Creative Pep Talk

By Andy J. Pizza

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 ... more

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The podcast currently has 645 episodes available.

Creative Pep Talk episodes:

July 24, 2024463- 3 Areas Of Stress And Wasted Effort To Cut Out Now
This episode is for you if:
Your schedule is too full
Your stress is too high
You don't know how to change anything
You've overwhelmed but don't know what to cut

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SHOW NOTES
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Mentioned:
Dave Ramsey and the 80/20 rule
Susan David's book 'Emotional Agility' https://www.susandavid.com/book/
Angus Fletcher's book 'Wonderworks' https://www.angusfletcher.co/
Adam Grant https://adamgrant.net/

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49min
July 17, 2024462- How to Find Purpose Behind-the-Scenes and In-Between with Mark Eshleman
This episode is for you if:
You find yourself trying on hats as you try to figure out what you want to be and what you should be doing
You’re someone who loves the creative process, the behind the scenes, the supporting roles
You’re in a creative career that has intense and exciting projects with weird down time between them

This episode is a conversation with Mark Eshleman @reelbearmedia the creative and content director for the band Twenty One Pilots.

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SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Reel Bear Media: www.reelbearmedia.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelbearmedia/

Twenty One Pilots https://www.twentyonepilots.com/
https://www.instagram.com/twentyonepilots/

Also mentioned:
Flor https://www.instagram.com/flor/
Skateboarding video: Girl- Yeah Right
Twenty One Pilots Graphic Design by Brandon Rike https://brandonrike.com/
Jim Henson documentary https://ondisneyplus.disney.com/movie/jim-henson-idea-man
'The last of Us' video Game and hit tv show
The Band 'Men I trust' https://menitrust.com/
Chappell Roan https://www.iamchappellroan.com/

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1h 20min
July 10, 2024461 - My New Plan for Surviving Some Scary Overwhelm
This episode’s for you if:
You’re tired of trying to do it all
You feel like giving up
You’re wondering how to pep talk yourself or a friend or loved one who’s struggling on the creative journey.
Stick to the end for some time travel and something new that I’m calling a CTIA

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SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Old episode clip from Episode 5- The Obvious Thing You're Missing
https://www.creativepeptalk.com/005-the-obvious-thing-youre-missing/

Movie referenced for the anti-pep talk is School of Rock with Jack Black
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37oJqWp4rJM

Book: The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carrier
https://gailcarriger.com/books/hj/

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46min
July 03, 2024 460 - How Vulnerable Questions Lead to Strong Creative Hooks with Ronald Young Jr.
We all want to make work that’s authentic and has our creative fingerprints on it. But it’s easier said than done. There’s lots to learn from folks who literally put themselves into the work. In this episode we chat with Ronald Young Jr. about his award winning audio memoir series “Weight for It” and glean what all of us can learn about injecting your DNA into your work. So whether you’re literally making a self portrait / memoir project or not, this episode is chocked full of takeaways on how to make your work more you!
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SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Ron Young Jr Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron

Weight For It Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weight-for-it/id1686599391

Leaving The Theater Podcast:
https://www.ohitsbigron.com/leaving-the-theater

On Air Fest:
https://www.onairfest.com

Angus Fletcher:
https://www.angusfletcher.co
Book- Wonderworks

“There is no art which does not conceal a still greater art." – Percival Wilde
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1h
June 26, 2024 459 - Make Art Not Noise with the Supercommunication Tools of Charles Duhigg
This episode is for you if:
-You are exploring your voice and how you can insert it into your work in a more genuine way
-You are exploring being seen, heard and understood through your creative work
-You are considering or working on a collaboration
-You want to strengthen the connection between yourself and your audience

SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Book ‘Super Communicators’
https://www.charlesduhigg.com/supercommunicators

