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

Sometimes you just need a creative pep talk.

Hey, you're listening to the Creative Pep Talk podcast. I'm your host, Andy J.

Pizza. Doesn't ever seem like no matter what you add to your creative practice, you just cannot seem to get where you want to go.

You've tried adding social media platforms and in-person events and cocktail hours and side projects and personal projects and passion projects and creative side quests.

You've made it further than you were, but you're still super far away from where you want to be.

Keep adding more and more and more and the only place you're getting closer to is burnout.

In this episode, I want to share something that might help you out when you've added everything you can, but you're still not where you want to be,

or you even feel further off from where you wanted to be than when you started.

But before we get to that, a few quick words from our beloved sponsors.

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