341 - The Essential Quality of a True Creative (HINT: It’s Not What You Think) with Tad Carpenter

Creative Pep Talk

Education, Business, Arts, Design

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

I have good news and bad news. Bad news first: It’s true most people are not creative. At least Aristotle wouldn’t think so. Most folks agree that the phrase “we are what we repeatedly do” is a good summary of his mindset. And so, if that’s true. The crucial mark of the artist or creator is just one thing: do you do it repeatedly? Essentially, is being creative a habit? And so, since most people do not have a creative habit, Aristotle would then conclude, most people are NOT creatives! And that brings us to the good news: if you are what you repeatedly do, you GET TO DECIDE whether you're a creative. Being creative isn't a thing you have or you don't, it's a practice. Tad Carpenter is one of the most prolific creative people I’ve ever met. Yes. He has a clear abundance of talent, but the reason I wanted him on the show today was because I think he has some basic principles that can help you be a true creative. As we dive into his multi-year creative project, this episode will help you find ways of practicing creativity on a regular basis that is custom tailored and works for you! Episode Artwork is a collaborative piece by Tad Carpenter and Andy J. Pizza

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0:00.0	Hey, listen to the Creative Pepp Talk podcast.
0:03.6	I'm your host, Dana J. Pizza, and I totally know that it's
0:09.0	really easy to get lost on the creative journey.
0:12.8	That's why this show exists to help you get back on the path
0:16.3	to unlocking your creative potential.
0:19.8	Let's get into today's episode.
0:24.3	This episode is sponsored by Skillshare.
0:26.1	We brought out a brand spanking new Skillshare class.
0:29.1	And if you have heard me say that, but you haven't
0:31.4	went and checked it out, go check it out at Skillshare.com slash
0:35.6	creative pep.
0:36.3	And here's why this is a social media class.
0:39.5	But it is not your normal social media class.
0:42.2	The whole idea of this thing is that social media can be
0:45.5	such a toxic thing to the creative practice.
0:48.5	And this is a method for having social media work for you
0:53.7	rather than you work for it in the giant tech companies and
0:57.9	all that stuff.
0:59.0	I have had some tremendous feedback about this class, about
1:03.3	this different fresh take on social media that has brought
1:06.8	some fresh inspiration and fire back to creatives on the
1:10.9	internet.
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