Episodes

This episode will help you: - See new ways to add depth to whatever type of art you make - Quit churning out work that people ignore - Find fresh excitement for creating your art again

This episode is for you if you: 1 - Want new ideas on how to make your work deeper 2 - Are interested in diving deeper into Joseph Campbell / Carl Jung 3 - Love episodes like our Ghostshrimp interview from way back 4 - Like to play with spiritual and or philosophical ideas 5 - You want to hear pers…

This episode will help you: - Find ways to make your work even if you feel you have no time - Specific productivity hacks that help you find more bandwidth to create - Eliminate stuff you shouldn't focus on and double down on what matters

In this episode we tackle: 1 - Why you might feel untethered, overwhelmed and confused about your practice. 2 - A step by step checklist to check in with your practice for what you may be missing or stuck on. 3 - A model for how a small group of passionate fans can become a full blown cultural move…

If you’re a creative pro or aspire to be one - you probably put a lot of pressure on your creative work. In this episode I chat with illustrator / designer Mauro Gatti who has managed to free up loads of creativity by separating what he does for money and what he does pro bono, as well as forever…

In this episode we tackle: - Why create when the world is on fire? - Why to try at anything when everything changes before you can make progress. - A tool from the business consulting world for organizing your efforts and determining what to invest and double down on and what to let go of

Listen to this episode if you are: - Having trouble finding creative motivation - Unsure of what’s stopping you from making progress - Struggling to stay consistent in your creative practice - Miles away from where you want to be

Listen to this episode if you feel like: ⁃ You’re missing something crucial in your creative practice but you’re not sure what it is ⁃ You’re stuck hitting the same dead end over and over ⁃ You don’t know what your value is or what you bring to the table ⁃ You don’t feel like you belong anywher…

A chat with Hrishikesh Hirway, the man behind the legendary creative podcast, Song Exploder. Listen to this episode if you: - If you love your ideas but they don’t seem to be hitting the mark with your audience - If you need ideas for how to get your work to click with others - If you need an exam…

This episode is for you if you feel like: - You're never early enough to get the opportunities you want. - Your creative efforts are not paying off in any real way. - By the time you learn the skills you need, they will be rendered useless.

This episode is for you if: ⁃ You’re stuck in an old version of your creative self. ⁃ You need steps to follow to find new mentors and creative guides. ⁃ You don’t know how to make your work more personal in a way that’s truly meaningful and also resonates more deeply with others.

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This episode is for you if you need to: 1 - Make your work more "you" but don't know what that means or how to do it. 2 - Find a style. 3 - Find ways to stand out in your creative field.

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: 1 - You want a process for finding the hidden clues for what to make unique work about within the work of your creative heroes. 2 - You get stuck doing nothing because you want to do everything. 3 - You know what you love but you don't know how to be appropriately influe…

We often dream of someone showing up out of nowhere and giving us a real chance to get creative and unleash our potential, but the most important creative opportunity to take advantage of is taking a deep interest in your We often dream of talent scouts showing up with dream creative opportunitie…

You know that having the creative practice you're after means gaining new fans and maybe even followers of your work, but why does this feel impossible? In this episode we explore the idea that you may be approaching this completely backwards. By the end of this episode, you will have a tool for …

We've all been convinced from movies and media that we must CHASE OUR DREAMS and it will ALL WORK OUT! But what happens when you've given it everything you've got and it really hasn't worked out anything like what you were dreaming of? Today on the show I have Illustrator and YouTube Anoosha Syed.…

You can’t always be in high demand. We all have slow times, but what you do with these seasons can be make or break. Looking back I’ve noticed there’s 3 simple things that make these times either the worst of times or the most pivotal. If you’re in a season that’s slow or quiet, tune in!

It’s very easy to get creatively blocked waiting for all the answers. In fact, I have been in that exact phase with a personal project of my own! So it was a relief to speak with our guest Poet, Maggie Smith, who just wrote and published a new New York Times Best Selling memoir with the premise of …

This episode is a step by step practical roadmap to building a thriving creative practice that does not require making it big on social media, in fact it excludes any mindset of going big whatsoever. Do you worry that you have to make it big on social media in order to succeed in your creative pur…

If you are feeling stuck and don’t know what you need to reignite your spark, this episode is for you! This episode will give you tips in the areas of self development, marketing your work, as we as new prompts that are designed to help you have creative breakthrough!

In this episode we serve up a flavorful buffet of creative inspiration for when you don't even know what you're creatively hungry for! We recommend seven unique podcast episodes from other podcasts from various categories that relate to Creative Pep Talk, offering bite-sized takeaways and lessons I…

Have you ever noticed the striking similarities between the creative flow state and mystical experiences, which are often associated with spirituality, religion, or nature? Our guest, Eric Zimmer, certainly has. As the host of the popular podcast The One You Feed, Eric takes a practical, grounded a…

How shedding inauthentic layers in your practice can lead to true connection - In this episode, we dive into the struggles of constructing the perfect creative image and how it can hinder genuine connections. Drawing inspiration from the classic (yet problematic) movie Grease alongside personal exp…