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Author: Andy J. Pizza

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Inspiring Stories & Actionable Strategies for Building a Thriving Creative Practice

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THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You feel like you’re being left behind ALL THE TECH advancements and shifts in the past couple years has you scrambling OR you just feel like you’re not locked into making progress in a meaningful direction that your whole heart and soul can embrace IF YOU STAY UNTIL THE END - I will come back with a CALL TO ADVENTURE called THE HEADS UP 7 SECONDS exercise that you can use TODAY to make your creative session more aligned with where you are in the moment right now and make that effort count SHOW NOTES Josh Linkner - https://joshlinkner.com/ Josh's podcast Mic Drop
This episode is for you if: No longer having fun making stuff Your passion and enjoyment have been replaced by anxiety and pressure You always find yourself trying to outdo the last thing you made and end up overthinking Or you worry if you don’t stay afraid you’re going to end up washed up Stay til the end for a practice for finding fun, focus and clarity again called “Rename the Game” SHOW NOTES Atomic Habits by James Clear The Weeknd Dr Rex Jung Ted Talk
This episode is for you if you: Feel your work lacks depth Don’t know what to make Or you have lots of ideas and don’t know which to choose next  If you stick until the end of the episode I’m going to give you a tool called CREATIVE KINDLING that you can use to help you decide what to focus on and keep you fueled throughout a project, even when you feel you’re running on fumes SHOW NOTES Rian Johnson on Creative Processing J Gonzo El Mano Del Destino Zone of Interest
This episode is for you if you: - Can’t seem to stand out in your creative field - The competition is too steep or too crowded in your creative world - Feel like there’s a cutthroat / gossipy culture in your creative industry because everyone sees each other as competition and you feel lonely in your creative community - IF YOU STICK TIL THE END: I’m going to share the hidden place where your attention grabbing creative superpower might be hiding - and an action you can do today to get you one step closer to cutting through the noise in your genre: it’s called WEDDING CRASH LANDER On Air Fest
SHOW NOTES Angus Fletcher Wonderworks Moomin - Comet in Moominvalley
Amy Devers is the host of the design podcast Clever, Check it out here: https://www.cleverpodcast.com/
Support the show & join our monthly online meetup: http://patreon.com/creativepeptalk Todd Henry Daily Creative Podcast Born Standing Up by Steven Martin
Listen to this episode if you: Want to dig deeper and personally interpret new expressions of your daydreams into actionable steps. Are looking for ways to get excited about what you’re dreaming up. Finding where those more fantastical dreams are valuable and practical in the world. Episode four celebrating January Dreamuary. SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! Sign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/path Episode 435 - For drawing your dreams without judgement. CALL TO ADVENTURE Find the best exchange rate. Where are people who most value what you do? Look for the folks from similar life experiences and non-negotiables, create a possible unique selling point. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can support Creative Pep Talk and my creative practice on Patreon (patreon.com/creativepeptalk) or Substack (andyjpizza.substack.com). Either membership provides you access to our monthly Creative Pep Rally Zoom calls, tentatively planned for the last Monday of each month! Join us for the next virtual meetup on February 26th, 2024! You can also support the show by getting merch in our online shop: creativepeptalk.etsy.com SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! Sign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/path Meera’s Substack Meera’s Website Meera’s illustration on Instagram mentioned around 18min. CALL TO ADVENTURE Flip the script. Be mindful the next time you create something and come at it from the opposite end. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can support Creative Pep Talk and my creative practice on Patreon (patreon.com/creativepeptalk) or Substack (andyjpizza.substack.com). Either membership provides you access to our monthly Creative Pep Rally Zoom calls, tentatively planned for the last Monday of each month! You can also support the show by getting merch in our online shop: creativepeptalk.etsy.com SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! Sign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/path CALL TO ADVENTURE Review any of these 12 ideas/episodes that stood out to you from last year of Creative Pep Talk: 🌊 410 - How to Build The Foundation of a Creative Practice that Cultivates Superfans 🐾 385 - How to Reverse Engineer What Creative Goal to Focus On Next 🤖 377 - 3 Steps on Building The Essential Relationships in Your Creative Sphere 🌷 390 - How to Make Work that's More Creative and Less of a Grind 🍔 383 - 3 Steps for Creating the Work that Gets You The Work You're Perfect For 🥤 384 - 3 Sources of Creative Fuel for When You're Running on Empty with Hanif Abdurraqib 🚀 381 - Tried Everything but Nothing's Working? Studies Show This Creative Tactic is Often Overlooked 🐌 412 - A Process for Using Creative Influences to Find A Unique Path for Yourself ⏰ 396 - The 5 Flavors of Creativity & How Knowing Yours Can Reignite Your Spark 💀 413 - Step by Step How to Insert Yourself Into Your Work in a Powerful Way 🕹️ 415 - The Dream Unlocking Art of Mastering How to Give Up 🦅 417 - The 2 Essential Elements of a Game Changing Creative Collaboration with Sophie Miller SUPPORT THE SHOW You can support Creative Pep Talk and my creative practice on Patreon (patreon.com/creativepeptalk) or Substack (andyjpizza.substack.com). Either membership provides you access to our monthly Creative Pep Rally Zoom calls, tentatively planned for the last Monday of each month! You can also support the show by getting merch in our online shop: creativepeptalk.etsy.com SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! JAKPRINTS Special thanks to our wonderful Ohio based printer, Jak Prints (Jakprints.com) for their help with the 2024 Creative Pep Talk Calendar – be sure to check them out for your print needs!