life long learning Archives - Chase Jarvis Photography

May 24

10 Lessons Learned from Gagan Biyani’s Path to Entrepreneurial Success

Gagan Biyani is an entrepreneur by trade. He began exploring the career path at the age of 21, tinkering with ideas before eventually starting education technology Udemy in 2010 with co-founders Eren Bali and Oktay Caglar. He's also dabbled in journalism as a writer for TechCrunch, run a conference business, lent his skills as a marketing advisor to Lyft, and in 2013 founded Sprig, a start-up focused on sustainability and health-conscious food delivery services. Today,... read more ›

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Nov 17

Malcolm Gladwell: The Art of Self-Reinvention

During a recent podcast with Malcolm Gladwell, we spent some time discussing the longevity of musician Paul Simon’s career. Not just his ability to continue creating music after more than 50 years on the scene, but the relevancy that keeps fans and industry elites hanging on for every new release. Some mainly know Paul as half of the iconic duo Simon & Garfunkel, but he has also been memorialized in the Rock n’ Roll Hall... read more ›

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Oct 20

Creative Acts for Curious People with Sarah Stein Greenberg

It’s an obvious truism but something often neglected, but design is everything. It’s literally in every man-made thing we make, use, or celebrate. According to today’s guest, the act of design and creativity can benefit everyone, whether they see themselves as creative or not. Design is a process of free ideation, the overcoming of challenges and the presentation of clever solutions. Sarah Stein Greenberg is Executive Director of the d.school at Stanford (aka the Hasso... read more ›

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May 12

Dream First, Details Later with Ellen Bennett

One of the most common stories I hear is, "I'm not ready yet." You have a dream, a goal, an ambition, but without the connections, skills, or resources it feels out of reach. Social media makes it easy to see others' success without showing the REAL stuff. Late nights, blood, sweat, tears… the messy middle doesn't make the highlight reel. This mindset undermines our confidence and inhibits creativity. Chances are, you do have what... read more ›

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Feb 22

How I Learn ANY SKILL + How You Can Too

People ask me all the time if there's one thing that's changed my life the most, what is it? No question it's the ability to learn quickly...new skills whether they be for life, hobby, or career... Life long learning is quite literally what has created anything I would consider a classic "success" in my life. SO... In today's episode of #cjRAW I break down my own learning process into 3 clear, easily repeatable steps. And then I go... read more ›

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Dec 30

Stealing Golf Carts + Other Creative Life Lessons [#cjRAW VLOG]

I live by hard work + hustle -- they are some of the key elements to my success and the successes of so many of my peers... but so is recovery. One cannot live at 100mph. One cannot ALWAYS be on a diet, be in peak performance. Rest is mandatory. We either choose to find it in appropriate doses OR our bodies an our lives will choose it for us (crash and burn, get sick,... read more ›

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Oct 08

In This Episode: YOUR photos, Reviewed

Hey all -- Another glorious episode of cjRAW is here! Can I just say that I'm having so much fun making all this content - and to be back on my game! Thank you for all your well wishes, support and sharing. Also thank you for the oodles of comments & photo submissions across my social channels for photo critique! Given your overwhelming response, I decided to not just review one, but SEVEN photos. And... read more ›

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Sep 29

3 Tips for Shooting Photos + Protecting Your Gear in Bad Weather, Rain + Snow

Most people don't know this, but bad weather often means great (interesting) photos. So I almost never shy away from it. BUT I've heard LOTS of you whining rightly worrying about your camera gear when working outdoors in the yuck. Truth be told - I totally get it. The gear is spendy and unless you're an active pro photog or...rich...you want to be careful.. Sooooo, based on your asking, I thought I'd address this challenge... read more ›

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