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**Creative Pep Talk**

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

Latest Episodes:

390 - How to Make Work that's More Creative and Less of a Grind Nov 30, 2022

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The Bear on Hulu

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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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?

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OUR PATREON BACKERS

Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

389 - Making Super Potent Small Pieces + Tackling Larger Projects (Even with a Day Job) with Malaka Gharib Nov 16, 2022

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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

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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/CreativePep where our listeners get a free trial of Premium Membership.

388 - 2 Easy Shifts That Enable Creative Work That is More Deeply Resonant Nov 09, 2022

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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

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Ten times the time.

Take what’s burning within you that no one seems to care about as much as you, and boil it down into something concentrated with your skillset.

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ADOBE WIREFRAME

This episode is supported by Wireframe, an original podcast from Adobe. The show is for small business owners who handle all the branding, content and design on their own for their business. Each episode features one small business owner, we pair them with a mentor who has built their own successful brand and then a designer to help them execute a plan to solve their problem. Click here to check out Adobe Wireframe and listen to the new season now!

387 - How to Find a Secret Door into the Creative Field You’ve Always Longed to Work Within Nov 02, 2022

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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 and Karlei Ayers Help Hangover Coffee Personalize Their Brand - Wireframe Podcast Episode

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

The deep cut is the firstest.

Go deeper in your research, what are the obscure deep cuts that only the true fans know about?

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ADOBE WIREFRAME

386 - How to Create an Inspiring Prompt That Unlocks Your Most Inspired Creative Work Oct 26, 2022

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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 - Book by Joseph Campbell

The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers - Book by Christopher Vogler

Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories that Resonate - Book by Brian McDonald

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Translate your obstacle into a dream brief.

What are the non-negotiable deliverables for this obstacle?

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ADOBE WIREFRAME

385 - How to Reverse Engineer What Creative Goal to Focus On Next Oct 19, 2022

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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 Keller and Jay Papasan

Creative Transformation: 9 Exercises to Draw, Write, and Discover Your Future - Skillshare Class by Mari Andrew

Deja Foxx and Carly Ayres Help Avie Daisy Designs Launch a Rebrand - Wireframe Podcast Episode

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Find people to learn from who have already solved your problem!

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ADOBE WIREFRAME

Click here to check out Adobe Wireframe and listen to the new season now!

384 - 3 Sources of Creative Fuel for When You're Running on Empty with Hanif Abdurraqib Oct 12, 2022

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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 - Skillshare Class

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

How can you tell an old story in a new way?

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ASTROPAD DARKBOARD

Darkboard is a new ultra-light ergonomic drawing surface for iPad. It’s developed by the creators of Astropad Studio, long-time friends of the podcast.

They created Darkboard to fix some of the most common pain points of artists — like hand cramps, bad posture, and being stuck at your desk. The Kickstarter to fund the creation of the Darkboard is LIVE NOW!! The first backers get the best rewards - so go check it out at darkboard.com

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383 - 3 Steps for Creating the Work that Gets You The Work You're Perfect For Sep 28, 2022

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Human Rhythm Series: Part Five

Win Back Your Creative Confidence || part of The Inner Critic Series - Skillshare Class with Lucy Lambriex

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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?

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ASTROPAD DARKBOARD

Darkboard is a new ultra-light ergonomic drawing surface for iPad. It’s developed by the creators of Astropad Studio, long-time friends of the podcast.

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382 - The 3 Obstacles Blocking You From Finding an Authentic Style + More! Sep 21, 2022

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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

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ASK DR. PIZZA

https://www.creativepeptalk.com/ask

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ADOBE WIREFRAME

ASTROPAD DARKBOARD

Darkboard is a new ultra-light ergonomic drawing surface for iPad. It’s developed by the creators of Astropad Studio, long-time friends of the podcast.

381 - Tried Everything but Nothing's Working? Studies Show This Creative Tactic is Often Overlooked Sep 14, 2022

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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 Mortals - Book by Oliver Burkeman

Intimate Storytelling for Podcasting: The 4 Key Elements - Skillshare Class with Sayre Quevedo

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

The Zeigarnik Cache Clearing

1. Brain dump for 10 minutes on a piece of paper.

2. 80-20 your list.

3. How much time will they take?

4. Do as many of the shorter tasks as possible in one chunk of time!

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SPONSORS

ASTROPAD DARKBOARD

Darkboard is a new ultra-light ergonomic drawing surface for iPad. It’s developed by the creators of Astropad Studio, long-time friends of the podcast.

They created Darkboard to fix some of the most common pain points of artists — like hand cramps, bad posture, and being stuck at your desk. Later in the episode I want to tell you more about it but Darkboard launches next week on Kickstarter. The first backers will get the biggest discount on Darkboard, you can go to darkboard.com now to join the waitlist.

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