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! 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 Our PATREON virtual meetup, now on the last Monday of every month! Join us for the next one on January 29th, 2024! This Jungian Life Podcast Episode 076 on Animus and Anima Lisa Marchiano’s Website The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire by Lisa Marchiano – Out February 6th, 2024! Other mentionings: Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph. D. The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas Moore Vasilisa the Beautiful - Fairy Tale Inanna's Descent: A Sumerian Tale of Injustice The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist Dionysis - Greek Mythology Hephaestus - Greek Mythology The Elves and The Shoemaker by The Brothers Grimm - Fairy Tale SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS  Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! 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 Our PATREON virtual meetup, now on the last Monday of every month! Join us for the next one on January 29th, 2024! CALL TO ADVENTURE Create your daydream. Dream in your medium! SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS  Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! 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 Our PATREON virtual meetup, now on the last Monday of every month! Join us for the next one on January 29th, 2024!  ____ Bob Dylan - Magical Youth Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_wAZ02JUtM Original Creative Pep Talk on Booby Traps https://www.creativepeptalk.com/episodes/2018/10/9/202-for-when-you-feel-like-giving-up Right Side Out Pizza Story https://www.instagram.com/p/CAX66GsgYfX/ Lynda Barry https://drawnandquarterly.com/author/lynda-barry/ Dieter Rams Good Design Rules https://designmuseum.org/discover-design/all-stories/what-is-good-design-a-quick-look-at-dieter-rams-ten-principles Sister Corita Kent Art Class Rules https://www.creativelivesinprogress.com/article/corita-kent Everything is a Remix Kirby Ferguson https://www.everythingisaremix.info/ George Carlin Cardboard Cut Out Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CewUVZZMXT8 Seth Godin More Good Ideas by Having More Bad Ideas https://seths.blog/2018/06/the-two-simple-secrets-to-good-ideas/#:~:text=Secret %231 is the biggest,easier than the opposite approach. James Clear Atomic Habits https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits Twyla Tharp The Creative Habit https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Creative-Habit/Twyla-Tharp/9780743235273 1000 True Fans Kevin Kelly https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ Austin Kleon Seasons https://austinkleon.com/2016/08/11/seasons/ Todd Henry Seasons https://accidentalcreative.com/podcasts/ac/ac-podcast-seasons/ Pantsers vs Plotter https://whenyouwrite.com/plotter-vs-pantser/#:~:text=A plotter is someone who,their pots on the stove SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS  Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes! 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 Our PATREON virtual meetup, now on the last Monday of every month! Join us for the next one on January 29th, 2024! 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 CALL TO ADVENTURE The Zeigarnik Cache Clearing Brain dump for 10 minutes on a piece of paper. 80-20 your list. How much time will they take? Do as many of the shorter tasks as possible in one chunk of time! SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS  Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! 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 Scott Erickson on Instagram - “I Get To” post Wonderworks: Literary Invention and the Science of Stories by Angus Fletcher Frankenstein by Mary Shelley “Give what you didn't get.” — Garry Shandling CALL TO ADVENTURE Three magic words. I Choose You SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! 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 Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday The Artist’s Journey by Steven Pressfield CALL TO ADVENTURE Brain dump. Brain buckets. Brain balance. SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS  Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! 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 Marlee Grace’s Podcast, Common Shapes Off the Grid Podcast CALL TO ADVENTURE Three questions before you make anything for free: Is this the right channel for the medium? What is the purpose? Is that the purpose I need to be focused on? SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS  Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! 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 Melissa’s Website Melissa’s TED Talk, How I found myself – by impersonating other people Either/Or: A Fragment of Life by by Soren Kierkegaard You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie Smith PeteyUSA on TikTok CALL TO ADVENTURE The either or method.   SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
SHOW NOTES Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode! 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 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs CALL TO ADVENTURE Convertible mooning!  Top down, bottoms up assessment of your personal needs. Coin, community, confidence, and connotation. SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS OUR PATREON BACKERS  Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
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Comments (37)

