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Creative Pep Talk

Creative Pep Talk

By: 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 blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!! Learn more: creativepeptalk.com Check out the host: andyjpizza.comAll rights reserved Art Economics
Episodes
  • 511 - A Message for Sensitive Creatives Who Are Struggling Right Now

    511 - A Message for Sensitive Creatives Who Are Struggling Right Now
    Jun 25 2025
    Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- Listen to this if you are feeling overwhelmed, struggling to focus and unable to find the fuel you need to show up. There’s a cliche that says artists are depressive types, and although this isn’t completely unfounded, this disposition creates a powerful opportunity that you may be missing! SHOW NOTES: Andre 3000 on Broken Recordhttps://youtu.be/LjHcHTJ8D5k?si=KLoYwQMotdWJxHQj Past Liveshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13238346/ Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com SPONSORS:SQUARESPACEHead to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • 510 - Remember How to Have Fun and Get Loose, ADHD / Being You, Storytelling, Ignoring the Industry & More with Picture Book Maker Bob Shea

    510 - Remember How to Have Fun and Get Loose, ADHD / Being You, Storytelling, Ignoring the Industry & More with Picture Book Maker Bob Shea
    Jun 18 2025
    Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. --- This episode is for you if you: 1 - Struggle to be productive like a “normal” human2 - Want to make your work more YOU3 - You want to get looser and have more fun in your work4 - Are interested in storytelling / picture books THIS WAS A PHENOMENALLY FUN AND INSIGHTFUL CHAT with picture book legend Bob Shea! SHOW NOTES: Bob Sheahttps://www.bobshea.com Bearsuit Turtlehttps://store.abramsbooks.com/products/bearsuit-turtle-makes-a-friend Chez Bobhttps://www.bobshea.com/books/chez-bob Lane Smithhttps://www.lanesmithbooks.com Stinky Cheese Manhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stinky_Cheese_Man_and_Other_Fairly_Stupid_Tales Genesight Medication Testinghttps://genesight.com Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 509 - Hack Motivation to Begin AND Finish Well + Unlock Creative Self with These Questions

    509 - Hack Motivation to Begin AND Finish Well + Unlock Creative Self with These Questions
    Jun 11 2025
    Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. ---This episode is for you if you are: 1 - A beginner trying to make a splash2 - A seasoned creative who needs to try something new3 - Stuck and uninspired and lost the love of making stuff We are all beginners at some point and we become beginners again and again at different aspects of our creative journey repeatedly. With times rapidly changing, this has never been more true. In this Q&A episode of the show, we explore how to begin well, but also, maybe more importantly how to end and finish projects well. This is a fan favorite type Q&A “Ask Dr. Pizza” episode :) SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins

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