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Creative Pep Talk

496 - How to Know What to Start, Continue, Double Down On or Quit

Creative Pep Talk

Creative Pep Talk

Education, Business, Arts, Design

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Go to http://andyjpizza.substack.com to sign up to our newsletter and get the “Passion Mastery Table” download mentioned in this episode. If you feel like you have to do everything but none of it actually works, listen to this. We are in the midst of outrageous chaos and change. The last thing you need to be doing is focusing on what doesn’t matter in your creative practice. In this episode, you will get a tool for organizing your efforts in such a way that you can find clarity in what to focus on and what to let loose. Join our January Virtual Pep Rally by supporting on Substack or Patreon! andyjpizza.substack.com https://www.patreon.com/c/creativepeptalk 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 SPONSORS: SQUARESPACE Head to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

On the creative journey, it's easy to get lost, but don't worry, you'll lift off.

0:10.0

Sometimes you just need a creative PEPTuck.

0:19.0

Are you overwhelmed in your creative practice?

0:24.3

Because if you're not, can you tell us your secret?

0:29.3

Why are you doing this in this day and age?

0:33.8

If you're not a bit overwhelmed, honestly, I would be very surprised because we are just going

0:40.0

through rapid changes, both in the online space and how things are organized and what just

0:49.1

the world is going through a lot of chaos. Technology is just disrupting things dramatically for lots of people

0:56.8

and most creative people I know. If you're not feeling some level of overwhelm, what is your

1:02.4

secret? I am feeling overwhelmed, of course. But I want to share a tool that really helps me find some clarity and a little bit of

1:16.6

relief from that deep overwhelm.

1:19.8

And at the end of this episode, if you stay all the way to the end, I'm going to give

1:22.7

you this thing.

1:23.9

It's a grid that will help you have this really clear overview of your creative practice

1:29.9

and it will help you know what part of it desperately needs attention today.

1:35.1

And so stay to the end.

1:36.1

I'll give you that.

1:36.9

But the first thing we have to do is organize the parts of this mess.

1:58.0

I'm a believer in the idea of the job you want, not the job you have.

2:02.3

And I have applied this to my creative practice too, which means if you want professional results, you need to present online like a pro. And that means going beyond

2:08.0

social media and having a professional website that reflects your style and looks legit.

2:14.9

I rebuilt my site this year with Squarespace's fluid engine and was so happy with how

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