Creative Pep Talk

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Get the Creative Career Path e-Handbook by signing up to our newsletter! The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph - Book by Ryan Holiday Hero on a Mission: The Power of Finding Your Role in Life - Book by Donald Miller The Hero With a Thousand Faces - Book by Joseph Campbell The Hero’s Journey - Book by Joseph Campbell The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers - Book by Christopher Vogler Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories that Resonate - Book by Brian McDonald _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Translate your obstacle into a dream brief. What are the non-negotiable deliverables for this obstacle? _________ SPONSORS ADOBE WIREFRAME This episode is supported by Wireframe, an original podcast from Adobe. The show is for small business owners who handle all the branding, content and design on th

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Get the Creative Career Path e-Handbook by signing up to our newsletter! Hero on a Mission: The Power of Finding Your Role in Life - Book by Donald Miller Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad - Book by Austin Kleon The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results - Book by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan Creative Transformation: 9 Exercises to Draw, Write, and Discover Your Future - Skillshare Class by Mari Andrew Deja Foxx and Carly Ayres Help Avie Daisy Designs Launch a Rebrand - Wireframe Podcast Episode _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Find people to learn from who have already solved your problem! _________ SPONSORS SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satisfying, and online classes from Skillshare make it possible. Learn about illustration, design,

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Object of Sound Podcast with Hanif Abdurraqib by Sonos Source Material (feat. Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine) Everything You Hear Belongs to You (feat. Bartees Strange) Storytelling Through Song (feat. Danielle Ponder) America's Dead Podcast by Sonos How to Make a Podcast: Plan, Record, and Launch with Success - Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE How can you tell an old story in a new way? _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD DARKBOARD Darkboard is a new ultra-light ergonomic drawing surface for iPad. It’s developed by the creators of Astropad Studio, long-time friends of the podcast. They created Darkboard to fix some of the most common pain points of artists — like hand cramps, bad posture, and being stuck at your desk. The Kickstarter to fund the creation of the Darkboard is LIVE NOW!! The first backers get the best rewards - so go

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythm Series: Part Five Win Back Your Creative Confidence || part of The Inner Critic Series - Skillshare Class with Lucy Lambriex _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Make a Passion Pit jet! What project or piece could you make specifically for someone/something as if it were a gift? _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD DARKBOARD Darkboard is a new ultra-light ergonomic drawing surface for iPad. It’s developed by the creators of Astropad Studio, long-time friends of the podcast. They created Darkboard to fix some of the most common pain points of artists — like hand cramps, bad posture, and being stuck at your desk. The Kickstarter to fund the creation of the Darkboard is LIVE NOW!! The first backers get the best rewards - so go check it out at darkboard.com. SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satis

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Chris Do and Elaine Lopez Teach Juliana Cifuentes How to Educate Homebuyers - Wireframe Podcast The Energy Clock: 3 Simple Steps to Create a Life Full of ENERGY - and Live Your Best Every Day - Book by Molly Fletcher _________ ASK DR. PIZZA https://www.creativepeptalk.com/ask _________ SPONSORS ADOBE WIREFRAME  This episode is supported by Wireframe, an original podcast from Adobe. The show is for small business owners who handle all the branding, content and design on their own for their business. Each episode features one small business owner, we pair them with a mentor who has built their own successful brand and then a designer to help them execute a plan to solve their problem. Click here to check out Adobe Wireframe and listen to the new season now! ASTROPAD DARKBOARD Darkboard is a new ultra-light ergonomic drawing surface for iPad. It’

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES   Human Rhythms Series: Part Four Do Less - Hidden Brain episode with Leidy Klotz Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less - Book by Leidy Klotz Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Book by Greg McKeown Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Book by Cal Newport Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals - Book by Oliver Burkeman Intimate Storytelling for Podcasting: The 4 Key Elements - Skillshare Class with Sayre Quevedo _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE The Zeigarnik Cache Clearing 1. Brain dump for 10 minutes on a piece of paper. 2. 80-20 your list. 3. How much time will they take? 4. Do as many of the shorter tasks as possible in one chunk of time! _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD DARKBOARD Darkboard is a new ultra-light ergonomic drawing surface for iPad. It’s developed by the creators of Astropad Studio, long-ti

