance designer and illustrator who runs her own online brand called Cheery Human Studios, selling all sorts of goods such as prints, tote bags, mugs, and much much more with her own lovely illustrations on it.

In this episode, we talk about how she got out of her 9-5 to fully pursue her artistic endeavors, and how she built her creative skills in her post-university years.

Follow Kristina Yu (Cheery Human Studios)
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cheeryhumanstudios/
Website → https://cheeryhumanstudios.com/
Popshop Live Shows → https://popshop.live/cheeryhuman

Resources Mentioned
Sketch Design Repeat - https://www.sketchdesignrepeat.com/
Art Brand Alliance - https://artbrandalliance.com/
Illustrators for Hire - https://www.illustratorsforhire.com/

Curious Asians create is a podcast where I speak with Asian creatives across all disciplines about psychology, philosophy, creativity/routine, and self-improvement with the overarching theme centering on helping others be more creative.

The goal is to also give the younger Asian community role models to look up to.

Creativity is a skill set we can all cultivate that enables us to foster a deeper relationship with ourselves, allowing us to be truly irreplaceable human beings. Let's see how these modern Artists do it.

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Show Notes

[00:00] Intro
[00:57] How Kristina found her creative field
[6:37] Learning to draw in the later years
[9:33] Dealing with feeling behind
[11:06] Story behind Cheery Human Studios
[12:58] Ways to start selling products online
[14:18] A way someone can come out of a 9-5 job
[16:53] How Kristina started her entrepreneur journey
[19:53] Day in the life of an online entrepreneur
[26:13] Standing out in art
[31:45] How Kristina’s upbringing shaped her
[33:29] The next goals
{35:27] How to collaborate effectively online
[39:14] Habits to build new skills
[42:47] Rapid-fire questions

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Connect with David Hong
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/
Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

For more Podcast episodes → https://www.davidhonglim.com/podcast

✉️ Contact Me: [email protected]

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Manny Shih is an actor in the LA area. 

Like many others, he pondered a lot about what he wanted to do with his life. After some life circumstances, he made a career switch from pursuing Physical Therapy to Acting. We also dive into the practical ways of getting started in Acting, as well as handling rejections. 

Curious Asians create is a podcast where I speak with Asian creatives across all disciplines about psychology, philosophy, creativity/routine, and self-improvement with the overarching theme centering on helping others be more creative.

Creativity is a skill set we can all cultivate that enables us to foster a deeper relationship with ourselves, allowing us to be truly irreplaceable human beings. Let's see how these modern Artists do it. 

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Show Notes

[00:00] Intro
[00:45] Physical Therapy to Acting
[17:43] Finding what to pursue in life 
[25:22] Manny's next challenge to overcome
[28:07] Practical ways of getting into acting 
[31:14] How Manny handles rejections in the acting world 
[35:34] Manny's inspirations
[39:37] Rapid-fire questions

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Follow Manny Shih 
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/mannyshih
Twitter → https://twitter.com/mannyshih

Connect with David Hong
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/
Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

For more Podcast episodes → https://www.davidhonglim.com/podcast

✉️ Contact Me: [email protected]

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Jeremy Sry is a fitness content creator covering all the major social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. He’s also an actor, entrepreneur, and past bodybuilder. 

Jeremy co-founded an apparel company called Winners Collective which you can check out at: https://www.winnerscollective8020.com/

Curious Asians create is a podcast where I speak with high-performing Asian creatives across all disciplines about psychology, philosophy, creativity/routine, and self-improvement with the overarching theme centering on the premise that being creative can allow us to be more "childlike". And I think that can help a lot of people with mental distress (depression, anxiety, etc.) because we're immersing ourselves in a state of flow and curiosity.

Creativity is a skill set we can all cultivate that enables us to foster a deeper relationship with ourselves, allowing us to be truly irreplaceable human beings. Let's learn from these modern Artists how they do it. 

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Show Notes

[00:00] Intro
[2:06] Stepping away from the traditional career path and carving one's own
[11:57] Do people need to hit rock bottom?
[15:36] Navigating the noise on social media
[22:17] How to stay motivated in posting content
[25:34] Enjoying the process as a content creator
[27:49] The eighty twenty principle in practice
[30:37] The upsides of being obsessed
[35:58] Staying fit while being a foodie
[42:02] Basic perspective on nutrition
[49:04] Convincing the nontraditional path to parents
[57:49] Rapid fire questions

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Follow Jeremy Sry 
Website → https://www.jeremysry.com/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jeremysry/ 
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJS7YIi-fgyRogGp6FgPUPw
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremysry 
80TWENTY Series Podcast → https://anchor.fm/winners-collective/episodes/Episode-1---The-80Twenty-Series-e15c98r

Connect with David Hong
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/
Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

✉️ Contact Me: [email protected]

Sierra Katow is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, podcaster, and full-stack developer.

Stand-up comedy is her main pursuit, which you can find on YouTube and in person by searching for her shows on her website at sierrakatow.com.

Besides stand-up, her more recent work includes writing for the HBOmax animated series, Close Enough. Voicing two characters in Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon and many many more. The list goes on. 

Oh, did I mention she’s a Harvard graduate majoring in computer science? This girl does so much.

This was a fun conversation. We dove deep into the way she approaches stand-up and scriptwriting, and how that’s refined over time. 
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Curious Asians create is a podcast where I speak with high-performing Asian creatives across all disciplines about psychology, philosophy, creativity/routine, and self-improvement with the overarching theme centering on the premise that being creative can allow us to be more "childlike". And I think that can help a lot of people with mental distress (depression, anxiety, etc.) because we're immersing ourselves in a state of flow and curiosity.

Creativity is a skill set we can all cultivate that enables us to foster a deeper relationship with ourselves, allowing us to be truly irreplaceable human beings. Let's learn from these modern Artists how they do it. 

Show Notes

[00:00] Intro 

[1:38] Sierra’s stand-up comedy origin story 

[5:26] Stand-up comedy in 2021 

[9:03] Juggling stand-up, acting, and writing 

[12:57] Sierra’s day in the life 

[15:54] How Sierra entered writing scripts 

[21:23] What Sierra would do differently

[24:22] Career reflections before college 

[29:22] Most impactful book from the past couple of years 

[39:04] Rewarding ourselves 

[41:34] Do you need life experience to do stand-up or writing?

[45:25] Sierra’s current goals 

[47:46] Rapid-fire questions

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Follow Sierra Katow and her work.

Website → http://www.sierrakatow.com/

Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sierrakatow/ 

TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@sierrakatow 

Twitter → https://twitter.com/sierrakatow

Sierra's Podcast (Stay Podsitive) → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stay-podsitive-with-sierra-katow/id1448933369

Connect with David Hong 

Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/ 

Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter 

✉️ Contact Me: [email protected]

Cameron Sun is a filmmaker and a YouTuber who has amassed almost 1.5 million subscribers. He was born in Boston, raised in Shang Hai, and then came back to New York during his High School and University years. 

He specializes in creating skits around superheroes and their powers, all gathering millions of views per episode, with one, in particular,  about the x men’s wolverine that garnered 147 million views. We're here to find out his system in creating viral content. 

Curious Asians create is a podcast where I speak with high-performing Asian creatives across all disciplines about psychology, philosophy, creativity/routine, and self-improvement with the overarching theme centering on the premise that being creative can allow us to be more "childlike". And I think that can help a lot of people with mental distress (depression, anxiety, etc.) because we're immersing ourselves in a state of flow and curiosity.

Creativity is a skill set we can all cultivate that enables us to foster a deeper relationship with ourselves, allowing us to be truly irreplaceable human beings. Let's learn from these modern Artists how they do it. 

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Show Notes

[00:00] Intro 
[1:15] The fun part in making videos
[2:07] Capturing ideas and sources of inspiration 
[5:40] Allocating time for creativity 
[10:15] Creating a career on YouTube
[14:38] The influence of Cam's parents
[16:39] Juggling YouTube with being a University student
[18:35] The Chinese education system on work ethics 
[24:08] Allocating time for inspiration 
[25:10] Learning technical skills
[27:52] Filmmaking Gym
[33:05] Thoughts when navigating hard times
[40:01] Current inspirations
[44:39] Rapid fire questions 


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Follow Cameron Sun 

YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/c/CamsCreations

Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/camfsun/

Facebook Community → https://www.facebook.com/CamsCreations

Connect with David Hong

Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/davidhongg_/

Sign up for my newsletter → https://www.davidhonglim.com/newsletter

✉️ Contact Me: [email protected]

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