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Creative Pep Talk

Andy J. Pizzawww.creativepeptalk.com
A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance.  Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!! Learn more: creativepeptalk.com Check out the host: andyjpizza.com
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Episodes

392 - How to Find Your Style & Why You’re Making it Harder Than It Is

SHOW NOTES TRANSCRIPT Sign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! creativepeptalk.com/path Check out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.com! Everything is a Remix by Kirby Furguson CALL TO ADVENTURE Draw your easy-happy Venns diagram! Collect your all time favorites of your work. What about them is easy to repeat, that you’re also happy to repeat? Find the overlap. SPONSORS OUR PATREON BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much!...

Dec 14, 202243 minEp. 392

391 - How to Move People with Your Creative Work on a Deeper Level

SHOW NOTES TRANSCRIPT Sign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/path Check out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.com SUPER SATISFACTION SONG Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Rex Young - Creativity and the Brain TED Talk CALL TO ADVENTURE Name three renewable resources that you use in your work! SPONSORS OUR PATREON BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so ...

Dec 07, 202252 minEp. 391

390 - How to Make Work that's More Creative and Less of a Grind

SHOW NOTES TRANSCRIPT The Bear on Hulu Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ___________________________ CALL TO ADVENTURE CHUNK IT OUT. Break down mastery into bite size pieces for a joy sandwich. Identify the next little thing: What can you integrate into your everyday projects and try to mash together with the stuff that you're already mastering? ___________________________ SPONSORS OUR PATREON BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you h...

Nov 30, 202246 minEp. 390

389 - Making Super Potent Small Pieces + Tackling Larger Projects (Even with a Day Job) with Malaka Gharib

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Malaka Ghraib's Website It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib Mindful Digital Art: 5 Creative Prompts to Reflect and Meditate by Morgan Harper Nichols - Skillshare Class _________ SPONSORS SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satisfying, and online clas...

Nov 16, 202258 minEp. 389

388 - 2 Easy Shifts That Enable Creative Work That is More Deeply Resonant

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Productivity for Students: Study Smarter, Not Harder - Skillshare Class Hilton Carter and Kyle Webster Help Plant Man P Design for a Split Audience - Wireframe Podcast Episode Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear - Book by Elizabeth Gilbert _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Ten times the time. Take what’s burning within you that no o...

Nov 09, 202248 minEp. 388

387 - How to Find a Secret Door into the Creative Field You’ve Always Longed to Work Within

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Get the Creative Career Path e-Handbook by signing up to our newsletter! The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers - Book by Christopher Vogler The Hero With a Thousand Faces - Book by Joseph Campbell Design for the Job You Want: Personal Projects to Build Your Portfolio - Skillshare Class by Alison Koehler Philip Wang a...

Nov 02, 202240 minEp. 387

386 - How to Create an Inspiring Prompt That Unlocks Your Most Inspired Creative Work

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Get the Creative Career Path e-Handbook by signing up to our newsletter! The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph - Book by Ryan Holiday Hero on a Mission: The Power of Finding Your Role in Life - Book by Donald Miller The Hero With a Thousand Faces - Book by Joseph Campbell The Hero’s Journey - Bo...

Oct 26, 202243 minEp. 386

385 - How to Reverse Engineer What Creative Goal to Focus On Next

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Get the Creative Career Path e-Handbook by signing up to our newsletter! Hero on a Mission: The Power of Finding Your Role in Life - Book by Donald Miller Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad - Book by Austin Kleon The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results - Book by Gary Kelle...

Oct 19, 202243 minEp. 385

384 - 3 Sources of Creative Fuel for When You're Running on Empty with Hanif Abdurraqib

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Object of Sound Podcast with Hanif Abdurraqib by Sonos Source Material (feat. Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine) Everything You Hear Belongs to You (feat. Bartees Strange) Storytelling Through Song (feat. Danielle Ponder) America's Dead Podcast by Sonos How to Make a Podcast: Plan, Record, and Launch with Success - Skillshar...

Oct 12, 202240 minEp. 384

383 - 3 Steps for Creating the Work that Gets You The Work You're Perfect For

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythm Series: Part Five Win Back Your Creative Confidence || part of The Inner Critic Series - Skillshare Class with Lucy Lambriex _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Make a Passion Pit jet! What project or piece could you make specifically for someone/something as if it were a gift? _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD DARKBOARD Darkboard...

Sep 28, 202248 minEp. 383

382 - The 3 Obstacles Blocking You From Finding an Authentic Style + More!

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Chris Do and Elaine Lopez Teach Juliana Cifuentes How to Educate Homebuyers - Wireframe Podcast The Energy Clock: 3 Simple Steps to Create a Life Full of ENERGY - and Live Your Best Every Day - Book by Molly Fletcher _________ ASK DR. PIZZA https://www.creativepeptalk.com/ask _________ SPONSORS ADOBE WIREFRAME This episode is sup...

Sep 21, 202249 minEp. 382

381 - Tried Everything but Nothing's Working? Studies Show This Creative Tactic is Often Overlooked

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part Four Do Less - Hidden Brain episode with Leidy Klotz Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less - Book by Leidy Klotz Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Book by Greg McKeown Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Book by Cal Newport Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for...

Sep 14, 202242 minEp. 381

379 - 3 Things to Do When Nothing is Moving Quick Enough In Your Creative Journey

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part Three Wireframe Podcast - Courtney Quinn and Brandon Groce Help Will on a Whim Rethink His Website _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Craft your own long-gamer’s guidebook to your creative practice. 1. Secret Items 2. Side Quests 3. DLC _________ SPONSORS ADOBE WIREFRAME This episode is supported by Wireframe,...

