SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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?SPONSORSSTORYBLOCKS Video 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 BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.PeoplePractice/ProjectProductSPONSORSCANVASThe 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!

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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/peptalkJAKPRINTS Thanks 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 BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.comThe Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers - Book by Christopher VoglerMan and His Symbols - Book by Carl G. JungTerrestrials - Podcast from Radiolab for Kids, hosted by Lulu MillerCALL TO ADVENTUREBULK UP. Add layers and levels to your practice. Can you make something an acquired taste and acquire a new guilty pleasure?SPONSORSCANVAS The 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/peptalkJAKPRINTS Thanks 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 BACKERS Thank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.comAmerican Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast by PBSTHE GAP by Ira GlassEpisode 291 - Tapping Into Your Creative Compass with Lulu MillerTerrestrials - Podcast from Radiolab for Kids, hosted by Lulu MillerCALL TO ADVENTUREGet high on your own supply. Bring taste testing into your process; reference, be influenced by, and become a consumer of your own work sometimes.SPONSORSAMERICAN MASTERS: CREATIVE SPARKThe new season of the Webby Award winning podcast from PBS American Masters: Creative Spark is OUT NOW! From First Cow director Kelly Reichardt and up-and-coming actor John David Washington to Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer Egan, host Joe Skinner taps into the minds of artists and icons across disciplines. Follow American Masters: Creative Spark on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.JAKPRINTSThanks 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!

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.comSupport the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk! Thank you patrons!American Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast by PBSMichael Perry’s Book on Hand-LetteringCALL TO ADVENTURECreative Magnetic Resonance.Find your creative sensibility using your personal taste.SPONSORSAMERICAN MASTERS: CREATIVE SPARKThe new season of the Webby Award winning podcast from PBS American Masters: Creative Spark is OUT NOW! From First Cow director Kelly Reichardt and up-and-coming actor John David Washington to Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer Egan, host Joe Skinner taps into the minds of artists and icons across disciplines. Follow American Masters: Creative Spark on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.JAKPRINTSThanks 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.

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.comAmerican Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast by PBSWhy Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life - Book by Lulu MillerCALL TO ADVENTUREIdentify your super taste.Go through these five categories, sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami – what lights you up on a visceral level?SPONSORSJAKPRINTSThanks 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.AMERICAN MASTERS: CREATIVE SPARKThe new season of the Webby Award winning podcast from PBS American Masters: Creative Spark is OUT NOW! From First Cow director Kelly Reichardt and up-and-coming actor John David Washington to Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer Egan, host Joe Skinner taps into the minds of artists and icons across disciplines. Follow American Masters: Creative Spark on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.comAmerican Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast from PBSMake Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling - Book by Eric NuzumOlivia Rafferty - Music on SpotifyPATREON ZOOM Meetup! February 17th, 2023 at 10:00AM (EST) Join us for Creative Pepperoni Pizza for Breakfast at: patreon.com/creativepeptalkCALL TO ADVENTUREForget the masses and find your true patrons.Start plugging yourself into that ecosystem.SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSFONTSELFIf you’ve ever wanted to make your own font, Fontself makes it both fun & easy. With the Fontself app on iPad, you can start drawing and enjoying your own personal fonts in minutes! Just draw your letters and characters, and Fontself will handle the rest. Search for Fontself on the App Store or visit this link https://apple.co/3hJOw5KOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.comSupport the show on Patreon at patreon.com/creativepeptalkGuy Raz’s WebsiteThe Great Creators Podcast with Guy RazMark Maron's Interview with Rian JohnsonCALL TO ADVENTUREStudy a creative case study and identify the elixir.Find your story and substance as a creator by first identifying stories that resonate at the same frequency as yours. Try using a guest from Guy’s show, The Great Creators, and try to find the elixir in that creators journey.SPONSORS & SHOUT OUTSFONTSELFIf you’ve ever wanted to make your own font, Fontself makes it both fun & easy. With the Fontself app on iPad, you can start drawing and enjoying your own personal fonts in minutes! Just draw your letters and characters, and Fontself will handle the rest. Search for Fontself on the App Store or visit this link https://apple.co/3hJOw5KJAK PRINTSSuper quality printing and production from Jak Prints, check them out at jakprints.com!

 SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.comMake Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling - Book by Eric NuzumHrishikesh Hirway's TED Talk: What you discover when you really listenSong Exploder - Podcast and TV ShowCALL TO ADVENTUREBecome British realty.Walk your audience through the construction of a piece or project you love.SPONSORSFONTSELFIf you’ve ever wanted to make your own font, Fontself makes it both fun & easy. With the Fontself app on iPad, you can start drawing and enjoying your own personal fonts in minutes! Just draw your letters and characters, and Fontself will handle the rest. Search for Fontself on the App Store or visit this link https://apple.co/3hJOw5KOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

SHOW NOTES Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.com!Everything is a Remix by Kirby FurgusonCALL TO ADVENTUREDraw your easy-happy Venns diagram!Collect your all time favorites of your work. What about them is easy to repeat, that you’re also happy to repeat? Find the overlap.SPONSORSOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!SKILLSHAREThere’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.JAK PRINTSSuper quality printing and production from Jak Prints, check them out at jakprints.com!

