Creative Pep Talk

By Andy J. PizzaBusiness Education Arts Design

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Creative Pep Talk episodes

January 25, 2023 396 - The 5 Flavors of Creativity & How Knowing Yours Can Reignite Your Spark
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
American Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast by PBS
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life - Book by Lulu Miller
CALL TO ADVENTURE
Identify your super taste.
Go through these five categories, sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami – what lights you up on a visceral level?
SPONSORS
JAKPRINTS
Thanks to our wonderful Ohio based print partner Jakprints.com Jakprints has always been a different kind of company: Independent printers focused on giving designers, musicians, artists and everyday businesses access to the print quality (and customer service) that the biggest brands take for granted. Twenty-some years later, 100,000 clients can attest to our success -- and we have the five-star reviews to prove it.
AMERICAN MASTERS: CREATIVE SPARK
The new season of the Webby Award winning podcast from PBS American Masters: Creative Spark is OUT NOW! From First Cow director Kelly Reichardt and up-and-coming actor John David Washington to Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer Egan, host Joe Skinner taps into the minds of artists and icons across disciplines. Follow American Masters: Creative Spark on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.
53 min
January 18, 2023 395 - When You Feel Your Only Shot on Social Media is to Become Someone Else, Do This Instead
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
American Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast from PBS
Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling - Book by Eric Nuzum
Olivia Rafferty - Music on Spotify

PATREON ZOOM Meetup! February 17th, 2023 at 10:00AM (EST) Join us for Creative Pepperoni Pizza for Breakfast at: patreon.com/creativepeptalk
CALL TO ADVENTURE
Forget the masses and find your true patrons.
Start plugging yourself into that ecosystem.
SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS
FONTSELF
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own font, Fontself makes it both fun & easy. With the Fontself app on iPad, you can start drawing and enjoying your own personal fonts in minutes! Just draw your letters and characters, and Fontself will handle the rest. Search for Fontself on the App Store or visit this link https://apple.co/3hJOw5K
OUR PATREON BACKERS
Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
50 min
January 11, 2023 394 - Find Your Way Like a Great Creator with This Tactic with Guy Raz
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
Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/creativepeptalk
Guy Raz’s Website
The Great Creators Podcast with Guy Raz
Mark Maron's Interview with Rian Johnson
CALL TO ADVENTURE
Study a creative case study and identify the elixir.
Find your story and substance as a creator by first identifying stories that resonate at the same frequency as yours. Try using a guest from Guy’s show, The Great Creators, and try to find the elixir in that creators journey.
SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTS
FONTSELF
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own font, Fontself makes it both fun & easy. With the Fontself app on iPad, you can start drawing and enjoying your own personal fonts in minutes! Just draw your letters and characters, and Fontself will handle the rest. Search for Fontself on the App Store or visit this link https://apple.co/3hJOw5K
JAK PRINTS
Super quality printing and production from Jak Prints, check them out at jakprints.com!
1 hr 1 min
January 04, 2023 393 - How to Escape Imposter Syndrome and Maybe the Imminent Ai ARTMAGEDDON Too?!

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
Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling - Book by Eric Nuzum
Hrishikesh Hirway's TED Talk: What you discover when you really listen
Song Exploder - Podcast and TV Show
CALL TO ADVENTURE
Become British realty.
Walk your audience through the construction of a piece or project you love.
SPONSORS
FONTSELF
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own font, Fontself makes it both fun & easy. With the Fontself app on iPad, you can start drawing and enjoying your own personal fonts in minutes! Just draw your letters and characters, and Fontself will handle the rest. Search for Fontself on the App Store or visit this link https://apple.co/3hJOw5K
OUR PATREON BACKERS
Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
58 min
December 14, 2022 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! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
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.
JAK PRINTS
Super quality printing and production from Jak Prints, check them out at jakprints.com!
42 min
December 07, 2022 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 much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
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.
51 min
November 30, 2022 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
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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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SPONSORS
OUR PATREON BACKERS
Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
44 min
November 16, 2022 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
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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
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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/CreativePep where our listeners get a free trial of Premium Membership.
56 min
November 09, 2022 388 - 2 Easy Shifts That Enable Creative Work That is More Deeply Resonant
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Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!
TRANSCRIPT
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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
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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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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/CreativePep where our listeners get a free trial of Premium Membership.
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!
47 min
November 02, 2022 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
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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 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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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/CreativePep where our listeners get a free trial of Premium Membership.
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!
39 min