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Creative Pep Talk

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

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489 - How to Make Your Work More Personal with...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/01/22

Andy sits down to have a joint podcast episode with master storyteller and comedian Alice Fraser for both of their podcasts. In this episode we explore: - Making work that’s more personal and meaningful - The things to consider when sharing elements of your personal life in your work - Being a parent when you have a creative practice - Navigating the different stages of life / the creative journey Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or

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39:05

487 - Apathetic About Goals? Uncover A Different...

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2025/01/08

If you’re struggling to create goals that feel motivating, this episode is for you! Goals have their place, but sometimes we need to tap into a more renewable motivation. In this episode I share a shift that freaking changed the game for me! For real! Hope you get the same boost from this that I did!Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk Albert Camus -

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38:47

486 - How to Transform Your Frustrations into...

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2025/01/01

Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk --- If you’re struggling to find an exciting vision for your creative future this new year, this episode is for you. This is episode one of “The Grounding Series”. While others may be shooting for the sky this January, we start with the opposite: getting grounded. Let’s tap into what really matters and why we choose to create in the first place. If chasing sales,

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485 - A 3 Question Year-End Reflection to Awaken Your...

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2024/12/25

Prompts for reflection, intention and hope with Andy J. Pizza and Sophie Miller. Step back from the holiday hustle, consider your 2024 year of creativity and look forward into the year to come. In this fun Christmas Carol themed episode (not too Christmassy so don’t let that put you off!) we are visited by 3 Ghosts: Past, Present and Future. Each Creative Ghost asks a question and we each answer their prompts. There are themes of gratitude, growth, presence, inspiration for 2025. This episode has a

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96:16

484 - Creativity vs Discipline: Finding Balance...

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2024/12/18

10 Years of the Creative Pep Talk Podcast. Can you believe it? In this episode the tables get turned! Bestselling Author Katherine May interviews Andy J. Pizza about this ten year journey of a creative project. In this vulnerable behind the scenes chat we cover: How to unlock the creative discipline to keep showing up in your creative practice even when you may want to quit sometimes. Why you might want to include personal / vulnerable information in your work and how to think about what you want

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483 - Artist Case Study: The Niche Shortcut with...

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2024/12/11

How do you find a creative niche? It's become a Creative Pep Talk classic cliche!In this Artist Case Study episode we talk through the creative journey of Scottish Singer-Songwriter, Olivia Rafferty. Olivia is such a great example of an artist who has found a novel way to cut through the noise by stepping out of her industry and dipping into another. From the creative sparks, to all the confusing conflicting advice, to finding something that works for you and rolling with it.

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38:05

482 - The Key Ingredient for Maximizing Discoverability

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2024/12/04

Episode 4/4 of The Journey of The True Fan SeriesHow do you find an audience for your work? Does it feel like you're sat quietly with your fishing rod, just waiting patiently for something to bite? Have you really considered what you're hoping to catch and how best to get its attention? In this episode we explore the DISCOVERY of the 3 part plan: Discovery, Trust and Sell. We get into the essential purpose of your website too! This episode is in partnership with Squarespace! Head

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47:47

473 - The 3 Steps from Strangers to True Fans

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2024/10/02

Why aren’t more people discovering and embracing your work? It must not be good enough, right? You’ve heard it a billion times: Just do the work. But what if obsessively overthinking and over-tinkering is just as dangerous of a distraction as procrastination? What would it look like if you redirected some of your focus away from micro-creative improvements and towards developing a more intentional relationship with new fans? In this episode we explore how to get new people to discover your work

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91:45

472- The Tug-Of-War Between Making Your Art And...

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2024/09/25

When approaching creative projects- how do you express yourself, challenge yourself and be true to yourself?This episode is an interview with Grammy nominated musician Gallant. From the relatable moment when he snapped, to the joyful moment it all clicked, Gallant walks us through his creative process from intuitive mood-boards to finding the flow. Stick to the end for a fresh take on creating mood-boards to inspire your projects. Gallant Links https://gallant.lnk.to/Zinc Follow on Instagram:

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23:55

Making Magic Happen with Vanessa Rivera

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2024/09/20

Check out Adobe Express' "In the Making" Podcast" here: https://link.chtbl.com/ZNKQZa97 In the Making - from Adobe Express - kicks off season two with Teresa Au interviewing Vanessa Rivera of The Life of AIVAX about her whimsical Photoshop art and how she balances a time-consuming creative career with a family as a working mom. Vanessa talks about creative tools that save her time in her work, how she and her family left their home to travel in Europe for an extended period, how to set limits on

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57:53

471- Is A World Of Inspiration Waiting In The One...