Aug 31, 202250 minEp. 379

378 - No Time? A Powerful Technique for Doing Less but Producing More

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part Two The Business of Graphic Design: Protect & Perfect Your Passion - Aaron Draplin's Skillshare Class Invisible Things on Instagram Introducing the Sawdust Principle: How to Use your Business Byproducts to Create new Growth Opportunities by Pete Sena _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Employ the sawdust pr...

Aug 24, 202243 minEp. 378

377 - 3 Steps on Building The Essential Relationships in Your Creative Sphere

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part One Designing The Life You Want: 4 Exercises for Clarity and Motivation - Skillshare Class from Muchelle B _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Codify what it means to “get it” – unlock the code – define what “getting it” means to you and your practice. _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD Astropad is the ultimate iPad a...

Aug 17, 202234 minEp. 377

376 - How Seeing Your Work Differently Than the World Does is a Super Power with Shantell Martin

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Shantell Martin's Instagram Shantell Martin's Website Shantell's TED Talk: How Drawing Can Set You Free Modern Meditation: Discover Your Potential, Power & Purpose - Justin Michael William's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Treat yourself like something to study, the ultimate research project - use your art to obs...

Aug 10, 202244 minEp. 376

375 - This 4 Part Creative Practice Plan Took Me From From Frantic to Focused in 15 Minutes

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Five Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project - Andy's Skillshare Class Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity - Andy's Skillshare Class Social Media for Creatives: Five Exercises to Power Your Freelance Career - Andy's Skillshare ...

Aug 03, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 375

374 - How to Make a Creative Practice Blueprint that Grounds and Guides You

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Four Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity - Andy's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Create or update your 10 rules for your medium! Define good with your own guiding principles before you actually make anything. _________ SPONSORS SHILLINGTON Study graphi...

Jul 27, 202246 minEp. 374

373 - How to Escape Your Creative Hero's Shadow & Forge A Deeply Satisfying Path

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Three Expressive Illustration: From Ideas to Execution - Roman Muradov's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Identify your ‘creative guide’ from your acquired tastes and your ‘creative villain’ from your guilty pleasures – then discern how you can mash them together! _________ SPONSORS...

Jul 13, 202254 minEp. 373

372 - This Simple Creative Prompt Sparked Nearly Every Major Breakthrough I Ever Had

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Two Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity Social Media for Creatives: Five Exercises to Power Your Freelance Career _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Write your dream brief! If a PDF of a dream b...

Jul 06, 202251 minEp. 372

371 - The 3 Step Mid-Year Creative Recalibration for Finding Direction Again

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part One Singing Like A Star: Five Steps to Discovering Your Voice - Skillshare Class by Valerie Morehouse Ologies podcast by Alie Ward Song Exploder podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway Twenty Thosand Hertz podcast by Dallas Taylor Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Proj...

Jun 29, 202247 minEp. 371

370 - 5 Pieces of Incredible Creative Advice that Lit Me On Fire with Zak Rosen of the Best Advice Show

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Zak Rosen’s Podcast - The Best Advice Show Tom Froese’s Skillshare Class: “The Six Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Art" _________ SPONSORS SHILLINGTON Study graphic design with Shillington for 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time. With Shillington’s graphic design course, you’ll graduate with a solid unde...

Jun 15, 202247 minEp. 370

369 - How to Access the Otherworldly Creative Power within Your Longing with Author Susan Cain

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Susan Cain's, "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" Book Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet: How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole” Book _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD STUDIO Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for artists! Astropad Studio turns your iPad into a drawing tablet by mirroring your favorite Mac or PC d...

Jun 08, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 369

368 - Follow Your Bliss or Get Real? This New Take Gave Me a Thrilling Insight

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES This Jungian Life Podcast Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet: How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole” Book Scott Erickson’s “Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life Beyond The Death of a Dream” Book _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Where do you need to explore more – the dreaming or the reality/doing? Figure out where you might be uncomfortable in...

Jun 01, 202241 minEp. 368

367 - How Seeing Every Piece as A Self Portrait Unlocks Hidden Creative Gold

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES About Charles M. Shultz Storytelling Basics: How Creatives and Brands Can Build a Following | Learn with Kickstarter - Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Create an identity parade! In the spirit of facing our flaws, think of the villains in fiction media that you might identify with. By facing your villain side you migh...

May 25, 202251 minEp. 367

366 - 3 Unexpected Places Your Creative Genius is Hiding

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Cover Story Podcast from New York Magazine (executive producer and editor, Hanna Rosin) _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Do the shoehorn! What would it look like for you to take your most proficient creative skill and filter your latest obsession through it? _________ SPONSORS SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Acc...

May 18, 202251 minEp. 366

365 - Which of The 6 Creative Types Are You?

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 11, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 365

364 - How to Overcome Tests and Trials on the Creative Journey and More with EttaVee AKA Jessi Raulet

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk TRANSCRIPT _________ SPONSORS SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satisfying, and online classes from Skillshare make it possible. Learn about illustration, design, photography, productivity, and marketing. With Skillshare’s short classes, you can move your creative journey forward without putting life on hold. So explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/C...

May 04, 202259 minEp. 364

363 - The 4 Step Process to Turn Strangers into Super Fans

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk TRANSCRIPT __________ CALL TO ADVENTURE What is your opener? Your single? Your album? Your show? Your merch? Translate this process to your medium or field! __________ SPONSORS STORYBLOCKS Video is one of my most effective ways to stand out as a creator online these days - and with Storyblocks you can take your videos to the next level - with Affordable Subscriptions, Unlimited Downloads, and 1M+ Royalty Free...

Apr 27, 202247 minEp. 363
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