Creative Pep Talk

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 overwhelmed, this snapshot will help you feel less alone in it and may just give you some tools to overcome it! Episode art by Cheyenne Barton and Andy J. Pizza __________ SHOW NOTES Cheyenne Barton’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chey.barton/ Cheyenne Barton’s Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/cheyennebarton “The life of an artist.” Iceberg Illustration by Megan Herbert https://www.instagram.com/p/CU6THjkpuqd/

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 world.  https://creators.riverside.fm/creativepeptalk 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   This episode is a conversation with Anna-Laura Sullivan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annalaura_art/ Website: https://annalauraart.com/

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: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co  Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com  Mentioned: Dave Ramsey and the 80/20 rule Susan David's book 'Emotional Agility' https://www.susandavid.com/book/ Angus Fletcher's book 'Wonderworks' https://www.angusfletcher.co/ Adam Grant https://adamgrant.net/

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 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: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co  Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com   Reel Bear Media: www.reelbearmedia.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelbearmedia/ Twenty One Pilots htt

This episode’s for you if: You’re tired of trying to do it all You feel like giving up You’re wondering how to pep talk yourself or a friend or loved one who’s struggling on the creative journey.  Stick to the end for some time travel and something new that I’m calling a CTIA ---------- 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: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co  Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com   Old episode clip from Episode 5- The Obvious Thing You're Missing https://www.creativepeptalk.com/005-the-obvious-thing-youre-missing/ Movie referenced for the anti-pep talk is School of Rock with Jack Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37oJqWp4rJM Book: The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carrier

We all want to make work that’s authentic and has our creative fingerprints on it. But it’s easier said than done. There’s lots to learn from folks who literally put themselves into the work. In this episode we chat with Ronald Young Jr. about his award winning audio memoir series “Weight for It” and glean what all of us can learn about injecting your DNA into your work. So whether you’re literally making a self portrait / memoir project or not, this episode is chocked full of takeaways on how to make your work more 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   Ron Young Jr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron Weight For It Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weight-for-it/id1686599391 Leaving The Theater Podcast: https://www.ohitsbigron.com/leaving-the-theater On Air Fest: https://www.onairfest.com Angus Fletcher:  htt

This episode is for you if: -You are exploring your voice and how you can insert it into your work in a more genuine way -You are exploring being seen, heard and understood through your creative work -You are considering or working on a collaboration  -You want to strengthen the connection between yourself and your audience 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   Book ‘Super Communicators’ https://www.charlesduhigg.com/supercommunicators ‘The Power of Habit’ book https://www.charlesduhigg.com/the-power-of-habit Artist Kara Walker http://www.karawalkerstudio.com Ai Weiwei https://www.aiweiwei.com Lynda Barry https://drawnandquarterly.com/author/lynda-barry/ Abstract artists mentioned: Mark Rothko Frank Philip Stella SPONSORS:  Riverside - The easiest way for you and your team to record, edit and share professional grade Videos and Podcasts, from a

This episode is for you if: You’re stuck in the middle of a never ending project and you need a fresh perspective  You feel distracted by so many ideas You have felt discouraged by the response to your work/projects after putting so much time and effort in you’re interested in picture book making or storytelling  SHOW NOTES A Sundae with Everything On It https://smarturl.it/SundaewithEverythingOnIt A Pizza with Everything On It https://www.etsy.com/listing/1341177986/hardback-book-a-pizza-with-everything-on?click_key=5e66d965c915b93862cf7c4786572f45e020a8c0%3A1341177986&click_sum=5bf1f093&crt=1&ref=shop_home_recs_6 Cal Newport https://calnewport.com Childish Gambino - Atavista https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atavista John Cleese - Creativity https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Short-Cheerful-John-Cleese/dp/0385348274 Eliza Kinkz https://www.elizakinkz.com https://bookshop.org/p/books/papa-s-magical-water-jug-clock-jesus-trejo/18822245?ean=9781662651045 SPONSORS Riverside - The easiest way for you and

This episode is for you if: You’re overwhelmed by the demands of social media You feel pressure to MAKE IT BIG or give up trying You’re burnt out from trying to DO IT ALL You need an example and and an action plan on how to stay focused and get results -------- SHOW NOTES Rosalie Haizlett https://rosaliehaizlett.com/ instagram.com/rosaliehaizlett Books: Watercolor in Nature (2021) https://rosaliehaizlett.com/collections/books/products/watercolor-in-nature-book-by-rosalie-haizlett Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains (Preorder 2024) https://rosaliehaizlett.com/pages/tiny-worlds-bookhttps://rosaliehaizlett.com/pages/tiny-worlds-book Naturalist/illustrator Roger Tory Peterson https://rtpi.org/ -------- SPONSORS Riverside - The easiest way for you and your team to record, edit and share professional grade Videos and Podcasts, from anywhere in the world.  https://creators.riverside.fm/creativepeptalk

This episode is for you if: Hustle culture and social media are destroying your creativity You’ve lost hope of ever being able to do enough You intuitively know the pace of the world and industry isn’t conducive to creative productivity but need language to understand why You need a map to more satisfying work life balance that improves both ------------- SHOW NOTES Cal Newport https://calnewport.com/ Slow Productivity https://calnewport.com/slow/ Jenny Blake - Free Time https://itsfreetime.com/book

This episode is for you if: You need a boost of encouragement from someone who has also felt the burden to conform to expectations of others You need examples and ideas on how to creatively adapt your lifestyle to be more conducive to your nature You want to learn about leaning into your strengths and tips on following curiosity and how to work with who you are and not against it! SHOW NOTES Jessica McCabe https://howtoadhd.com/ How to ADHD Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710890/how-to-adhd-by-jessica-mccabe/ How to ADHD YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/howtoadhd

