Creative Pep Talk

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Third Eye Drops with Michael Phillip

The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Dr. Lisa Miller

How to Awaken Your Brian with Dr. Lisa Miller - Episode of Third Eye Drops

Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate by Brian McDonald

The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman

The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images

The Red Book: Liber Novus by C.G. Jung

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Broken Record Podcast - Belle and Sebastian

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Be creative with your time to have more time to be creative.

1. Find the fulcrum
2. Make a mosaic
3. Do a batch day
4. 60-minute (or 90-minute) morning
5. Sprint (scan-tron it)
6. Trim the fat
7. Plan it
8. Energy clock
9. Quit something
10. Sharpening the axe

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The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Lisa Miller

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

This whole episode is a call to adventure! 

The quest to find and progress your main quest.

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Mauro Gatti’s Website

Mauro Gatti’s Instagram

The Happy Broadcast by Mauro Gatti

Set your art free by doing free art.

What could you afford to do happily for free?

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BCG Growth Share Matrix

Creative Pepped Growth Share Matrix

Organize your practice through the lens of the BCG growth share matrix.

What is your dog, cash cow, question mark, and star?

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The One Thing by Jay Papasan and Gary Keller

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Lisa Congdon

Jessica Hische

Kate Bingaman-Burt

The NOD Daily Drawing Project

Gretchen Rubin - The Four Tendencies

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Invisible Things – NEW PICTURE BOOK, OUT NOW!

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Create a tension board.

Similar to a mood board, but through the lens of a medium that feels opposite to you, being yourself in a place that is completely uncomfortable to you. What are the similarities to how you approached this, to how you approach your work?

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Hrishikesh Hirway’s Website

What you discover when you really listen - TED Talk by Hrishikesh Hirway

The Creative Key.

Break down a favorite piece of your work into some behind the scenes kind of way, then create some new work that really makes this idea accessible.

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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit - Book by Seth Godin

The Gap by Ira Glass

Focus on the locus of your control.

Write down an action that is still able to move the needle towards what you’re after. If you don’t have an action, what is an opportunity you can pivot towards? Determine where to stick with the line you’re stuck in, or just keep pivoting.

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Grace Miceli’s Instagram

Grace Miceli’s Website

Draw It Out: Transform a Journal Entry into an Evocative Comic - Skillshare Class by Grace Miceli

The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images

"The Kekulé Problem" - Nautilus Article by Cormac McCarthy

Write a life list (with no judgement).

What do you associate with those things? What do they represent for you personally?

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Greek Myth - Theseus and the Minotaur

Active Imagination

Take the connections from your collections, put them on the page and start asking yourself, what are these about? Daydreaming into intention, without judgment.

(The Creative Self Excavation Series)

ADOBE FRESCO

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Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

The Marginalian (formerly known as Brain Pickings) by Maria Popova

Networked Knowledge and Combinatorial Creativity - The Marginalian by Maria Popova

EPISODE 392 with Kirby Ferguson

Everything Is A Remix by Kirby Ferguson

Make a dry bones collage.

Erase the boundaries and find connecting points between the collections you’ve unearthed.

(The Creative Self Excavation Series)

ADOBE FRESCO

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VOICE123

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Greek Myth - Theseus and the Minotaur

Psychological mudlarking!

Unearthing psychically charged symbols, stories, and archetypes from your life. Digging into, collecting the things holding energy.

mud•lark (n): a person who scavenges in river mud for objects of value.

(The Creative Self Excavation Series)

ADOBE FRESCO

Adobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPT

VOICE123

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James Acaster’s new project, “Temps”

Flip the pyramid.

Maslow’s upside down flow chart – finding self, finding the scene, and finding the superfans.

(The Creative Self Excavation Series)

ADOBE FRESCO

Adobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPT

VOICE123

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Got a creative project you’d like to bring to life? Download our free step-by-step guide at voice123.co/creativepeptalk to successfully find the right voice for your projects. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your first project and hire a voice actor today!

