Creative Pep Talk

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If you THINK more about making stuff than actually making stuff, this episode is for you! I tell a story that helped me realize that going the right way is overrated and what to do instead.

SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Millerhttp://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Joneshttp://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY?http://whywithaquestionmark.com

War of Art by Stephen Pressfield https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/

Cal Newport Deep Work https://calnewport.com/writing/

Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey https://mwp.com/product/writers-journey-25th-anniversary-edition-mythic-structure-writers/

Brian McDonald Invisible Ink https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/invisible-ink-stewart-stern/1146054340

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How do you develop discipline as an artist? Can you hack your behavior and form creative habits? What tips or tricks could help you to create more often AND more confidently?

In this episode I'm joined by Eisner Award winning cartoonist Sophie Yanow. Sophie has so much insight on this topic and found great value in creating what she calls a 'Gentle Comics Habit'. We talk starting, stacking and bundling habits and what it all achieved.

Discuss this episode, share creative wins and obstacles at our next monthly meetup! Join this month’s Creative Pep Rally by supporting the show on Substack or Patreon: andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk

Photo credit: Michael Worful

SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

https://www.sophieyanow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sophieyanow

GABRIELLE BELL https://gabriellebell.com/

JAMES CLEAR https://jamesclear.com/habits

BJ FOGG https://tinyhabits.com/

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If you’re like me, you have more trouble with following through with ideas than you do coming up with new ideas. I am a serial quitter. I have ADHD and I am often working on 5 things at once. BUT. In this episode I want to share 5 things that have helped me stay consistent long enough to make 500 episodes of the same podcast, publish over 10 books and work with clients like X-Box, Nickelodeon and Apple over the past 15 years.

This episode ends with a CALL TO ADVENTURE called “MAKE SUM-THING OF YOURSELF”. This action is something you can do in an instant, that in my experience INSTANTLY increases your ability to follow through and achieve what you set out to achieve.

SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

Susan David - Emotional Agility https://www.susandavid.com/book/

Steven Pressfield - The War of Art  https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/

Julian Glander on Creative Pep Talk https://www.creativepeptalk.com/474-the-obstacle-is-the-swagway-with-julian-glander/

Sophie Yanow https://www.sophieyanow.com

James Clear - Atomic Habits https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

Undermining Children’s Intrinsic Interest with Extrinsic Rewards: A Test of the ‘Overjustification’ Hypothesis https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281453299_Undermining_Children's_Intrinsic_Interest_with_Extrinsic_Reward_A_Test_of_the_Overjustification_Hypothesis

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Discuss this episode, share creative wins and obstacles at our next monthly meetup! Join this month’s Creative Pep Rally by supporting the show on Substack or Patreon: andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk On this Ask Dr. Pizza episode we hear from 3 artists in totally different creative pitfalls and explore what action you can take to get past each of them! This episode is for you if: 1 - You don’t have enough time and space to create the art you want 2 - You’re afraid of what will happen if you share your work 3 - You know what to do next but it requires leaving your creative comfort zone

SHOW NOTES Andy J. Pizza Skillshare Style Class (Affiliate Link) https://skl.sh/4gMGVfW 

Michael Hyatt https://fullfocus.co/rebrand/

Ryan Holiday https://ryanholiday.net

Indie Rock coloring book https://www.hpb.com/indie-rock-coloring-book/P-4791738-USED.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=HPB_PMAX_ECOM&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAoO5LlWHVc8SkPz24bfhlHlv9iXRN&gclid=Cj0KCQjwna6_BhCbARIsALId2Z2xYfo7EqnFqpyWtE24TwFyCV_7WmVgJSdiZXOaJmsyDY77xtostb8aAqPpEALw_wcB

Eric Nuzum Make Noise http://ericnuzum.com

Bon Iver Interview on Popbase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBvC_-XaTTc

Dijon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijon_Duenas

Mk.Gee https://www.mkgee.com

John Klassen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Klassen

Ian McGilchrist - Master and His Emissary Ian McGilchrist - Master and His Emissary

Timothy Goodman https://www.tgoodman.com

Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki

Roman Muradov on Style https://substack.com/@bluebed/note/c-104114669  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk Do you feel like you’ve lost your way a bit creatively? Maybe you feel lost or in a creative rut. Today on the show we chat with Artist / Actor / YouTuber Cheyenne Barton about a recent creative crisis and we find some aha moments along the way! Loved this episode!

SHOW NOTES: Cheyenne Barton https://cheyennebarton.com  https://www.youtube.com/user/cheyennebarton

Nat Andrewson https://www.natalieandrewson.com Ghostshrimp https://www.ghostshrimpglobal.com The Artist’s Way https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Artist%27s_Way 

Missing Link https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6348138/

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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