Creative Pep Talk

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This episode is for you if:

1 - You have so many ideas but struggle to realize many of them!

2 - Most productivity advice doesn’t work for you.

3 - You need to feel excited and hopeful again about your creative practice.

SHOW NOTES:

Creative Pep Talk Ep 548 with Jarod K. Andersonhttps://www.creativepeptalk.com/draft-episode-for-mar-04-2026545-make-your-life-creative-work-more-rich-with-meaning-with-jarod/

Jim Collins - Jim the Bughttps://www.jimcollins.com/media_topics/TheCurseOfCompetence.html

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.comSpotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

 

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Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word: invisiblethings.co

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This episode is for you if:

1 - You have had a hard time tapping into your unique creative voice.

2 - You feel disempowered as a creative and feel like you need agents, managers, or talent scouts to succeed.

3 - You need help clearing out the noise in your brain and hearing your creative voice again.

This is a chat with phenomenal author-illustrator Claire Keane! We chat about her new gorgeous picture book “Who Are You” and her visual development art for movies like “Tangled” and “Frozen”.

This was a magical chat and I can’t wait for you to listen!

SHOW NOTES:

Claire Keanehttps://www.claireonacloud.comClaire Keane’s Substackhttps://claireonacloud.substack.com”Who Are You” Picture Bookhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779600/who-are-you-by-claire-keane/Know Yourself Substack Posthttps://claireonacloud.substack.com/p/know-yourselfupdatedHamnethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamnet_(film)Glen Keanehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_KeaneBil Keanehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Keane

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.comSpotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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This episode is for you if:

1 - You want to figure out how to put your deep personal experiences into your work, but you have never seemed to figure out how to.

2 - You are currently overwhelmed and can’t find the energy or ideas for your creative practice.

3 - You are ruminating on painful things from your life or from the state of the world, and it’s stopping you from taking action.

4 - You feel your best ideas are in the past or escaping you, and you can’t seem to “bottle that lightning” again.

SHOW NOTES:

Bittersweet by Susan Cainhttps://susancain.net/book/bittersweet/

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.comSpotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word!

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This episode is for you if:

1 - You need a reminder to feel how vital making personal creative work is to your life.

2 - You are a creative type or neurodivergent person needing an example of how to do lots of things well.

3 - Your soul could use some warmth and grounding!

This chat is with wonderful Poet and Author Jarod K. Anderson AKA The CryptoNaturalist!

SHOW NOTES:

Jarod K. Andersonhttps://www.jarodkanderson.com

Strange Animals by Jarod K. Andersonhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798888/strange-animals-by-jarod-k-anderson/

Cyptonaturalist Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cryptonaturalist/

“Something in the Woods Loves You” by Jarod K. Andersonhttps://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jarod-k-anderson/something-in-the-woods-loves-you/9781643262291/?lens=timber-press

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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I got it wrong for so long. When I started my creative practice I thought I needed two things: 1 Get Discovered and 2 Make the Sale. I was missing the secret 3rd ingredient. In this episode we explore this secret hidden sauce and how to make it the centerpiece of your creative strategy!

SHOW NOTES:

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.comSpotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg

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