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Anoosha Syed’s Website

Anoosha’s YouTube Channel

Own your monster. What do you think is the number one thing holding you back? Can you face it head-on?

STORYBLOCKS

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ADOBE FRESCO

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Start with just one word.

Use your creative medium to explore that from all these different angles.

STORYBLOCKS

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ADOBE FRESCO

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Maggie Smith’s Website

“You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir” New Book from Maggie Smith

ADOBE FRESCO

Adobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPT

STORYBLOCKS

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Check out Conner Jones' - Pending Beautiful Collective

The Super-Fan Flow Chart

1. What is the verb you associate with what you want to create?
2. Do you know where are people doing that?
3. Do you know who they are?
4. Have you made a project that would connect to them?

ADOBE FRESCO

Adobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app built for the latest stylus and touch devices. Fresco brings together the world’s largest collection of vector and raster brushes, plus revolutionary live brushes, to deliver a completely natural painting and drawing experience. For artists, illustrators, animators, sketchers, and anyone who wants to discover, or rediscover, the joy of drawing and painting. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Windows. https://adobefresco.app.link/CPT

STORYBLOCKS

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WTF with Marc Maron - Ep. 1412 with the Daniels

The Grow Show - Ep. 49 How to Make Your Podcast & Target Audience More Specific

This Jungian Life Podcast

Off the Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Trust, embrace, follow, and be open to your curiosity.

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In Writing with Hattie Crisell - S5 Ep46. Ruben Östlund

In Writing with Hattie Crisell - S4 Ep41. Georgia Pritchett)

You Are a Storyteller with Brian McDonald and Jesse Bryan - The Land of the Dead and Its Use in Stories

NPR’s Life Kit - Making art is good for your health.

Philosophize This - Ep173. Simone Weil, The Need for Roots

Dissolve into the whole.

Open up to losing your sense of individualism to get in touch with the collective experience.

ADOBE FRESCO

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Eric Zimmer’s The One You Feed Podcast

The One You Feed Podcast - How to Improve Your Life with Atomic Habits with James Clear (Part 1)

The One You Feed Podcast - How to Improve Your Life with Atomic Habits with James Clear (Part 2)

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Book by Betty Edwards

Either/Or: A Fragment of Life - Book by Søren Kierkegaard

Take an upside down perspective.

How can you approach your practice or project from different angles of intention?

STORYBLOCKS

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ADOBE FRESCO

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Grease (Movie)

Indigo De Souza’s Website (Musician)

Nancy Duarte Ted Talk - The Secret Structure of Great Talks

What would you do if social currency or coolness didn’t exist?

What would you do? What would you make?

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Identify your three P’s.

1. People
2. Practice/Project
3. Product

CANVAS

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Sophie Miller’s Website

Sophie Miller’s Instagram

Define 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.

CANVAS

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JAKPRINTS

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.

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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers - Book by Christopher Vogler

Man and His Symbols - Book by Carl G. Jung

Terrestrials - Podcast from Radiolab for Kids, hosted by Lulu Miller

BULK UP.

Add layers and levels to your practice. Can you make something an acquired taste and acquire a new guilty pleasure?

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JAKPRINTS

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American Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast by PBS

THE GAP by Ira Glass

Episode 291 - Tapping Into Your Creative Compass with Lulu Miller

Terrestrials - Podcast from Radiolab for Kids, hosted by Lulu Miller

Get high on your own supply. Bring taste testing into your process; reference, be influenced by, and become a consumer of your own work sometimes.

AMERICAN MASTERS: CREATIVE SPARK

The 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.

JAKPRINTS

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American Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast by PBS

Michael Perry’s Book on Hand-Lettering

Creative Magnetic Resonance.

Find your creative sensibility using your personal taste.

AMERICAN MASTERS: CREATIVE SPARK

The 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.

JAKPRINTS

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.

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American Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast by PBS

Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life - Book by Lulu Miller

Identify your super taste.

Go through these five categories, sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami – what lights you up on a visceral level?