Debbie D

Absolutely! And those who attach their identity to something/someone outside themselves are vulnerable to others who would manipulate that external thing to manipulate those who have attached their identity with it. It's all over the place in pop culture, politics & nationalism, religion, etc. Having the courage to look inward honestly and accepting all aspects of what we see is where freedom lies.

Jun 18th
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Debbie D

Thank you so much for this episode. Having read Susan Cain's previous books and having those books giving me a feeling of being heard I am excited about reading her new book. I can't pick just one thing out of this episode that resonated most. will listen again and again. Also, what a beautiful hack for setting up the 2-3 hours of writing time. Love it!

Jun 15th
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Riri

I can not thank you enough for these words!

Jan 22nd
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Bárbara Coelho

I'm absolutely loving this podcasts! I'm learning so much! Thank you!

Jan 7th
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apricotic

you sound like adam devine haha :)

Mar 8th
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Kathy R.

Awesome episode! 💗

Mar 3rd
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Paris Oliver

where can I find the first two parts (looking for creative gold and becoming a creative master) to this creative pep talk?

Nov 16th
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Dianna W

not all creatives love to talk

Sep 16th
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Shruti Krishna

What a fantastic episode Andy, love the insights in it. Loved the guests. This is the first time I'm listening to your podcast and I came here because of Frannerd. Excited to listen to the other episodes and v v excited to shift my perspective & philosophy rather than focus on a chance lottery price in my art career. Much love.

Aug 4th
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Emily Smith

Visit Eugene for a talk (after this quarantine thing is over of course) it would be an honor to meet you or even just to hear you speak live!!!!

Apr 5th
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Susan Olivier

Thank you for all of this brilliant advice! You are motivating, inspiring and caring ❤. Keep doing your podcasts and I will keep listening and sharing them with my creative friends and family. Bless you!

Jan 3rd
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Edwin

🙄

Dec 5th
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Tosha Kilpatrick

Ah! Got me right in the feels! Thanks Dr Pizza, and to do those that shared ♥️♥️♥️ This one will stick with me for sure

Aug 29th
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Tosha Kilpatrick

I love this Podcast, and I like this episode a lot. Thank you Dr Pizza!! ♥️♥️♥️

Aug 23rd
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Tosha Kilpatrick

I love this episode ♥️

Aug 19th
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Anneke P. Putri

hi where can i get your handbook?

Jun 5th
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Kayla Cabe

does anyone else hate it when he says thangs instead of things ? lol

Jun 3rd
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Marie

love this podcast. where is the "you are infinite" episode?

May 28th
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Drew Clark

for me, having a "host" was a big improvement for the Q&A format.

May 6th
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Drew Clark

I was disappointed that the pricing question wasn't answered. the caller didnt ask about discalcula but specific pricing numbers.

Apr 10th
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