creativity Archives - Page 2 of 33 - Chase Jarvis Photography

Sep 12

Success is a Low Bar

Do you know how many shots Michael Jordan missed during his career? More than 9000. Take baseball: a legendary hitter, bats a .300 average, which means he succeeds only one in three times at that. Take any famous entrepreneur and her true biography will serve mostly as an index of failures, with a few big wins mixed in. We think otherwise only because of our tendency to minimize failure and dwell on success when telling... read more ›

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Sep 07

How to Avoid Burnout in a Long Lasting Career with Todd Henry

There’s a precision that comes with experience and maturity that lends its language to the unexplainable. Tapping into this kind of knowledge helps us bring our understanding of our own experience full circle as we develop ourselves creatively and professionally over time. I’ve had Todd Henry on the show before where we talk about creating work that lasts. He’s the creator for creators and I’m talking with him again on how we can develop... read more ›

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Aug 08

Labels Stick. How to Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs

As creatives, we are often our own worst enemies. It’s far too easy to become stuck, believing the labels others have given us. These labels, and the self-limiting beliefs we attach to them, can be difficult to change. The truth is that if we want to be the best versions of ourselves possible, we must find a way to let go of who others think we are and start embracing our creativity. Listen to the... read more ›

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Aug 01

Is Dormant Creativity Leading Us Down the Wrong Life Path?

Chase Jarvis sitting on a couch playing guitar

I didn’t decide at the age of 21 that I’d follow my creative calling and be an artist or action sports photographer, let alone the founder of a creative online learning platform. I simply started listening to my gut, and that woke something up in me. My creativity refused to be dormant. It gave me a thread to pull on and I unraveled it to move forward with my goals trusting they were mine. When... read more ›

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Jul 20

How to Unlock the Key to Continuous Innovation with Tony Fadell

Tony was a key part of the teams that built the initial iterations of the iPod, iPhone, and much more. Now an investor and entrepreneur with a 30+ year history of founding companies and designing products that profoundly improve people’s lives, Tony's primary focus is as Principal of Future Shape, which coaches over 200+ startups innovating game-changing technologies. On a recent episode of the Chase Jarvis Live Show, we talked about building things- from building... read more ›

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Jun 13

No Artist Tolerates Reality

Reality is malleable. The world would have you believe that creativity is an indulgence. That instead, you should follow a more “practical” enough to invest your time and resources in. But these beliefs were invented by people trying to organize the world the way they saw it, not how it really was. “No Artist Tolerates Reality” Friedrich Nietzsche expressed a novel observation: "No artist tolerates reality." Throughout my life's journey, there have been countless instances... read more ›

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May 02

Are Your Relationships Supporting Your Creativity?

Have you ever asked yourself how your relationships influence your creativity or the pursuit of your dreams? Or the inverse, how how being a creator impacts the connections in your life? Taking into account the time and energy required to run a business or pursue dreams with a two year inversion of normality, it makes sense that some friends and family don't always see the best version of us. In this episode, we explore how... read more ›

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Apr 20

The Wayward Path of Photographer Chris Burkard

If you're pursing a photography career, you'll want to lean into my latest conversation on the Chase Jarvis LIVE show with Chris Burkard. I have had the great privilege of knowing Chris for darn near a decade now. As an accomplished photographer, explorer, author, creative director, and speaker, he has travelled to some of the most remote places on earth capturing stories and images that connect us to nature and the importance of protecting... read more ›

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Apr 18

10 Ways to Grow Your Career

Career decisions can be daunting. The right choice is often unclear, and the trade offs uncertain. Should you stay in your current role or go look for something new? Is it in your best interest to move cities and re locate or double down on your current market? These big decisions can leave us paralyzed. And yet, one of the ways to break through that paralysis is by soliciting the opinions of others. As the... read more ›

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Apr 13

Make Your Message Heard with Victoria Wellman

What sets memorable stories, presentations, and speeches apart from the ordinary? If you think it has to do with the speaker's innate ability, you'll be surprised to learn that it doesn't. Fortunately, Victoria Wellman knows how to craft compelling messages and overcome our fear of public speaking. Victoria is the Co-Founder of The Oratory Laboratory, a Manhattan-based boutique creative agency for public speakers. Formerly a journalist, copywriter, producer, a trained actress and voice-over artist, Victoria... read more ›

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