Creative Pep Talk

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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 - 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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SPONSORS

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!

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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 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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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!

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk

Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

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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 - Skillshare Class

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

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

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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. 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

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.

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk

Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

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SHOW NOTES

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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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. 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.

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.

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk

Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

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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

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ASK DR. PIZZA

https://www.creativepeptalk.com/ask

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SPONSORS

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!

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

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk

Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

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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 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.

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.

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk

Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

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SHOW NOTES

Jim Collins - Jim The Bug

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Human Rhythms Series: Part Three

Wireframe Podcast - Courtney Quinn and Brandon Groce Help Will on a Whim Rethink His Website

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Craft your own long-gamer’s guidebook to your creative practice.

1. Secret Items

2. Side Quests

3. DLC

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SPONSORS

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!

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk

Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

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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

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Employ the sawdust principle.

Write out the main piece of your creative practice, and identify what seems like waste. What is your sawdust? What can you make from that?

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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.

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

Human Rhythms Series: Part One

Designing The Life You Want: 4 Exercises for Clarity and Motivation - Skillshare Class from Muchelle B

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Codify what it means to “get it” – unlock the code – define what “getting it” means to you and your practice.

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SPONSORS

ASTROPAD

Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for artists! Astropad Studio turns your iPad into a drawing tablet by mirroring your favorite Mac or PC desktop apps directly onto your iPad. With Astropad Studio, you get the flexibility of your Apple Pencil combined with the power of full desktop apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. If you’re ready to take your creative workflow to the next level, you can start your 30-day free trial of Astropad Studio today. Plus, save 10% on your first year when you enter the promo code from this episode at checkout. Visit astropad.com to get started!

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.