JAKPRINTS

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.

AMERICAN MASTERS: CREATIVE SPARK

The 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.

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American Masters: Creative Spark - Podcast from PBS

Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling - Book by Eric Nuzum

Olivia Rafferty - Music on Spotify

PATREON ZOOM Meetup! February 17th, 2023 at 10:00AM (EST) Join us for Creative Pepperoni Pizza for Breakfast at: patreon.com/creativepeptalk

Forget the masses and find your true patrons.

Start plugging yourself into that ecosystem.

FONTSELF

If 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/3hJOw5K

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Guy Raz’s Website

The Great Creators Podcast with Guy Raz

Mark Maron's Interview with Rian Johnson

Study 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.

FONTSELF

If 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/3hJOw5K

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Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling - Book by Eric Nuzum

Hrishikesh Hirway's TED Talk: What you discover when you really listen

Song Exploder - Podcast and TV Show

Become British realty.

Walk your audience through the construction of a piece or project you love.

FONTSELF

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Everything is a Remix by Kirby Furguson

Draw 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.

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SUPER SATISFACTION SONG

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Rex Young - Creativity and the Brain TED Talk

Name three renewable resources that you use in your work!

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The Bear on Hulu

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

CHUNK 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?

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Malaka Ghraib's Website

It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib

Mindful Digital Art: 5 Creative Prompts to Reflect and Meditate by Morgan Harper Nichols - Skillshare Class

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Productivity for Students: Study Smarter, Not Harder - Skillshare Class

Hilton Carter and Kyle Webster Help Plant Man P Design for a Split Audience - Wireframe Podcast Episode

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear - Book by Elizabeth Gilbert

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Ten 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.

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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!

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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers - Book by Christopher Vogler

The Hero With a Thousand Faces - Book by Joseph Campbell

Design for the Job You Want: Personal Projects to Build Your Portfolio - Skillshare Class by Alison Koehler

Philip Wang and Karlei Ayers Help Hangover Coffee Personalize Their Brand - Wireframe Podcast Episode

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

The deep cut is the firstest.

Go deeper in your research, what are the obscure deep cuts that only the true fans know about?

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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.

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!

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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

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Translate your obstacle into a dream brief.

What are the non-negotiable deliverables for this obstacle?

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ADOBE WIREFRAME

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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

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Find people to learn from who have already solved your problem!

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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.

ADOBE WIREFRAME

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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

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

How can you tell an old story in a new way?

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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

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Human Rhythm Series: Part Five

Win Back Your Creative Confidence || part of The Inner Critic Series - Skillshare Class with Lucy Lambriex

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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?

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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 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.

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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

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ASK DR. PIZZA

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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. Later in the episode I want to tell you more about it but Darkboard launches next week on Kickstarter. The first backers will get the biggest discount on Darkboard, you can go to darkboard.com now to join the waitlist.

SKILLSHARE

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Jim Collins - Jim The Bug

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Human Rhythms Series: Part Three

Wireframe Podcast - Courtney Quinn and Brandon Groce Help Will on a Whim Rethink His Website

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Craft your own long-gamer’s guidebook to your creative practice.

1. Secret Items

2. Side Quests

3. DLC

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SPONSORS

ADOBE WIREFRAME

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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

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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?

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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.

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Human Rhythms Series: Part One

Designing The Life You Want: 4 Exercises for Clarity and Motivation - Skillshare Class from Muchelle B

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Codify what it means to “get it” – unlock the code – define what “getting it” means to you and your practice.

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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 astropad.com to get started!

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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.

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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

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Treat yourself like something to study, the ultimate research project - use your art to observe, “Who am I?”

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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 astropad.com to get started!

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.

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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

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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.

1. Strangers
2. Substance
3. Subscriptions
4. 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?

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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

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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.

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Creative Summer School Series: Part Four

Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity - Andy's Skillshare Class

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Create or update your 10 rules for your medium!

Define good with your own guiding principles before you actually make anything.

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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

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