The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show

In this week's episode, I take two questions that any creator or business owner should consider.  How to handle the experience of having someone you've mentored "move on" from needing you as a mentor. What is the best way to break through?  You can text me or reach out via social if you have a question. 206-309-5177 Enjoy! --- Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the...

Morgan Harper Nichols is a poet, artist, and author with a goal to form meaningful connections through her work, and help others find peace in their own lives. Her most recent book, " Peace is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life ," is a must read that invites people to slow down and return to the present moment, using breath as their vehicle.  Topics we dive in...

If you told me in my twenties that being rigorous about my schedule would be a major differentiator in the success of my creative work, I would have said, you're crazy. You can't put creativity in a box like that, I thought. In my mind, schedules only confined the creative process. Today, my thoughts on this have completely 180'd, and I firmly believe that setting a schedule can be your biggest al...

Career transitions are often bumpy. New processes, different people, and all the energy that goes into building the skills, network and momentum- no wonder why the comfort of a stable career is prevents many people from pursuing their calling. Change isn't easy. Now imagine you're a working attorney with a promising future and more than a decade of education, testing, and training to get to where...

Is your day job burning you out?  Maybe your creative passion is taking up the majority of your headspace, while your J.OB. is using all your creative bandwidth? On today's episode I answer two audience questions: Can you be a hyphen and a master at the same time? How to manage burnout, a creative passion and a 9-5 job If you're creatively stuck, making a difficult business decision or just want t...

Kate Robinson is a writer, speaker, and co- founder of a number of initiatives dedicated to the legacy of her father, Sir Ken Robinson. On the show, Kate shares some backstory on her father's life, and the journey that led to her completing his final piece of work. In Sir Ken and Kate's perspectives, there are 3 myths regarding creativity that hinder our advancement as a collective.  Creativity is...

Do you have a big dream, but you're having trouble making progress? There is one simple thing you can do to start moving, and re-train your brain to operate autonomously,  prioritize joy. Once you make this contract with yourself to pursue joy on a regular basis, you start to create inertia. So how do you get started? Maybe you don't know what action to take? I believe that a hugely under valued e...

Are there certain traits that make someone charismatic? Why do some people captivate a room, while others struggle to manage a small meeting? Why do some ideas spread, but other good ones fall by the wayside? These are the questions that bestselling author and human behavior expert Vanessa Van Edwards seeks to answer in her new book, " Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication...

Here we are at the end of February - how are those New Years Resolutions going? 😁 There is so much hype built into our society around resolutions. We often associate them with huge goals, and things we want to accomplish, rather than behaviors we want to embody. If 64% of all people fail their resolutions within one month of starting, what is the common factor that makes them so hard to stick to?...

Deep in the grips of drug addiction, Gabby Bernstein was sitting in her beaten-up white Toyota Corolla playing a cassette again and again and listening to a psychic saying to her, "You have two choices in this lifetime: You could stay addicted—and that's not going to be good—or you can get clean and make a major impact on the world." In that moment, she couldn't contemplate what it would be like t...

At a time when divisiveness and polarity seem at their all-time highs, the stories we tell matter more than ever. Stories contain the power to lift us up during our most difficult moments, and unite people around shared values and ideas. So what contributes to an effective story? And what makes a skilled storyteller? Nicola Yoon is here to discuss just that. As part of CreativeLive's Between the L...

Payal Kadakia studied operations research and economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but she was always determined to keep dance in her life—both during her college years and her professional career. She was three years old when she fell in love with dance because it offered her a place to center herself, be creative, and be herself. The corporate world provided Payal with a safety ne...

Are you getting in your own way? This week I'm diving into two questions from the community. The first question involves knowing how to choose which projects to commit to, and how to stay focused even when new opportunities present themselves. My top level advice:  Identify what YOU care about and what you want to stand for Don't spend too much time worrying what other people are doing Experiment...

NFTs. The buzzword of the times.... or is there something to it? If your head spins every time you hear those three little letters or even if you've gone deep down the rabbit hole, you don't want to miss this conversation with Tom Bilyeu. Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of the multi-billion dollar company Quest Nutrition, and the media powerhouse, Impact Theory whose mission is to influence the cultu...

If you've been following me for awhile, you probably know I'm a big fan of cold water therapy. But that didn't happen overnight. In fact, even though I was introduced to it as an athlete it took me years to rediscover and embrace it. Now, it's one of my daily habits that has been a game changer in my life. If you've been curious to try cold water therapy, I share a bit more about my cold water jou...

In speed skating, a hard pivot is an aggressive turn that requires balance, focus, and courage. Blasting down the ice, shoulder to shoulder with another world-class competitor, blades on his feet, Apolo Ohno began his Olympic career in 2002, eventually winning eight gold medals and becoming the most decorated athlete in US Winter Olympics history. In today's episode, Apolo shares valuable lessons...

You've followed your curiosities, found your direction, and made some strides along the path, now what?  Chances are there's something deep inside of you, that calls to you, that you know you are resisting. What is that thing? How can you construct your life around that thing? Pull on that thread. Zero in and focus ruthlessly.  Enjoy! Have a question? Text me 1-206-309-5177
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Communication is one of the most powerful skills a human can master. Exceptional people speak in a cadence, have a pleasant aura, listen to and validate others, and use broad, straightforward gestures to communicate. You've heard the phrase, "It's not what you say it's how you say it?" In this episode, Joe Navarro explains how to use nonverbals to communicate more effectively. With 25 years in the...

How often do you catch yourself in a storm of self-defeating thoughts? Do you tend to be self-critical and drift toward worry regardless of the circumstances? How do you usually talk to yourself? Are you your own cheerleader? How often do you hear in your head statements like "I'm no good"?  You can't reason with your reptilian brain, but the good news is that it learns through action. Every time...

With so much information, and gadgets and access and hustle and email and …and.. aren't you overloaded at work!? It's understandable and it's a real problem. If this describes you or someone you love…you'll LOVE this episode of the show. Enter: Jason Fried.  He's the brilliant NYT best-selling author and co-founder of the software firm, Basecamp.  Since long before meeting Jason in person he's alw...

We all want to be more productive, creative and fulfilled. This show is literally built on that premise, and there are an infinite number of ways to get there. On today's show I share 6 prompts with the goal to give you the scaffolding to engage in meaningful self-reflection. Pro tip: discomfort and anxiety mean you're going in the right direction. The deeper you dig, the better. You don't need a...

What do you think of when you hear the word fitness? Going to the gym? Going for a run? Yoga? For most of us, fitness is something that we do. We block off an hour or two during the day to focus on our physical health. We get our sweat session in, but then what? On the show this week, we are joined by Aaron Alexander. Aaron is a manual therapist and movement coach, as well as an author (The Align...

Nothing intimidates a writer more than a blank page. Yet, the tranquillity in the white space is what stimulates thinking. As a communicator and storyteller, isn't creativity all about contemplating filling up those white spaces with words? Margaret Atwood is an award-winning author whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries in multiple forms of creative expression, including...

Psychotherapy and Buddhist thought have long been considered separate worlds - psychotherapy is about optimizing the mind and minimizing the impact of emotional trauma, while Buddhist practice emphasizes letting go of control. The two approaches are not mutually exclusive. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Mark Epstein, psychotherapist and bestselling author, to discuss the intersection of East...

In today's episode, we address two questions. The first is from Storm, a photographer, who is unclear as to what he should build his brand around – his name or something else? This is a common question small business owners and freelancers grapple with, but it applies to anyone building a brand from the ground up. There are pros and cons to both; your end goals will determine the best plan.  The s...