risk Archives - Chase Jarvis Photography

Nov 28

What Price Are You Willing to Pay to Live Your Best Life

If you’ve been a long time listener of this show, you’ve heard me say “you can’t stand out and fit in at the same time. If you never make anything, if you make only what you’re comfortable making, or if you are making but you never share, you’re hiding. Once you start hiding, you stop growing. Part of you goes to sleep. Even as I reached what I thought was my creative zenith, it took... read more ›

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Oct 17

3 Ways to Keep Your Project Moving and Embrace the Unknown

Beginnings are tenuous times. Getting anything substantial off the ground means making countless tiny decisions first, any one of which might assume vast importance—if you’re successful down the road. Paralyzed by Fear & Decisions The danger is twofold. On the one hand, you can become paralyzed by all the decisions you need to make. They can steal the life from your project—whatever the medium and at whatever the scale—before you’ve even begun. “What if I... read more ›

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Aug 15

How Calculated Risks Expand Our Career Growth

If calculated risks keep us growing, why do we stop? There are two contrasting ideas that many of us have about creativity. It’s that we want to stand out and share our work while at the same time we want to fit in. When we stand out, it means we’re not fitting in. We can’t have both. Human nature likes us to fit in, so it becomes very risky behavior to stand out even in... read more ›

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Nov 09

Failing to Succeed

One of the most powerful understandings I've internalized over the past decade hosting this show is this: the world's top performers, entrepreneurs and creators often feel like they are imposters to their own lives. Operating at the edge of their ability and constantly failing forward comes with the challenge of overcoming self-doubt and imposter syndrome. The good news? It's normal to doubt yourself. Even in areas where I consider myself highly proficient there are still... read more ›

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Sep 16

Finding Resilience & Possibility with Guy Raz

Today's episode is another doozy. Guy Raz is the creator and host of so many popular podcasts including How I Built This, Rewind, Wisdom from the Top, TED Radio Hour, and the children's program Wow in the World. Or you may have heard him on the radio as the host of the breakout NPR Radio show, All Things Considered. A journalist by trade, Guy has received the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize,... read more ›

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Sep 02

Nabil Ayers: Music , Writing, and A Time for Change

I'm excited to share my conversation with my dear friend Nabil Ayers. He's a multi-talented hyphenate who opened one of Seattle's iconic record stores, Sonic Boom at age 25. As both an executive and an artist who began his career as a musician Ayers has performed on several albums on both independent and major labels. Today, Nabil is the US General Manager of Beggars Group label 4AD where he has run campaigns for The National (GRAMMY... read more ›

430 reads

Dec 25

Chris Burkard: Say Yes to What You Want

Today’s guest is one many of you have been asking for oh-so-long. He’s one of the top travel, outdoor, and landscape photographers in the world, bringing us to some of the most untamed and powerful landscapes in the pursuit of powerful stories, hidden surf, and a good adventure. Of course in this episode we get into his new book, At Glacier’s End, but we also get into some meaty topics such as: the power of... read more ›

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Dec 11

Redefine Creativity – A conversation with Kevin Rose

Today I'm sitting down with investor, serial entrepreneur and all around good human, Kevin Rose. If you're a long timer listener, you might remember Kevin was part of 30 Days of Genius. Now the tables are turned and I'm in the hot seat as a guest on his podcast, the Kevin Rose Show. Of course, it's always fun sitting down with one of my long time homies to unpack some of my favorite topics, including: How... read more ›

751 reads

Jun 05

Top 3 Things ALL Graduates Should Be Thinking About Right Now

Listen to the Podcast Congrats! You did it - you're graduating! Big ups on all the hard work and long hours. But here's the scary part. Graduation is the first day of the rest of your life. Last week by far the most popular question I saw in my social feed was around graduation. Either YOU were graduating, your friends or sons / daughters--and, naturally, there was a lot of concern. Generally you asked what... read more ›

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Mar 14

Persevering through Failure with Melissa Arnot Reid

Melissa Arnot Reid is a mountain guide, speaker, and founder of the nonprofit organization, The Juniper Fund. She was the first American woman to summit and descent Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and also holds the record for summiting the tallest peak in the world more times than any other western woman with a total of 6 ascents. She’s a certifiable bone crushing badass with a lot of life experience to share from her years... read more ›

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