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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:

360 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up (Return to ART ISLAND) Apr 06, 2022

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359 - The 3 Crucial Elements of a Potential Unlocking Creative Process Mar 30, 2022

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Creative Zero-To-Hero Series

1. Skill

2. Story

3. Style

4. Space

5. Psychology

6. Symbiatelic

sym·bi·o·sis (noun)

1. interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.

2. a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups.

“atelic” activities — things we enjoy for their own sake. (Keiran Setiya)

Oliver Burkeman’s “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” Book

“Nothing is more alien to the present age than idleness.” “How can there be play in a time in which nothing has meaning unless it leads to something else.”

– John Gray

“Because children grow up, we think a child's purpose is to grow up. But a child's purpose is to be a child. Nature doesn't disdain what lives only for a day. It pours the whole of itself into each moment. We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in its flow, later is too late.”

– Alexander Hudson

Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles” Book

Lulu Miller’s “Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life” Book

Jamie Drake’s “Easy Target” New Single

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

What could you do that would be atelic and symbiotic – symbiatelic – for people in your real life; something that you have fun doing that also benefits people around you?

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SPONSORS

STORYBLOCKS

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SHILLINGTON

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358 - 3 Ways to Provoke Stronger Emotional Chords in People with Your Work Mar 23, 2022

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SHOW NOTES

Creative Zero-To-Hero Series

1. Skill

2. Story

3. Style

4. Space

5. Psychology

– MORE PSYCHOLOGY

6. Say Something

Steven Pressfield “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Creative Battles” Book

Carl G. Jung’s “Synchronicity” Overview

Hannah Gadsby’s “Douglas” Netflix Special

Christoph Niemann, “How Does Christoph Niemann Make Art Look Effortless? With A Lot of Work” NPR Article

Nathaniel Drew’s “Document Your Life: 4 Methods to Live More Intentionally” Skillshare Class

Carl G. Jung’s “Archetypes” Overview

Brian McDonald’s “Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate” Book

Big Thief’s “Spud Infinity” Song & Lyrics

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DESIGN MATTERS

There's another podcast you should be listening to - Design Matters from the TED Audio Collective. On the show writer and artist Debbie Millman hosts conversations with designers, writers, artists, and other luminaries of contemporary thought - people like Roman Mars, Ai Weiwei, Ethan Hawke, Ashley Ford, and more. Join us for an inquiry into the broader world of creative culture. Find and follow Design Matters with Debbie Millman wherever you're listening to this.

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.

SHILLINGTON

357 - 3 Psychological Principles That Will Make Your Art More Effective Mar 16, 2022

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SHOW NOTES

Creative Zero-To-Hero Series

1. Skill

2. Story

3. Style

4. Space

5. PSYCHOLOGY

6. Say Something

Sarah Beth Morgan’s Skillshare Classes

Don Shirley Biography

Milton Glaser’s Bob Dylan Poster

Melissa Dolese’s “The Beauty of Interconnection” TED Talk

Grecian Framework for Communication

Gestalt Principles of Design

Song Exploder with Lin Manuel for “Wait For It”

John Berger on “Why Do Some Songs Become Popular?”

Seth Godin’s “Purple Cow: Transform Your Business By Being Remarkable”

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SPONSORS

DESIGN MATTERS

STORYBLOCKS

SKILLSHARE

356 - The One Thing Scientists are Sure Will Give You Better Creative Results Mar 09, 2022

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SHOW NOTES

Creative Zero-To-Hero Series

1. Skill

2. Story

3. Style

4. SPACE

5. Psychology

6. Say Something

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Rex Jung’s “Creativity and the Brain” TED Talk

Rex Jung’s “Creativity and the Everyday Brain” On Being interview

Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages practice

Margaret A. Boden’s “The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms” book

Graham Wallas' and the four stages of the creative process

John Cleese on having a “time oasis” for creativity

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SPONSORS

SKILLSHARE

SHILLINGTON

355 - The Creative Power of Make Belief and How Your Art Can Make Others Feel Less Alone with Carson Ellis and Mac Barnett Mar 02, 2022

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SHOW NOTES

“What is Love?” by Mac Barnett and Illustrated by Carson Ellis

https://bookshop.org/books/what-is-love-9781452176406/9781452176406

Mac Barnett’s “Why a good book is a secret door” TED Talk

https://www.ted.com/talks/mac_barnett_why_a_good_book_is_a_secret_door

Proclamation! (for picturebooks)

http://thepicturebook.co/

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STORYBLOCKS

354 - Still Can’t Find Your Style? Do These 3 Simple Yet Powerful Steps Feb 23, 2022

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SHOW NOTES

Creative Zero-To-Hero Series

1. Skill

2. Story

3. Style

4. Setting

5. Psychology

6. Say Something

“To be an artist is to believe in life.” - Henry Moore

Malcolm Gladwell’s “Talking To Strangers” Book

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43848929-talking-to-strangers

Schoolhouse Rock! “Unpack Your Adjectives” Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpPEQZl6_d4

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SPONSORS

STORYBLOCKS

SHILLINGTON

TALK EASY / PUSHKIN

I want to tell you about another podcast you'll love, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso.

Talk Easy is a different kind of weekly interview show. Sam offers a space for guests to slow down and share how they arrived at the place they are today and where they hope to go tomorrow.

Rigorously researched and irrepressibly curious, Talk Easy invites artists, writers, and activists to come to the table and speak from the heart in ways you probably haven't heard from them before.

Some of my favorite interviews include talks with Jeff Garlin, Lorde, Nick Offerman, Janelle Monáe, and George Saunders. This season, Sam will sit with folks like Questlove, Alana Haim, Cate Blanchett, Margaret Atwood and more.

Listen to new episodes of Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, every Sunday: https://talkeasypod.com

353 - How to Push Past the Hard Times, Remembering Adé Hogue Feb 16, 2022

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If You've Never Listened Before, Start Here - Trailer Feb 09, 2022

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First time listening? This trailer will tell you which episode to start with, explain what the show is all about and ultimately give you a little taste for whether Creative Pep Talk is gonna be your kinda thing.

352 - 9 Prompts to Help You Make Your Most Powerful Work to Date Feb 09, 2022

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SHOW NOTES

Creative Zero-To-Hero Series

1. Skill

2. Story

3. Style

4. Setting