Andy J. Pizza

Creative Pep Talk

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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 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 stori...

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Andy J. Pizza

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391 - How to Move People with Your Creative Work on a Deeper Level 07.12.2022 50:20

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 resour...

390 - How to Make Work that's More Creative and Less of a Grind 30.11.2022 43:43

SHOW NOTES TRANSCRIPT The Bear on Hulu Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ___________________________ 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? __________...

389 - Making Super Potent Small Pieces + Tackling Larger Projects (Even with a Day Job) with Malaka Gharib 16.11.2022 55:33

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ 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 _________ SPONSORS SKILLSHARE There...

388 - 2 Easy Shifts That Enable Creative Work That is More Deeply Resonant 09.11.2022 46:12

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ 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 Elizab...

387 - How to Find a Secret Door into the Creative Field You’ve Always Longed to Work Within 02.11.2022 38:26

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ 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 Yo...

386 - How to Create an Inspiring Prompt That Unlocks Your Most Inspired Creative Work 26.10.2022 41:20

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ 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 - Bo...

385 - How to Reverse Engineer What Creative Goal to Focus On Next 19.10.2022 41:22

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ 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...

384 - 3 Sources of Creative Fuel for When You're Running on Empty with Hanif Abdurraqib 12.10.2022 37:34

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ 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) Amer...

383 - 3 Steps for Creating the Work that Gets You The Work You're Perfect For 28.09.2022 45:41

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythm Series: Part Five Win Back Your Creative Confidence || part of The Inner Critic Series - Skillshare Class with Lucy Lambriex _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Make a Passion Pit jet! What project or piece could you make spec...

382 - The 3 Obstacles Blocking You From Finding an Authentic Style + More! 21.09.2022 46:54

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ 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 _________ ASK...

381 - Tried Everything but Nothing's Working? Studies Show This Creative Tactic is Often Overlooked 14.09.2022 39:43

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ 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 fo...

380 - Sick of Your Own Work? How to Make Work You Love Again in 5 Steps REPLAY 07.09.2022 47:25

379 - 3 Things to Do When Nothing is Moving Quick Enough In Your Creative Journey 31.08.2022 47:46

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part Three Wireframe Podcast - Courtney Quinn and Brandon Groce Help Will on a Whim Rethink His Website _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Craft your own long-gamer’s guidebook to your creative practice. 1. Secret It...

378 - No Time? A Powerful Technique for Doing Less but Producing More 24.08.2022 40:42

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES 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 t...

377 - 3 Steps on Building The Essential Relationships in Your Creative Sphere 17.08.2022 31:54

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part One Designing The Life You Want: 4 Exercises for Clarity and Motivation - Skillshare Class from Muchelle B _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Codify what it means to “get it” – unlock the code – define what “get...

376 - How Seeing Your Work Differently Than the World Does is a Super Power with Shantell Martin 10.08.2022 41:53

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Shantell Martin's Instagram Shantell Martin's Website Shantell's TED Talk: How Drawing Can Set You Free Modern Meditation: Discover Your Potential, Power & Purpose - Justin Michael William's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVEN...

375 - This 4 Part Creative Practice Plan Took Me From From Frantic to Focused in 15 Minutes 03.08.2022 1:01:20

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Five Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project - Andy's Skillshare Class Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity - Andy's Skillshare...

374 - How to Make a Creative Practice Blueprint that Grounds and Guides You 27.07.2022 44:25

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Four Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity - Andy's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Create or update your 10 rules for your medium! Define good with your o...

373 - How to Escape Your Creative Hero's Shadow & Forge A Deeply Satisfying Path 13.07.2022 51:45

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Three Expressive Illustration: From Ideas to Execution - Roman Muradov's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Identify your ‘creative guide’ from your acquired tastes and your ‘creative v...

372 - This Simple Creative Prompt Sparked Nearly Every Major Breakthrough I Ever Had 06.07.2022 48:37

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Two Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity Social Media for Creatives: Five Exercises to...

371 - The 3 Step Mid-Year Creative Recalibration for Finding Direction Again 29.06.2022 44:59

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part One Singing Like A Star: Five Steps to Discovering Your Voice - Skillshare Class by Valerie Morehouse Ologies podcast by Alie Ward Song Exploder podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway Twenty Thosand Hertz...

370 - 5 Pieces of Incredible Creative Advice that Lit Me On Fire with Zak Rosen of the Best Advice Show 15.06.2022 45:20

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Zak Rosen’s Podcast - The Best Advice Show Tom Froese’s Skillshare Class: “The Six Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Art" _________ SPONSORS SHILLINGTON Study graphic design with Shillington for 3 months full-tim...

369 - How to Access the Otherworldly Creative Power within Your Longing with Author Susan Cain 08.06.2022 1:10:16

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Susan Cain's, "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" Book Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet: How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole” Book _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD STUDIO Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for a...

368 - Follow Your Bliss or Get Real? This New Take Gave Me a Thrilling Insight 01.06.2022 39:21

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES This Jungian Life Podcast Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet: How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole” Book Scott Erickson’s “Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life Beyond The Death of a Dream” Book _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Where do you need...

367 - How Seeing Every Piece as A Self Portrait Unlocks Hidden Creative Gold 25.05.2022 49:07

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES About Charles M. Shultz Storytelling Basics: How Creatives and Brands Can Build a Following | Learn with Kickstarter - Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Create an identity parade! In the spirit of facing our flaws, think...