

Creative Pep Talk
Andy J. Pizza
A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative JourneyTransform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance. Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!!Learn more: creativepeptalk.comCheck out the host: andyjpizza.com
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Jun 14, 2023 • 50min
413 - Step by Step How to Insert Yourself Into Your Work in a Powerful Way
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comFollow Invisible Things on Instagram!PRE-ORDER INVISIBLE THINGS! Upcoming picture book out July 18th, 2023!*Currently with all pre-orders you can get a FREE poster!–––Greek Myth - Theseus and the MinotaurCALL TO ADVENTUREActive ImaginationTake the connections from your collections, put them on the page and start asking yourself, what are these about? Daydreaming into intention, without judgment.(The Creative Self Excavation Series)SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTVOICE123This episode is sponsored by Voice123, the first online marketplace for voice actors to grow their voice over business.Got a creative project you’d like to bring to life? Download our free step-by-step guide at voice123.co/creativepeptalk to successfully find the right voice for your projects. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your first project and hire a voice actor today!OUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jun 7, 2023 • 44min
412 - A Process for Using Creative Influences to Find A Unique Path for Yourself
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comFollow Invisible Things on Instagram!PRE-ORDER INVISIBLE THINGS! Upcoming picture book out July 18th, 2023!Currently with all pre-orders you can get a FREE poster!–––Steal Like an Artist by Austin KleonThe Marginalian (formerly known as Brain Pickings) by Maria PopovaNetworked Knowledge and Combinatorial Creativity - The Marginalian by Maria PopovaEPISODE 392 with Kirby FergusonEverything Is A Remix by Kirby FergusonCALL TO ADVENTUREMake a dry bones collage.Erase the boundaries and find connecting points between the collections you’ve unearthed.(The Creative Self Excavation Series)SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTVOICE123This episode is sponsored by Voice123, the first online marketplace for voice actors to grow their voice over business.Got a creative project you’d like to bring to life? Download our free step-by-step guide at voice123.co/creativepeptalk to successfully find the right voice for your projects. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your first project and hire a voice actor today!OUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 31, 2023 • 51min
411 - How to Find Creative Super Fuel & Believe In Yourself Before Others Do
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comFollow Invisible Things on Instagram!PRE-ORDER INVISIBLE THINGS! Upcoming picture book out July 18th, 2023!*Currently with all pre-orders you can get a FREE poster!Greek Myth - Theseus and the MinotaurCALL TO ADVENTUREPsychological mudlarking!Unearthing psychically charged symbols, stories, and archetypes from your life. Digging into, collecting the things holding energy.mud•lark (n): a person who scavenges in river mud for objects of value.(The Creative Self Excavation Series)SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTVOICE123This episode is sponsored by Voice123, the first online marketplace for voice actors to grow their voice over business.Got a creative project you’d like to bring to life? Download our free step-by-step guide at voice123.co/creativepeptalk to successfully find the right voice for your projects. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your first project and hire a voice actor today!OUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 2023 • 46min
410 - How to Build The Foundation of a Creative Practice that Cultivates Superfans
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comFollow Invisible Things on Instagram!PRE-ORDER INVISIBLE THINGS! Upcoming picture book out July 18th, 2023!*Currently with all pre-orders you can get a FREE poster!James Acaster’s new project, “Temps”CALL TO ADVENTUREFlip the pyramid.Maslow’s upside down flow chart – finding self, finding the scene, and finding the superfans.(The Creative Self Excavation Series)SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTVOICE123This episode is sponsored by Voice123, the first online marketplace for voice actors to grow their voice over business.Got a creative project you’d like to bring to life? Download our free step-by-step guide at voice123.co/creativepeptalk to successfully find the right voice for your projects. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your first project and hire a voice actor today!OUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 2023 • 50min
409 - How to Find New Direction When Chasing Creative Dreams Becomes a Nightmare with Anoosha Syed
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comAnoosha Syed’s WebsiteAnoosha’s YouTube ChannelCALL TO ADVENTUREOwn your monster. What do you think is the number one thing holding you back? Can you face it head-on?SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSSTORYBLOCKSVideo is one of my most effective ways to stand out as a creator online these days - and with Storyblocks you can take your videos to the next level - with Affordable Subscriptions, Unlimited Downloads, and 1M+ Royalty Free Assets - you can level up your content at storyblocks.com/CreativePepTalkADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 3, 2023 • 39min
408 - 3 Ways to Make The Quiet Slow Times = The Pivotal Exciting Times
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comCALL TO ADVENTUREStart with just one word.Use your creative medium to explore that from all these different angles.SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSSTORYBLOCKSVideo is one of my most effective ways to stand out as a creator online these days - and with Storyblocks you can take your videos to the next level - with Affordable Subscriptions, Unlimited Downloads, and 1M+ Royalty Free Assets - you can level up your content at storyblocks.com/CreativePepTalkADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 29min
407 - Hit Creative Block Waiting for All The Answers? Listen to This Chat with Poet Maggie Smith
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comMaggie Smith’s Website“You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir” New Book from Maggie SmithSPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTSTORYBLOCKSVideo is one of my most effective ways to stand out as a creator online these days - and with Storyblocks you can take your videos to the next level - with Affordable Subscriptions, Unlimited Downloads, and 1M+ Royalty Free Assets - you can level up your content at storyblocks.com/CreativePepTalk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 19, 2023 • 42min
406 - A Practical Step by Step Journey to a Thriving Creative Practice
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comCheck out Conner Jones' - Pending Beautiful CollectiveCALL TO ADVENTUREThe Super-Fan Flow Chart
What is the verb you associate with what you want to create?
Do you know where are people doing that?
Do you know who they are?
Have you made a project that would connect to them?
SPONSORSADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTSTORYBLOCKSVideo is one of my most effective ways to stand out as a creator online these days - and with Storyblocks you can take your videos to the next level - with Affordable Subscriptions, Unlimited Downloads, and 1M+ Royalty Free Assets - you can level up your content at storyblocks.com/CreativePepTalkOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 12, 2023 • 56min
405 - Which Do You Need Today: Well Being, Marketing or Creative Quality?
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comWTF with Marc Maron - Ep. 1412 with the DanielsThe Grow Show - Ep. 49 How to Make Your Podcast & Target Audience More SpecificThis Jungian Life PodcastOff the Menu with Ed Gamble and James AcasterCALL TO ADVENTURETrust, embrace, follow, and be open to your curiosity.SPONSORSOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 5, 2023 • 54min
404 - Running On Empty? Find the Creative Fuel You Need Right Now
SHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comIn Writing with Hattie Crisell - S5 Ep46. Ruben ÖstlundIn Writing with Hattie Crisell - S4 Ep41. Georgia Pritchett)You Are a Storyteller with Brian McDonald and Jesse Bryan - The Land of the Dead and Its Use in StoriesNPR’s Life Kit - Making art is good for your health.Philosophize This - Ep173. Simone Weil, The Need for RootsCALL TO ADVENTUREDissolve into the whole.Open up to losing your sense of individualism to get in touch with the collective experience.SPONSORSADOBE FRESCOAdobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPTOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