This episode is for you if you get in your head and struggle to share your story and your work with the world, if you worry that it’s just not relevant or interesting or maybe that it’s too weird… and just a heads up - we’ve been doing a series called Right Side Out - this is episode 6 and the last episode of the series - it really won’t make sense without working through the episodes - go back to episode 449 of this show to start back at episode one. Episode 1 of Right Side Out SHOW NOTES ---------------- Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co https://www.sophiemiller.co/ Yoni Wolf / WHY? https://whywithaquestionmark.com/ AOKOHIO https://yoniwolf.substack.com/ Angus Fletcher https://www.angusfletcher.co/ Wonderworks https://swiftpress.com/book/wonderworks/ Connor Jones / Pending Beautiful https://www.pendingbeautiful.co/ CreativeMornings https://creativemornings.com/

All the parts come together and I share the conversation with my mom. Part 5 of Right Side Out SHOW NOTES Lulu Miller https://www.instagram.com/lutimestwoo/?hl=en CreativeMornings https://creativemornings.com/ SWISSMISS / Tina Roth Eisenberg https://www.instagram.com/swissmiss/?hl=en James Acaster https://www.jamesacaster.com/ A Pizza with Everything On It https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/a-pizza-with-everything-on-it

This episode is for you if: You want to get more personal or deep in your creative work but you don’t know practically where to start You struggle to take a personal interest in yourself and you feel like every one else is more interesting or worthy You are prone to low self and esteem and sometimes feel like why even bother making anything at all STICK TIL THE END of this episode I am going to share a prompt that unlocked the most significant creative breakthrough in finding my own creative voice SHOW NOTES EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/peptalk Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!  Stuff by Andrew Neyer: https://andrewneyer.com/ Color Me Collaborative Exhibit: https://andrewneyer.com/projects/color-me Charles Schulz on 60 Minutes in 1997: https://youtu.be/kjTpdUs-pfw Creative Mornings: https://creativemornings.com/ https://creativemornings.com/talks/aaron-james-draplin/1 https://creativemornings.com/talks/kate-bingaman-burt/1 https://creativemornings.com/talks/josep

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You struggle to find where the literal voices of others and the metaphorical creative voices of your hero’s end and where you begin If limitations were put on you by others that you have a hard time shaking off You need help finding a starting place to build off of in terms of building your creative identity Stick til the end for an exercise to kickstart finding your creative voice SHOW NOTES Dr Ken Benau https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ken-benau-kensington-ca/279286 NPR - Social media posts warn people not to call 988. Here's what you need to know https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/08/11/1116769071/social-media-posts-warn-people-not-to-call-988-heres-what-you-need-to-know Yoni Wolf / WHY? https://whywithaquestionmark.com/ AOKOHIO https://yoniwolf.substack.com/ Sophie Miller https://www.sophiemiller.co/ Connor Jones / Pending Beautiful https://www.pendingbeautiful.co/

This episode is for you if: You need some ideas on how to tap into a more timeless sense of yourself You cant figure out what’s you and what’s you trying to be cool Or you need help breaking free from your creative influences and find something that truly unique to you to build a more unique creative sensibility  STAY TIL THE END and I will give you a creative thought exercise that broke open the development of my creative identity in a major way early on in my practice  SPONSORS EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/peptalk Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! SHOW NOTES Yoni Wolf / WHY? https://whywithaquestionmark.com/ AOKOHIO https://yoniwolf.substack.com/ Sophie Miller https://www.sophiemiller.co/ Connor Jones / Pending Beautiful https://www.pendingbeautiful.co/

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 SPONSORS EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/peptalk Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! SHOW NOTES Lulu Miller https://www.instagram.com/lutimestwoo https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Trucky-Roads/Lulu-Miller/9781665919173 Yoni Wolf / WHY? https://whywithaquestionmark.com/ AOKOHIO https://yoniwolf.substack.com/ On Air Fest https://www.onairfest.com/ Connor Jones / Pending Beautiful

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You feel super inconsistent in your creative practice You’re work isn’t going anywhere because it happens in fits and starts You’re relationship to your work is like a on again off again thing and you’re ready to make at least a short term commitment STICK UNTIL THE END: I will give you are the 4 essentials to a thriving creative practice and a journal prompt to figure out which you’re missing - or which you need to add SPONSORS EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/peptalk Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! SHOW NOTES Book Mentions: "A Sunday with Everything on It" by Andy J. Pizza and Kyle Scheele "Emotional Agility" by Susan David "Deep Work" by Cal Newport "Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport "Invisible Ink" by Brian McDonald

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You feel like you’re being left behind ALL THE TECH advancements and shifts in the past couple years has you scrambling OR you just feel like you’re not locked into making progress in a meaningful direction that your whole heart and soul can embrace IF YOU STAY UNTIL THE END - I will come back with a CALL TO ADVENTURE called THE HEADS UP 7 SECONDS exercise that you can use TODAY to make your creative session more aligned with where you are in the moment right now and make that effort count SPONSORS EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/peptalk Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! SHOW NOTES Josh Linkner - https://joshlinkner.com/ Josh's podcast Mic Drop

This episode is for you if: No longer having fun making stuff Your passion and enjoyment have been replaced by anxiety and pressure You always find yourself trying to outdo the last thing you made and end up overthinking Or you worry if you don’t stay afraid you’re going to end up washed up Stay til the end for a practice for finding fun, focus and clarity again called “Rename the Game” SPONSORS EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/peptalk Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! SHOW NOTES Atomic Habits by James Clear The Weeknd Dr Rex Jung Ted Talk