409 - How to Find New Direction When Chasing Creative Dreams Becomes a Nightmare with Anoosha Syed

Creative Pep Talk

Arts, Education, Business, Design

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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0:00.0	On the creative journey, it's easy to get lost, but don't worry, you'll lift up.
0:11.0	Sometimes you just need a creative pep talk.
0:22.0	Hey, you're listening to Creative Pep Talk, a weekly podcast companion for your creative
0:27.0	journey.
0:28.0	I'm a host, Andy J. Pizza, an illustrator for clients like Xbox, Lego, and The New York Times.
0:34.0	And as a person with raging ADHD, I understand on a deeply personal level that for some of
0:41.0	us, a thriving creative practice is not just a nice to have, but a matter of survival.
0:48.0	What do you do when chasing your creative dreams feels more like living your creative nightmare?
0:55.0	If you think back to the start of your journey, when you first thought about becoming a filmmaker or a musician or an illustrator,
1:03.0	if you're like me, that time was probably supercharged with excitement and nerves and hope.
1:10.0	But fast forward to now, if you're also like me, you've probably had some significant seasons of your creative
1:17.0	practice where things were far from what you hoped that they would be.
1:22.0	And maybe you're even stuck in a place just like that right now.
1:27.0	We have all been sold the idea that you should go after your dreams, no matter what with grit and don't
1:35.0	ever give up.
1:36.0	But what do you do if that is just really not working out today on the show we talk with a very accomplished
1:44.0	illustrator and YouTuber Anusha Syed.
1:47.0	Anusha has illustrated four clients like Nickelodeon, Netflix and Disney.
1:51.0	She has illustrated over 25 picture books and she just brought out her very own picture book that she authored
1:59.0	and illustrated.
2:00.0	And it's called That's Not My Name.
2:02.0	It is super gorgeous and has tons of heart and personal experience in there.
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