Peter Moore: What Are You Waiting for Permission to Create?

Peter Moore spent thirty years catching a wave. As a top editor at Playboy and Men's Health, he interviewed presidents, shaped some of the most widely read magazines in the country, and ghostwrote three New York Times bestsellers — none of them under his name. He was very good at speaking in other people's voices. Then the wave carried him to shore, the tide went out, and the silence arrived.What followed wasn't a crisis. It was, eventually, a calling. Today Peter is a writer, cartoonist, NPR commentator, and Substack creator with 16,000 subscribers — blending humor, illustration, and sharp cultural observation into a body of work that is entirely, unmistakably his. He got there by taking an art class in Pennsylvania, putting rabbits and foxes on a landscape painting, and following the laugh.This is a conversation about the seeds you plant before you know what you're cultivating — and what becomes possible when you finally stop asking for permission.Connect with Peter: 🌐 petermoore.substack.comIn this episode, we explore:How Peter rode a wave of magazine publishing for thirty years — and what the silence felt like when it finally endedWhy being laid off from Men's Health turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to himThe painting class in Pennsylvania where rabbits and foxes changed everythingWhat it means to spend decades writing in other people's voices — and the moment you realize you're ready to write in your ownHow the old version of your career can quietly fund the new oneWhy imposter syndrome hits hardest right before the breakthroughThe Substack post about Vincent Van Gogh that went from 400 subscribers to 10,000 readers in three daysWhat the disappearance of editorial gatekeepers has cost us — and what it's made possibleHow collaboration on Substack works, and why the rising tide really does lift all boatsWhat to do with the time you're spending on things that aren't moving you forwardWhy you lose a hundred percent of the life initiatives you never startThe difference between comfort and alignment — and why now is exactly the right time to find out which one you've been choosingResources & Links:Connect with Peter and explore his work at petermoore.substack.comReady to step off autopilot? Visit thinkoutsidethelines.com to access free worksheets designed to help you cut through the noise, ask the right questions, and finally hear yourself clearlyExplore 1:1 coaching and other resources at thinkoutsidethelines.comFollow along on all platforms → @thinkoutsidethelinesEnjoyed the episode? Please share it with someone who might need to hear it, and subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next.