‘The Power of Habit’ book
https://www.charlesduhigg.com/the-power-of-habit

Artist Kara Walker
http://www.karawalkerstudio.com

Ai Weiwei
https://www.aiweiwei.com

Lynda Barry
https://drawnandquarterly.com/author/lynda-barry/

Abstract artists mentioned:
Mark Rothko
Frank Philip Stella

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1h 1min
June 19, 2024458 - How to Get Yourself to Finish Bigger Projects Well
This episode is for you if:
You’re stuck in the middle of a never ending project and you need a fresh perspective
You feel distracted by so many ideas
You have felt discouraged by the response to your work/projects after putting so much time and effort in
you’re interested in picture book making or storytelling

SHOW NOTES
A Sundae with Everything On It
https://smarturl.it/SundaewithEverythingOnIt

A Pizza with Everything On It
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1341177986/hardback-book-a-pizza-with-everything-on?click_key=5e66d965c915b93862cf7c4786572f45e020a8c0%3A1341177986&click_sum=5bf1f093&crt=1&ref=shop_home_recs_6

Cal Newport
https://calnewport.com

Childish Gambino - Atavista
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atavista

John Cleese - Creativity
https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Short-Cheerful-John-Cleese/dp/0385348274

Eliza Kinkz
https://www.elizakinkz.com
https://bookshop.org/p/books/papa-s-magical-water-jug-clock-jesus-trejo/18822245?ean=9781662651045

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50min
June 12, 2024457 - The Big Breakthrough Power of Finding Your Small Focus with Rosalie Haizlett
This episode is for you if:
You’re overwhelmed by the demands of social media
You feel pressure to MAKE IT BIG or give up trying
You’re burnt out from trying to DO IT ALL
You need an example and and an action plan on how to stay focused and get results

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SHOW NOTES
Rosalie Haizlett
https://rosaliehaizlett.com/
instagram.com/rosaliehaizlett
Books:
Watercolor in Nature (2021)
https://rosaliehaizlett.com/collections/books/products/watercolor-in-nature-book-by-rosalie-haizlett
Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains (Preorder 2024)
https://rosaliehaizlett.com/pages/tiny-worlds-bookhttps://rosaliehaizlett.com/pages/tiny-worlds-book

Naturalist/illustrator Roger Tory Peterson
https://rtpi.org/

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1h 9min
June 05, 2024456 - How to Quit Hustling AND Be More Productive with Cal Newport
This episode is for you if:
Hustle culture and social media are destroying your creativity
You’ve lost hope of ever being able to do enough
You intuitively know the pace of the world and industry isn’t conducive to creative productivity but need language to understand why
You need a map to more satisfying work life balance that improves both

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SHOW NOTES

Cal Newport
https://calnewport.com/

Slow Productivity
https://calnewport.com/slow/

Jenny Blake - Free Time
https://itsfreetime.com/book

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45min
May 29, 2024455 - How to Work with Your Brain Instead of Against it with Jessica McCabe
This episode is for you if:
You need a boost of encouragement from someone who has also felt the burden to conform to expectations of others
You need examples and ideas on how to creatively adapt your lifestyle to be more conducive to your nature
You want to learn about leaning into your strengths and tips on following curiosity and how to work with who you are and not against it!

SHOW NOTES
Jessica McCabe https://howtoadhd.com/
How to ADHD Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710890/how-to-adhd-by-jessica-mccabe/
How to ADHD YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/howtoadhd

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58min
May 22, 2024 454 - Show & Tell (Right Side Out 6 of 6)
This episode is for you if you get in your head and struggle to share your story and your work with the world, if you worry that it’s just not relevant or interesting or maybe that it’s too weird… and just a heads up - we’ve been doing a series called Right Side Out - this is episode 6 and the last episode of the series - it really won’t make sense without working through the episodes - go back to episode 449 of this show to start back at episode one.

Episode 1 of Right Side Out

SHOW NOTES
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Sophie Miller
sophiemiller.co
https://www.sophiemiller.co/

Yoni Wolf / WHY?
https://whywithaquestionmark.com/
AOKOHIO
https://yoniwolf.substack.com/

Angus Fletcher
https://www.angusfletcher.co/
Wonderworks
https://swiftpress.com/book/wonderworks/

Connor Jones / Pending Beautiful
https://www.pendingbeautiful.co/

CreativeMornings
https://creativemornings.com/

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54min

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How many episodes does Creative Pep Talk have?

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