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!Sign 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.comSUPER SATISFACTION SONGFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Book by Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiRex Young - Creativity and the Brain TED TalkCALL TO ADVENTUREName three renewable resources that you use in your work!SPONSORSOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!SKILLSHAREThere’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.

SHOW NOTESTranscripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!The Bear on HuluFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi___________________________CALL TO ADVENTURECHUNK IT OUT.Break down mastery into bite size pieces for a joy sandwich. Identify the next little thing:  What can you integrate into your everyday projects and try to mash together with the stuff that you're already mastering?___________________________SPONSORSOUR PATREON BACKERSThank you patrons, we appreciate you so much! If you have the means, support the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalkSupport the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!_________SHOW NOTESMalaka Ghraib's WebsiteIt Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka GharibMindful Digital Art: 5 Creative Prompts to Reflect and Meditate by Morgan Harper Nichols - Skillshare Class_________SPONSORSSKILLSHAREThere’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.

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalkSupport the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!_________SHOW NOTESProductivity for Students: Study Smarter, Not Harder - Skillshare ClassHilton Carter and Kyle Webster Help Plant Man P Design for a Split Audience - Wireframe Podcast EpisodeBig Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear - Book by Elizabeth Gilbert_________CALL TO ADVENTURETen times the time.Take what’s burning within you that no one seems to care about as much as you, and boil it down into something concentrated with your skillset._________SPONSORSSKILLSHAREThere’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.ADOBE WIREFRAMEThis 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/creativepeptalkSupport the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!_________SHOW NOTESGet the Creative Career Path e-Handbook by signing up to our newsletter!The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers - Book by Christopher VoglerThe Hero With a Thousand Faces - Book by Joseph CampbellDesign for the Job You Want: Personal Projects to Build Your Portfolio - Skillshare Class by Alison KoehlerPhilip Wang and Karlei Ayers Help Hangover Coffee Personalize Their Brand - Wireframe Podcast Episode_________CALL TO ADVENTUREThe deep cut is the firstest.Go deeper in your research, what are the obscure deep cuts that only the true fans know about?_________SPONSORSSKILLSHAREThere’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.ADOBE WIREFRAMEThis 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/creativepeptalkSupport the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!_________SHOW NOTESGet 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 HolidayHero on a Mission: The Power of Finding Your Role in Life - Book by Donald MillerThe Hero With a Thousand Faces - Book by Joseph CampbellThe Hero’s Journey - Book by Joseph CampbellThe Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers - Book by Christopher VoglerInvisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories that Resonate - Book by Brian McDonald_________CALL TO ADVENTURETranslate your obstacle into a dream brief.What are the non-negotiable deliverables for this obstacle?_________SPONSORSADOBE WIREFRAMEThis 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/creativepeptalkSupport the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!_________SHOW NOTESGet 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 MillerKeep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad - Book by Austin KleonThe One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results - Book by Gary Keller and Jay PapasanCreative Transformation: 9 Exercises to Draw, Write, and Discover Your Future - Skillshare Class by Mari AndrewDeja Foxx and Carly Ayres Help Avie Daisy Designs Launch a Rebrand - Wireframe Podcast Episode_________CALL TO ADVENTUREFind people to learn from who have already solved your problem!_________SPONSORSSKILLSHAREThere’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.ADOBE WIREFRAMEThis 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/creativepeptalkSupport the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!_________SHOW NOTESObject of Sound Podcast with Hanif Abdurraqib by SonosSource 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 SonosHow to Make a Podcast: Plan, Record, and Launch with Success - Skillshare Class_________CALL TO ADVENTUREHow can you tell an old story in a new way?_________SPONSORSASTROPAD DARKBOARDDarkboard 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.comSKILLSHAREThere’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.

Listen and Subscribe on Apple, Spotify and more: https://link.chtbl.com/creativepeptalkSupport the show at patreon.com/creativepeptalk!Transcripts available at creativepeptalk.com/episodes!_________SHOW NOTESHuman Rhythm Series: Part FiveWin Back Your Creative Confidence || part of The Inner Critic Series - Skillshare Class with Lucy Lambriex_________CALL TO ADVENTUREMake a Passion Pit jet!What project or piece could you make specifically for someone/something as if it were a gift?_________SPONSORSASTROPAD DARKBOARDDarkboard 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.SKILLSHAREThere’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.