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Jim Collins - Jim The Bug

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part Three Wireframe Podcast - Courtney Quinn and Brandon Groce Help Will on a Whim Rethink His Website _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Craft your own long-gamer’s guidebook to your creative practice. 1. Secret Items 2. Side Quests 3. DLC _________ SPONSORS ADOBE WIREFRAME This episode is supported by Wireframe, an original podcast from Adobe. The show is for small business owners who handle all the branding, content and design on their own for their business. Each episode features one small business owner, we pair them with a mentor who has built their own successful brand and then a designer to help them execute a plan to solve their problem. Click here to check out Adobe Wireframe and listen to the new season now!

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part Two The Business of Graphic Design: Protect & Perfect Your Passion - Aaron Draplin's Skillshare Class Invisible Things on Instagram Introducing the Sawdust Principle: How to Use your Business Byproducts to Create new Growth Opportunities by Pete Sena _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Employ the sawdust principle. Write out the main piece of your creative practice, and identify what seems like waste. What is your sawdust? What can you make from that? _________ SPONSORS SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satisfying, and online classes from Skillshare make it possible. Learn about illustration, design, photography, productivity, and marketing. With Skillshare’s short classes, you can move your creative journey forward without putting life on hold. So explore your creativit

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Human Rhythms Series: Part One Designing The Life You Want: 4 Exercises for Clarity and Motivation - Skillshare Class from Muchelle B _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Codify what it means to “get it” – unlock the code – define what “getting it” means to you and your practice. _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for artists! Astropad Studio turns your iPad into a drawing tablet by mirroring your favorite Mac or PC desktop apps directly onto your iPad. With Astropad Studio, you get the flexibility of your Apple Pencil combined with the power of full desktop apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. If you’re ready to take your creative workflow to the next level, you can start your 30-day free trial of Astropad Studio today. Plus, save 10% on your first year when you enter the promo code from this episode at checkout. Visit astro

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Shantell Martin's Instagram Shantell Martin's Website Shantell's TED Talk: How Drawing Can Set You Free Modern Meditation: Discover Your Potential, Power & Purpose - Justin Michael William's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Treat yourself like something to study, the ultimate research project - use your art to observe, “Who am I?” _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for artists! Astropad Studio turns your iPad into a drawing tablet by mirroring your favorite Mac or PC desktop apps directly onto your iPad. With Astropad Studio, you get the flexibility of your Apple Pencil combined with the power of full desktop apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. If you’re ready to take your creative workflow to the next level, you can start your 30-day free trial of Astropad Studio today. Plus, save 10% on your first year

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Five Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project - Andy's Skillshare Class Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity - Andy's Skillshare Class Social Media for Creatives: Five Exercises to Power Your Freelance Career - Andy's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Build your own funnel. Draw an upside-down triangle. Draw four horizontal lines, cutting the triangle into four horizontal boxes that get smaller towards the bottom. Strangers Substance Subscriptions Sales Add one adjective that describes your audience in each box - more specific as it goes down. You do not need to build this thing overnight - but what is the next step? _________ SPONSORS SHILLINGTON  Study graphic design with Shillington for 3 months full-time or 9 months part-ti

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Four Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity - Andy's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Create or update your 10 rules for your medium! Define good with your own guiding principles before you actually make anything. _________ SPONSORS SHILLINGTON  Study graphic design with Shillington for 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time. With Shillington’s graphic design course, you’ll graduate with a solid understanding of creative problem solving, design theory and software. Create an incredible design portfolio and master how to discuss and sell your work—essential skills for any creative career. LEARN MORE: https://shillo.design/pep SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satisfying, and online classes from Skillshare make it po

