Creative Pep Talk

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You want to find your style and voice and make authentic work If you know to do so you have to put yourself into the work But you don’t know how to do that or worse you don’t really know who you are! This episode is the start of a new series all about that - and is especially relevant to neurodivergent ppl or those of us that constantly feel like we have had to hide ourselves or become smaller to get by in society Stay until the end and I will share a creative prompt that didn’t just break open my creativity - it broke open whole layers of my self and my life SPONSORSEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/peptalk Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!SHOW NOTESLulu Millerhttps://www.instagram.com/lutimestwoohttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Trucky-Roads/Lulu-Miller/9781665919173Yoni Wolf / WHY?https://whywithaquestionmark.com/AOKOHIOhttps://yoniwolf.substack.com/On Air Festhttps://www.onairfest.com/Connor Jones / Pending Beautifulhttps://www.pendingbeautiful.co/Charley Lockehttps://charleylocke.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The podcast explores the importance of consistency and commitment in a creative practice, defining core values for creative thriving. It emphasizes adapting to different creative seasons, balancing openness with closedness, and embracing creativity as a journey. The speaker highlights the significance of self-love, mastering the dynamic creative process, and prioritizing authentic self-expression over financial success.

Josh Linkner, entrepreneur and author, discusses overcoming creative stagnation, embracing disruption, and balancing 'heads down' work with 'heads up' time. He emphasizes the importance of reinvention, experimentation, and continuous innovation in various professions, drawing parallels to jazz music and highlighting the need for a safe space for creativity and real-time feedback.

Explore strategies to recover joy and focus in creativity, break free from perfectionism, embrace creative 'misses', and learn from collaboration in music and business.

Explore the power of anger as a creative fuel, visual art in heroic storytelling, and the importance of empathy in art. Delve into harnessing emotions for creativity, the wonder of exploration, and reigniting passion in long-term projects.

Explore how embracing uniqueness can turn ordinary into extraordinary, standing out in a competitive market. Learn to align creativity with personal traits and experiences to unlock hidden potential. Join a diverse creative community and engage in meetups for inspiration and growth.

Exploring the 4 types of creative inspiration, emphasizing authenticity over superficial motivations, embracing fresh experiences for creativity, and rediscovering genuine inspiration through personal experiences.

Amy Devers, host of Clever, discusses transforming self-limiting beliefs into creative opportunities. She shares insights on embracing pain points, motivations in creative pursuits, and transitioning from mastery to generalization. Devers emphasizes the importance of self-compassion and finding new creative paths through facing challenges.

Importance of focus in the creative process, the creative call to adventure and the three noun diagnostic, essential components for a thriving creative practice, finding clarity and solving problems in your creative practice

Author and podcaster Todd Henry joins the host to discuss bravery in the creative process, sharing examples of transforming fears into inspiration. They explore the importance of breaking away from old methods and setting short-term goals for effective planning and flexibility.