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2024/09/18

How do you create something both accessible and innovative? What do you draw inspiration from to make authentic and meaningful work?In this episode- animator, illustrator and author Sanjay Patel tells us about his life-changing journey back to his upbringing, we discuss his deep-dive into the well of inspiration he found and how it all came together into a playful preschool show. ------- SHOW NOTES: Writing / Host: Andy J. Pizza Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co Audio Editing

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77:53

470 - How To Create A Body Of Work By Collaborating...

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2024/09/11

Do you have a box of treasured momentos, a drawer of unfinished artwork or a notebook of ideas you never quite started and definitely didn't finish? Author and illustrator Carson Ellis tells us how she uncovered a forgotten journal from her 20s and how it informed an entire series of work, with a little help along the way from some other past projects. This interview is creative inspiration for how to tell stories using pictures, capture nostalgia and perhaps even create art today as a time capsule

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48:03

469 - How to Know What Work You Need to Focus On Now

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2024/09/04

It’s difficult to know where to focus your creative energy. If you don’t know whether you should be learning a new skill, diving deep into a new project or marketing something you’ve already done, this episode is for you!-------- 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 Dan Harmon, Story Circle

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48:46

468 - How to Save Your Creativity from Toxic...

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2024/08/28

This episode is for you if:-You keep giving up -You violently swing your focus from money-making, to never mixing money and creativity ever again -You need a method for staying true to your creative core and not getting swept away by all the shiny objects 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 Lisa Miller PhD - The Awakened

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52:28

467 - The Creative Spark Igniting Magic of the...

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2024/08/21

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:Everything changes. Platforms. The Economy. Seasons of Life. What do you do when these changes block your path in such a way, that no matter how you look at it, you can’t seem to find a path forward? You need to get distance to find perspective, but you can’t always press pause and escape to a two week vacation anytime you get stuck. In this episode we talk about the research backed power of the journey mentality and how to access its perspective shifting magic. This is

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70:31

466 - How Embracing the Indie Spirit Unblocks Your...

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2024/08/14

A chat with Yoni Wolf of the band WHY? - I have been a massive fan for YEARS and you've heard their music every week on the show! You may also have heard more of the the band in our Right Side Out Series. This episode is for you if you are sick and tired of waiting for someone to let you do the creative work you want to be making, if you need inspiration for how to put more of yourself into your work or if you need a fresh helping of that feeling of why we do creative work at all - and stick until

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46:10

465 - What to Focus on & What to Let Go with Cheyenne...

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2024/08/07

The creative brain is amazing at coming up with infinite options and connections, but sorting through and choosing which options are best and should be focused on is a totally different skill. In this episode we talk to incredible Illustrator and Youtuber Cheyenne Barton, right in the midst of working this stuff out for herself. At the time we talked, Cheyenne was feeling overwhelmed in her practice and I found the vulnerability of this chat to be a real gift. If you’re burnt out or feeling

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464 - The Magic of Whispering into The Void (instead...

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2024/07/31

This episode is for you if you are:1 - Tired of tracking the meaningless stats of likes and follows and want to find ways of tracking more meaningful progress 2 - Struggling to remember why you love making creative work and want to feel that spark again 3 - You need a more human way of being online as a creative person Riverside - The easiest way for you and your team to record, edit and share professional grade Videos and Podcasts, from anywhere in the

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48:55

463- 3 Areas Of Stress And Wasted Effort To Cut Out Now

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2024/07/24

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 --------- Riverside - The easiest way for you and your team to record, edit and share professional grade Videos and Podcasts, from anywhere in the world. Use code PEPTALK 15% Off https://creators.riverside.fm/creativepeptalk --------- SHOW NOTES Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design:

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79:32

462- How to Find Purpose Behind-the-Scenes and...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2024/07/17

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. -------------- Riverside - The easiest

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