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Three Expressive Illustration: From Ideas to Execution - Roman Muradov's Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Identify your ‘creative guide’ from your acquired tastes and your ‘creative villain’ from your guilty pleasures – then discern how you can mash them together!  _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for artists! Astropad Studio turns your iPad into a drawing tablet by mirroring your favorite Mac or PC desktop apps directly onto your iPad. With Astropad Studio, you get the flexibility of your Apple Pencil combined with the power of full desktop apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. If you’re ready to take your creative workflow to the next level, you can start your 30-day free trial of Astropad Studio today. Plus, save 10% on your first year when you enter the promo code

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part Two Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity  Social Media for Creatives: Five Exercises to Power Your Freelance Career _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Write your dream brief! If a PDF of a dream brief showed up in your inbox, what would it be? _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for artists! Astropad Studio turns your iPad into a drawing tablet by mirroring your favorite Mac or PC desktop apps directly onto your iPad. With Astropad Studio, you get the flexibility of your Apple Pencil combined with the power of full desktop apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. If you’re ready to take your creative workflow to the next level, you can start your 30-day free trial of Astropad Studio today

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Creative Summer School Series: Part One Singing Like A Star: Five Steps to Discovering Your Voice - Skillshare Class by Valerie Morehouse Ologies podcast by Alie Ward Song Exploder podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway Twenty Thosand Hertz podcast by Dallas Taylor Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project - Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Find your cows! Your market models, who are the people who exist in your market? How can you learn from them? _________ SPONSORS SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satisfying, and online classes from Skillshare make it possible. Learn about illustration, design, photography, productivity, and marketing. With Skillshare’s short classes, you can move your creative journey forward without putting life on hold. So explo

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Zak Rosen’s Podcast - The Best Advice Show Tom Froese’s Skillshare Class: “The Six Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Art" _________ SPONSORS SHILLINGTON Study graphic design with Shillington for 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time. With Shillington’s graphic design course, you’ll graduate with a solid understanding of creative problem solving, design theory and software. Create an incredible design portfolio and master how to discuss and sell your work—essential skills for any creative career. LEARN MORE: https://shillo.design/pep SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satisfying, and online classes from Skillshare make it possible. Learn about illustration, design, photography, productivity, and marketing. With Skillshare’s short classes, you can move your creative jour

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES Susan Cain's, "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" Book Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet: How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole” Book _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD STUDIO Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for artists! Astropad Studio turns your iPad into a drawing tablet by mirroring your favorite Mac or PC desktop apps directly onto your iPad. With Astropad Studio, you get the flexibility of your Apple Pencil combined with the power of full desktop apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. If you’re ready to take your creative workflow to the next level, you can start your 30-day free trial of Astropad Studio today. Plus, save 10% on your first year when you enter the promo code from this episode at checkout. Visit astropad.com to get started! STORYBLOCKS Video is one of my most effective ways to stand out as a creator online

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES This Jungian Life Podcast Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet: How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole” Book Scott Erickson’s “Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life Beyond The Death of a Dream” Book _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Where do you need to explore more – the dreaming or the reality/doing? Figure out where you might be uncomfortable in these categories and dig into what it could symbolize. _________ SPONSORS ASTROPAD STUDIO Astropad is the ultimate iPad app for artists! Astropad Studio turns your iPad into a drawing tablet by mirroring your favorite Mac or PC desktop apps directly onto your iPad. With Astropad Studio, you get the flexibility of your Apple Pencil combined with the power of full desktop apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. If you’re ready to take your creative workflow to the next level, you can start your 30-day free trial of Astropa

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalk Support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! TRANSCRIPT _________ SHOW NOTES About Charles M. Shultz Storytelling Basics: How Creatives and Brands Can Build a Following | Learn with Kickstarter - Skillshare Class _________ CALL TO ADVENTURE Create an identity parade! In the spirit of facing our flaws, think of the villains in fiction media that you might identify with. By facing your villain side you might get an insight into your heroic side! _________ SPONSORS SKILLSHARE There’s nothing better than getting better. Accomplishing growth is extremely satisfying, and online classes from Skillshare make it possible. Learn about illustration, design, photography, productivity, and marketing. With Skillshare’s short classes, you can move your creative journey forward without putting life on hold. So explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/CreativePep where our listeners get a free trial of Premium Membership. STORYBLOCKS