Craving Korean Soup, Dog-Filled Days, and Looking at Life from Different Camera Angles with Grace Chon Creative Cravings

Our guest this week is Grace Chon, a multi-talented creative, who showcases her work at @thegracechon. She expresses herself creatively through her dog photography, shares with you how certain habits can spark your creativity, and dishes out what food, travel destinations, and big life cravings are on her bucket lists. Like Meg, from last week’s episode, Grace is a wonderful example of someone who knows that chasing your creative cravings can truly change the trajectory of your life.  Make your way over to Instagram @creative.cravings for more food and travel recommendations related to this podcast episode!
Food for Thought mentioned in this podcast episode: 
How Grace’s whole life has felt like finding & chasing her creative cravings and how you can do it, too She reveals an interesting hidden talent she’s never shared publicly How she transitioned from a veterinary medicine career path to advertising art direction to creative entrepreneurship Surprising stories during celebrity photoshoots How to develop the right mentality to do the inner work that will lead us to where we need & want to be in our lives A taste of the Los Angeles food scene, including avocado beer How exploring our own curiosity is a form of self care, and why Why photography, why dogs, and how both feed her soul How her parents immigrating to America from South Korea influenced her academic-to-creative path  How experiences help you learn to listen to your gut instincts when you feel unfulfilled  How taking a small step can lead to a side-hustle and so much more When you feel lost and in a dark place, helping someone else (human or dog or cat) will help you see the light How a deep desire to “just be happy”  means nothing until you take that first action step towards change Grace’s advice on not letting your fears hold you back, especially the fear of regret How the way you think about yourself and the world affects what you do in your life and how you show up We all have a choice on if we choose to view the universe as friendly or unfriendly  How you can look back on something you always loved to do, and years later, you can connect the dots backwards, like Grace did The “million dollar” question Lauren asks Grace about photographing dogs’ emotional inner world, while on-set The power of transformation, whether in dog-grooming or in self-improvement How to tap into your own creativity, which Grace dives deep into on her podcast, Creativity School Grace’s books: Puppy Styled: Before & After, and Waggish (more on gracechon.com) How exploration makes you better at your craft, even an expert The parallels between parenting her creative 5 year old and mentoring un-empowered, creative adults through her podcast Is perfectionism genetic? Can you recover from perfectionism? How to switch your mentality from what you could have done better to being proud of what you’ve done Grace’s food cravings: Dwaeji Gukbap, a flavorful, creamy Korean pork-broth soup, and how LA’s Korean food is better than in S. Korea What’s next on her travel bucket list?! Grace explains how she starts her mornings with a creative habit that you can try too — meditation through photography  Don’t be afraid to start something new! Sari and Lauren tell a behind-the-scenes story to inspire you to just start, or keep going In honor of #loveyourpetday this past week on 2/20/19, we challenge you to either 1. share a photo of your pet or  2. take a picture of a plant and tag us on Instagram @creative.cravings and/or #creativecravingspodcast so we can re-share your awesome work Thank you to our podcast mascot, Gracie @gracietheprettycitykitty — If her day-in-the-life photos make you smile, follow along!  
Grace’s Ingredients for Living Life to the Fullest:
Be Curious Allow Yourself to Have a Beginner’s Mind Have an Open Mind Trust Yourself Connect with Grace on Instagram at @thegracechon
 
Thanks so much for listening!
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