If there’s anyone qualified to lay out the blueprint for dreaming big, living life on your own terms and turning your passions into your career, it’s the iconic Sir Richard Branson. He’s fearlessly and boldly disrupted one industry after another as the founder of the Virgin Group, from publishing to airlines to creating Virgin Galactic (the world’s first commercial spaceliner), building an empire of more than 100 companies and 60,000 employees in over 50 countries.... read more ›
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In speaking with people all over the world, I’ve found hearing other people’s struggles is a fascinating way to helping ourselves breakthrough. This week’s episode is my keynote from CreativeLive’s PhotoWeek. On stage, I sit down with four brave volunteers to discuss some of their biggest pain points, fears, and blind spots blocking us from living, and working toward our dreams. In this episode, I talk about: Defining your dream. Many creatives haven’t defined what they... read more ›
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If you're wondering how to build your network & create community around your work, here's the no bullshit answer: Do the Work. Creating something and putting it out there is just the beginning. Networking is like any relationship, and it's a two way street. You need to engage, be thoughtful and contribute to the conversation -- not just with your work, but in the community around you. That's BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER you have something... read more ›
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Everybody has a calling. If you open your eyes, there’s a maker instinct in you. For Sir Mix-A-Lot, creativity manifested in the form of rabid love for music in general and for hip-hop in particular. Cobbling together an immortal career first out of cast-off electronics and then out of platinum records, Mix was never concerned with success when he started out. He simply kept doing what he felt called to do - make music that... read more ›
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We've come to reserve the word GENIUS only for the top percent of society, a special gifted few. But the truth is, there is genius in all of us. What we really need to do is find it and let it out. I asked Michael Meade, a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology and author of The Genius Myth to help break this down --- and like all good chasejarvisRAWs, he... read more ›
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My true calling in life is exactly what I'm doing right now, but I did not wake up one day and just KNOW that I wanted to become a photographer and an entrepreneur. It took years of trial and error, starts and stops, and listening to my own gut to find a path to here. It wasn't easy, and I think it rarely is. Over the years, people have asked me how to help them... read more ›
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UPDATE: In case you missed it, here's the re-watch of the incredible episode with Justin Simien, below! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLgKhA7dlUE It's my hope that after watching this you... ...are now more inclined to take on a huge creative challenge ...can use Justin's approach and techniques to overome hearing "no" in pursuit of your dreams. ...have a better sense for the "new" democratized way that films can get made.. ...have a better understanding of how to recognize and... read more ›
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There is no force as powerful as pursuit. It’s a gritty daily grind — but it’s the only way to find out what you’re capable of. Twenty years ago, I ditched medical school and bailed on a PhD in Philosophy to pursue my own calling to become a photographer. Amidst a bunch of head-scratching and doubt from my family and peers, I abandoned a known outcome to dedicate my life to making art. This quest... read more ›
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REMINDER: this show is TODAY at 11am Seattle time (2pm NYC, 19:00 London) and is broadcast LIVE at www.chasejarvis.com/live. Details below - tune in & come say hi. _____ I've personally nailed several large scale photo projects in my career...Personal work that I grew to a large scale project. And I've witnessed hundreds of great photography-based projects come to life in every corner of the world...BUT there may be none better than HUMANS OF NEW... read more ›
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This post should actually be called: "How People THINK Photographers Spend Their Time -VS- How They Actually Spend It -- it's not what you think and it's not too late". Come to think of it, perhaps I'll find an even better title... [Done.] Experience tells me that non-photographers, or amateur photographers often have an idyllic view of the life of a professional photographer. It's all romping around with a pricy camera, with hot models in... read more ›
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