Creative Pep Talk

Andy J. Pizza

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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 stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative block and stay creatively pepped to the max! Learn more: creativepeptalk.com Check out the host: andyjpizza.com

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Creative Pep Talk episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Creative Pep Talk for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Creative Pep Talk episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

356 - The One Thing Scientists are Sure Will Give You Better Creative Results

Creative Pep Talk

03/09/22 • 58 min

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SHOW NOTES

Creative Zero-To-Hero Series

1. Skill

2. Story

3. Style

4. SPACE

5. Psychology

6. Say Something

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Rex Jung’s “Creativity and the Brain” TED Talk

Rex Jung’s “Creativity and the Everyday Brain” On Being interview

Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages practice

Margaret A. Boden’s “The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms” book

Graham Wallas' and the four stages of the creative process

John Cleese on having a “time oasis” for creativity

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432 - Creatively Drowning? The 3 Magic Words that Helped Me

Creative Pep Talk

12/13/23 • 41 min

SHOW NOTES

Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode!

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Scott Erickson on Instagram - “I Get To” post

Wonderworks: Literary Invention and the Science of Stories by Angus Fletcher

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

“Give what you didn't get.” — Garry Shandling

CALL TO ADVENTURE

Three magic words.

I
Choose
You

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434 - Creative Pep Talk's 10 Rules of A Thriving Creative Practice REPLAY

Creative Pep Talk

12/27/23 • 67 min

SHOW NOTES

Transcripts available on the Creative Pep Talk episode!

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Our PATREON virtual meetup, now on the last Monday of every month! Join us for the next one on January 29th, 2024!

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Bob Dylan - Magical Youth Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_wAZ02JUtM

Original Creative Pep Talk on Booby Traps

https://www.creativepeptalk.com/episodes/2018/10/9/202-for-when-you-feel-like-giving-up

Right Side Out Pizza Story

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAX66GsgYfX/

Lynda Barry

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

Dieter Rams Good Design Rules

https://designmuseum.org/discover-design/all-stories/what-is-good-design-a-quick-look-at-dieter-rams-ten-principles

Sister Corita Kent Art Class Rules

https://www.creativelivesinprogress.com/article/corita-kent

Everything is a Remix Kirby Ferguson

https://www.everythingisaremix.info/

George Carlin Cardboard Cut Out Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CewUVZZMXT8

Seth Godin More Good Ideas by Having More Bad Ideas

https://seths.blog/2018/06/the-two-simple-secrets-to-good-ideas/#:~:text=Secret %231 is the biggest,easier than the opposite approach.

James Clear Atomic Habits

https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

Twyla Tharp The Creative Habit

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Creative-Habit/Twyla-Tharp/9780743235273

1000 True Fans Kevin Kelly

https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/

Austin Kleon Seasons

https://austinkleon.com/2016/08/11/seasons/

Todd Henry Seasons

https://accidentalcreative.com/podcasts/ac/ac-podcast-seasons/

Pantsers vs Plotter

https://whenyouwrite.com/plotter-vs-pantser/#:~:text=A plotter is someone who,their pots on the stove

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441 - 3 Solutions if Your Practice is Stuck in The Spinning Wheel of Death

Creative Pep Talk

02/14/24 • 36 min

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273 - Personal Brand and Positioning Yourself in the Market with Meg Lewis

Creative Pep Talk

04/22/20 • 66 min

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Meg Lewis
https://meglewis.com/
https://www.instagram.com/yourbuddymeg/

Co-Loop
https://co-loop.co/
https://www.instagram.com/coloopco/

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PATREON + YOU!
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337 - How to Hear Your Creative Voice and Trust It with Rebecca Green

Creative Pep Talk

10/13/21 • 57 min

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SHOW NOTES

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Rebecca Green

https://www.myblankpaper.com/

https://www.instagram.com/rebeccagreenillustration/

Chris Pain, Illustrator

https://www.cfpayne.com/

Garfield’s Thanksgiving, book

https://www.amazon.com/Garfields-Thanksgiving-Jim-Davis/dp/0345356500

Boney Legs, Joanna Cole, book

https://www.amazon.com/Bony-Legs-Joanna-Cole/dp/0590405160

How to Make Friends with a Ghost, Book by Rebecca Green

https://www.myblankpaper.com/books#/how-to-make-friends-with-a-ghost-1/

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442 - How Pain Points Can Point To New Possibilities with Amy Devers

Creative Pep Talk

02/21/24 • 41 min

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443 - Which of the 4 Inspiration Types Do You Need Now?

Creative Pep Talk

02/28/24 • 41 min

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SHOW NOTES

Angus Fletcher Wonderworks

Moomin - Comet in Moominvalley

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285 - 6 Things You Can Do To Unlock Your Creative Super Self

Creative Pep Talk

08/12/20 • 50 min

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Molly Fletcher - Energy Clock
https://mollyfletcher.com/the-energy-clock/

Richard Rohr
https://cac.org/podcasts/velcro-teflon-explanation/

Mihaly Csikszentmihaly - FLOW
https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_flow_the_secret_to_happiness?language=en

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