Make Something Cool with Alex Sugg
Make Something Cool is an interview podcast with elite creators about their pathway to success. In each episode, you’ll hear the tactics, tips, and resources they used to get there.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Steer yourself back
It's easy to drift away from our authentic voice in our work. There are a lot of expectations, desires, and voices that can steer us away from what we truly have to say in favor of what the world mig…
Don't quit (too soon)
Quitting needs to be our last option, not our first instinct.
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The secret to happy productivity: Balancing your energy
The secret to happy productivity: Balancing your energy
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The art of adapting
The creative journey is all about adapting to your environment. It's never static and you'll always have to find news to solve problems. So how can you start building a more adaptive practice into yo…
A fresh direction
While I prepare to change a few things with Make Something Cool starting next week, I want to encourage peace in your mind and body to help you create.
It's okay to change the plan
Be ruthless with your plans in favor of your objective. If the strategy doesn't support the goal, then change it.
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Don't edit too soon
Treat interruptions like stop signs, not detours.
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This is not for everyone
The creative journey is not for everyone, but it is probably for you.
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Is this contrived?
Which is worse—making something and working out the kinks to eventually find your authentic voice? Or never making anything at all because it feels contrived to try?
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Why you need a side project
You need a side-project, and in this episode, I'll explain why.
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Own your ambition (pt.3)
Someone who believes they should have something is very different from someone who believes they could have something.
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Facing fears of ambition (pt.2)
Ambition breaks escapism into pieces. Ambition creates a beautiful agreement with ourselves to follow through on the things we want to achieve.
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Admit your ambition (pt.1)
Healthy ambition is a decision we make that gives us direction, clarity, and grit to achieve a fulfilling vision.
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Listen to your life
When we listen to our lives, we can start to see patterns. If we can listen carefully, it becomes a compass for our life.
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How to keep creating when your energy is low
How do we manage all the heaviness of this season and still find time to create? Reassess your expectations, make for healing (not for likes), and try matching your output level with your energy leve…
Sometimes, it's silence.
The more outside voices have in our lives, the more distant we can become from our own inner voice. Where do you need to find silence in your life?
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The 3 components of a fulfilling and successful project
Every fulfilling and successful creative project has 3 components holding it together. You gifts, your interests and using the right mediums to share it.
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You’re in control (of something)
We can't change the way things are right now. But we do have control over one thing. How we respond to this moment.
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