Creative Pep Talk

By Andy J. PizzaBusiness Education Arts Design

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Creative Pep Talk episodes

December 10, 2019 256 - How to Use Stillness to Unlock Your Best Work with Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday
https://ryanholiday.net/
Ryan Holiday - Stillness is The Key
https://www.amazon.com/Stillness-Key-Ryan-Holiday/dp/0525538585
Ryan Holiday - Growth Hacker Marketing
https://www.amazon.com/Growth-Hacker-Marketing-Primer-Advertising/dp/1591847389/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=growth+hacker+marketing&qid=1575982419&s=books&sr=1-3
1 hr 2 min
December 03, 2019 255 - Creative Lift: How to Find Your Ultimate Gift and Takeoff!
Stephen Pressfield - Artist’s Journey
https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Journey-Lifelong-Pursuit-Meaning/dp/1936891549
50 min
December 03, 2019 255 - Creative Lift: How to Find Your Ultimate Gift and Takeoff!
We’ve talked nonstop about putting in the work but we have NEVER addressed the scariest elephant in the room: TALENT.
I’d be lying if I said that my true creative heroes didn’t have some form of talent.
In fact, the creatives that most light me up, all seem to have some transcendent innate super strength!
This is often discouraging for most of us because when we start making creative work we are faced with this uncomfortable truth: we are not supernatural!!!
In this episode I want to share my new mindset and set of tactics that have helped me reconcile this problem in my own path.
This breakthrough has enabled newfound creative fuel for my journey and ultimately, unlocked what I believe to be path to finding your own supernatural creative strengths!!! LET’S GO!
50 min
November 26, 2019 254 - HOW TO: Avoid Slow Slumps / Get Published / Find and Express Your Value and MORE!
Personal MBA - Core Drives
https://personalmba.com/core-human-drives/
BuzzFeed Cultural Cartography
https://www.ted.com/talks/dao_nguyen_what_makes_something_go_viral/transcript?language=en
Bain and Company’s 33 Elements of Value
https://www.bain.com/insights/the-elements-of-value-hbr/
1 hr 16 min
November 26, 2019 254 - HOW TO: Avoid Slow Slumps / Get Published / Find and Express Your Value and MORE!
WARNING THIS IS A WEIRD EPISODE! THERE IS NO EDITING OR MUSIC AND I GET REAAAAAL REAL.
LET’S CUT THE CRAP.
Every once in awhile I feel the need to do an episode with NO EDITING, NO MUSIC and NO AUDIO TRICKS.
WHY? Because it’s VERY IMPORTANT to me that we forever come back to the true pulse of this show: SEEING CREATIVE PEOPLE THRIVE IN THEIR CAREERS.
ALL THE STRATEGY and BRANDING is good but sometimes it gets in between us and clouds what this is all about.
SO TODAY we strip away everything that is crowding the show and it’s just you, me and a mic. THIS IS A LOOOONG EPISODE and I GET REAL FIRED UP. There are some mindset shifts in here that I think have the potential to unlock your next career breakthrough.
Topics we cover:
- How to sustain momentum and avoid slow times and slumps
- How to get over the fear of putting yourself out there
- How to get more consistent in your style and voice
- How to get a book published
- How to find and express your value
- How do I find my audience
1 hr 23 min
November 20, 2019 253 - What a Big Idea Looks Like with Joey Ellis
Joey Ellis
http://www.joeyellis.com/
Wolfie Monster and The Big Bad Pizza Battle
https://www.amazon.com/Wolfie-Monster-Big-Pizza-Battle/dp/1338186035/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=joey+ellis&qid=1574110946&sr=8-1

NEW INVISIBLE THINGS SHIRTS
http://shirts.creativepeptalk.com

Jim Henson Bio
https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Henson-Brian-Jay-Jones/dp/0345526120
1 hr 7 min
November 20, 2019 253 - What a Big Idea Looks Like with Joey Ellis
Sometimes I wonder if the secret to having great ideas is just developing the ability to notice them when they show up. I think we all have great ideas from time to time but if we haven’t developed the eye to recognize them, we won’t do what it takes to realize them to their full potential.
In this conversation with my friend author and illustrator Joey Ellis we dive into the big idea that’s being driving his career for the past few years.
Joey’s new book “Wolfie Monster and The Big Bad Pizza Battle” is OUT NOW and it’s FANTASTIC! This graphic novel is GREAT for kids but it’s also just a beautiful book full of phenomenal art!
In this episode we talk about:
The true gift of Jim Henson
How to leap off your creative heroes
Weathering the front lines of critical responses to your work
Staying sane through the rollercoaster of creative careers
How to hold BIG GOALS and little goals in tension for maximum effect
1 hr 7 min
November 12, 2019 252 - Which of the 3 Stages of The Creative Path are You in Right Now?

Skillshare Creative Side Quest Class - Your Big Break is One Strategic Side Project Away
https://skl.sh/creativepeptalk
51 min
November 12, 2019 252 - Which of the 3 Stages of The Creative Path are You in Right Now?
TODAY ON THE SHOW I want to explore some territory we’ve touched on in the past in a totally new way.
WHY? Because I’ve had some personal breakthroughs on this content that have me PEPPED OUT OF MY MIND!!!!!
AND because I believe the content in this show is FOUNDATIONAL to a thriving creative career. The framework in this episode is a pattern I see in EVERY one of my thriving creative heroes and it’s information I revisit on a WEEKLY BASIS.
For that reason I want to DIVE DEEPER into this content. It’s part refresher / part reinvention / part perspective shift.
I hope this episode lights you on fire as much as it has me!!! and acts as a catalyst for HUGE creative career breakthrough!!
ALSO
OUR NEW SKILLSHARE CLASS IS OUT NOW!!!!
Today’s episode can be used as BONUS material for the class that enhances your experience OR as standalone content that JAZZES YOU UP WITH TACTICAL PRACTICAL ACTIONABLE TIPS! CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!!!!
53 min
November 05, 2019 251 - 6 Tips That Helped Me Gain 20,000 New Instagram Followers in a Year
Personal MBA Core Drives
https://personalmba.com/core-human-drives/
BuzzFeed Cultural Cartography
https://kottke.org/19/04/cultural-cartography
Social Media Made Simple - Storybrand
https://storybrand.com/social-media-made-simple/
54 min