#12. Ross Symons - White on Rice Origami

Ross Symons (@white_onrice), a Cape Tonian Origami artist, and I bring you Episode 12 on the Outcome. Podcast You know, more often I find myself asking the question "what is something I could do today which I haven't done before?", fascinated (or obsessed) by the idea of starting something new and seeing it through. There's a sense of ownership which my routine monkey-mind loves and a self-imposed challenge which all of a sudden I feel obligated to complete as to simply say "I've done it".  When Ross had mentioned working his 9-5 job as a web developer and over time, realising that being employed by someone else was never going to make him happy, his pursuit of creative entrepreneurship had me intrigued. This and following his own self-imposed 365-day challenge in 2014 had already hit two of my favourite buzz phrases - "Experiential Learning & Mastery" AND "It's Not Black and White." From a young age, Ross had always started some form of a side project. One of these which stuck came out of his enjoyment of practicing the traditional Japanese art of paper folding [Origami]. In retrospection with a Wayne Dyer video on a re-run, Ross had once again decided to apply his mind and focus to his newly-discovered art form, and thus White on Rice was born. Committing himself to create and post one Origami creature a day, Ross very quickly grew his Instagram following from 120 to 100,000 followers in just 18 months and embarked on his newfound journey into entrepreneurship.  Of course, this is the sort of content I crave as Ross and I dove a little deeper into what his journey up to now has been like. Meditation, creativity, vulnerability, and mindset factors are a few of the topics we explore and I absolutely loved it! He now creates origami installations for some of the world's biggest brands, performs exhibitions that would blow you away, taught himself origami stop-frame animations, and shares this content for brands and people around the world. As an ex-radio host, Ross is no fo to public speaking gigs where he shares his story about how he made the shift from 9-5 web developer to an Instagrammer and full-time artist. Enjoy! ----------------------------------------- Resources and key points: 00:00 - 04:33 - You simply need to... Ep #10. Trent Pike - Mielie Mailer 04:34 - 07:00 - Intro to Ross and our conversation Get in touch: Website: White on Rice Email: [email protected] FB: White on Rice  IG: @white_onrice LI: Ross Symons ----------------------------------------- Apple Podcast: Apple Podcast  Spotify: Spotify YouTube: YouTube Google Podcasts: Google Podcasts Instagram: @outcome_podcast Email: [email protected] Website: Coming Soon!