
Creative Pep Talk
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
Latest episodes

May 17, 2023 • 52min
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 • 41min
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 31min
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 • 44min
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 • 58min
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 • 56min
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

Mar 29, 2023 • 60min
403 - How to Access Creative Flow Through a Grounded Spiritual Approach with Eric Zimmer
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.comEric Zimmer’s The One You Feed PodcastThe One You Feed Podcast - How to Improve Your Life with Atomic Habits with James Clear (Part 1)The One You Feed Podcast - How to Improve Your Life with Atomic Habits with James Clear (Part 2)Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Book by Betty EdwardsEither/Or: A Fragment of Life - Book by Søren KierkegaardCALL TO ADVENTURETake an upside down perspective.How can you approach your practice or project from different angles of intention?SPONSORSSTORYBLOCKSVideo 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/CPT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 22, 2023 • 41min
402 - Why Crafting Perfect Creative Work is Backfiring and How to Break Free
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.comGrease (Movie)Indigo De Souza’s Website (Musician)Nancy Duarte Ted Talk - The Secret Structure of Great TalksCALL TO ADVENTUREWhat would you do if social currency or coolness didn’t exist?What would you do? What would you make?SPONSORSSTORYBLOCKSVideo 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

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Mar 1, 2023 • 59min
401 - The Creative Journey Survival Guide: The 3 Must Have Essentials
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 ADVENTUREIdentify your three P’s.
People
Practice/Project
Product
SPONSORSCANVASThe Canvas lamp makes it easy to get the right lighting every time for the videos you make with your phone. Enjoy this super stable and well made product while supporting a small, family owned business in Birmingham, Alabama. Go check out this lamp at shopcanvas.co/peptalkOUR 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

Feb 22, 2023 • 1h 26min
400 - How to Find a Creative Battle Cry that Will Ground and Guide Your Next Season
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.comSophie Miller’s WebsiteSophie Miller’s InstagramCALL TO ADVENTUREDefine your creative battle cry!What is a want that is getting in the way of a need? Find your anti-goal of your creative practice.SPONSORSCANVASThe Canvas lamp makes it easy to get the right lighting every time for the videos you make with your phone. Enjoy this super stable and well made product while supporting a small, family owned business in Birmingham, Alabama. Go check out this lamp at shopcanvas.co/peptalkJAKPRINTSThanks to our wonderful Ohio based print partner Jakprints.com Jakprints has always been a different kind of company: Independent printers focused on giving designers, musicians, artists and everyday businesses access to the print quality (and customer service) that the biggest brands take for granted. Twenty-some years later, 100,000 clients can attest to our success -- and we have the five-star reviews to prove it.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