The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show

Every artist faces rejection and setbacks on the road to finding an appreciative and paying audience. Today, I wanted to share a couple lessons from a class I took from Lisa Congdon on becoming an artist... and while she specifically mentions art, her insights and tactics really apply to any creative endeavor. If you're not familiar with Lisa's work, she is a fine artist, illustrator and author. She is best known for her colorful paintings and hand lettering. She works for clients around the world including MoMA, REI, Harvard University, Martha Stewart Living, Chronicle Books, and Random House Publishing, among many others. You'll also be happy to know: The first step to embracing yourself as an artist or creator is believing you have something to offer the world. We all have fear. It's what you do with that fear that matters. Lisa talks about how to use fear to empower us to share and create And because our world is full of creative constraint, she sets us on a solid foundation by helping us identify our core values. For example, I love how she simplifies it to this statement: "making and selling my work will feel good as long as I ________" (work with environmentally conscious clients) Making money as a creator doesn't have to be far-fetched dream. If any of this resonates, her full class is avail on CreativeLive.com - Become a Working Artist. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Here's an important reminder: you'll never feel ready to start. But you've got to do it anyway. And the operative word there is "do." Just start. This episode is the kick in the ass you need. Too often we get bogged down in the dreaming, the research, and the preparing - without the DOING. Feel me on this? It's a common excuse that most of use…that we just need a little more planning… