Episodes

If I could only give a creator 3 pieces of advice - this would be it. It’s very easy to get lost on the creative journey, but with these three calibrating elements, you don’t have to stay lost long. If you’re stuck and unsure of what your creative practice is missing, tune in and see which of thes…

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE! It’s still early in the year, so, many of of us are still wrestling with goals or even still struggling with goal setting, but sometimes the most clarifying and energizing thing you can do is to determine what you are NOT going to do. This is your anti-goal. This …

If you’ve ever felt like your work wasn’t deep enough or that when you tried to make it deeper that it actually just got worse overall - this episode is for you. In this episode we explore how to find the hidden layers of depth ALREADY PRESENT in the work you’re doing and in yourself. Tune in for …

Does your creative work seem to get worse the better you try to make it? Is the only option to just quit trying? In this episode we explore how to approach improving your creative work in such a way that it actually works and maybe even makes the process more enjoyable as well!

Do you ever feel like your only option for making peace with your creative practice is just accepting that maybe you just don’t have it? It’s ironic that for many of us - the magic of our creative heroes is what attracts us to the creative journey, but then years into the process, we’ve yet to cap…

Do you ever feel like you have to force yourself to make something? It’s such a shame because, for most of us, the reason we wanted a creative practice in the first place was because we were so desperate to spend as much time making things as possible! This episode is for you if you: 1 Have become…

Most of us feel like social media is constantly requiring us to redefine ourselves, but in this episode we will explore how to achieve our goals by redefining what we think of as social media. This episode contains specific strategies and tactics for showing up online in ways that others aren’t an…

Today on the show we have podcast legend Guy Raz of How I Built This and The Great Creators! This episode is for you if: - You feel like the creative path is so random, if it feels impossible where to go next - You feel like new skills are necessary and then obsolete before you can even start to l…

This episode is for you if you: - You’re looking for your big inflection point in your creative practice - The competition is too steep and you’re not talented enough to even try - The speed of the world is overwhelming you - You struggle with Imposter Syndrome - You’re worried or curious about AI…

Have you ever longed to have a creative style that is as FULL OF LIFE and COMPELLING as the style of your creative heroes, but when you go to find your own style, it feels impossible or the style you DO HAVE just doesn’t measure up? If this is a problem you face in your creative practice, THIS EPI…

If you’ve always longed to make deeper work, that’s not just a tad cooler than the last thing you made, or a bit cooler than the work of your peers, this episode is for you. In this episode we explore how to make your work more creative not by reinventing the wheel, but by finding renewable strate…

This episode is for you if you: 1 - Are having trouble getting into the flow state. 2 - Can’t find the willpower to level up your skills. 3 - Have lost interest in your creative practice. How does one become more creative? This is a question that gets asked a lot in the creative community, but w…

Our chat with journalist, cartoonist and graphic novelist Malaka Gharib. After reading her latest book “It Won’t Always Be Like This” - a graphic memoir about her summers in Egypt with her dad - Andy wanted to chat with Malaka about her creative process, storytelling and how the different ways she…

Two questions that plague creatives: 1 - How do I find motivation to get through longer projects? 2 - How do I determine the best type of work to make next? In this episode we explore 1 idea that aims to help you accomplish both, with a tactic that you may not even be aware of!

Every creative field worth entering seems heavily guarded by industry gatekeepers and established artists with the goal of keeping you out. How do you find a way in when everything seems designed to keep you out? In this episode I share all the ideas that have helped me break into the many sectors…

Some of the most inspired creative work you’ll ever do will happen before you touch your materials. You’re familiar with your art, but have you fully mastered the art of crafting personal creative prompts for your own work? Every piece of work starts with an idea for what to make a piece about, an…

Asking yourself “what do I want?” Or “what is my creative goal?” can be a kind of chaotic and overwhelming type of Pandora’s box for creatives. We’re just too good at coming up with new ideas for possible futures! How do you know what to work on next? In this episode we explore a working backward…

Do you ever feel like you’ve run out of creativity or that you have nothing left to say? If you need a creative refuel, this episode with writer, poet and music enthusiast and critic Hanif Abdurraqib is for you. In this episode we share 3 tips for staying full creatively by exploring lessons from…

This episode is for you if: 1 - You feel pressure to go viral with your work or appeal to everyone. 2 - If you’re unhappy with where you are in your practice and need a big breakthrough fast. 3 - Need a creative prompt that will help you create work that helps you get the opportunities you’re perfe…

In this episode we answer these 3 questions: 1 - How do you make deep work that connects, when everyone has short attention spans now? 2 - How do you find a style that sticks? 3 - How do you manage your time and accomplish everything you do?

This episode is for you if: - You’re burnt out by everything you’re trying to keep up with - You’ve tried adding everything you can think of to your creative practice and you still can’t seem to progress any further - Your “To Do” list is 8 miles long and never ending

This episode originally aired May 12, 2021. Do you ever look over your portfolio or back catalog of work and just feel sick of it all? Do you fear your work is irrelevant? It’s easy in times like these to rush to making new stuff that’s on trend, but in this episode I want to introduce you to a sol…

This episode is for you if: 1 - You’re fed up with the slow pace of your career progress or creative growth. 2 - You’re desperate to go full time in your field because you don’t have enough time in your day to do the art you want to do. 3 - You need new ideas where to look for where your next creat…

This episode is for you if: 1. Feel overwhelmed by all the creative work you have to produce and post to “stay relevant” 2. Feel like you’re always rushing with not enough time to come up with anything good or beyond surface level 3. The general state of social media, media companies and creative j…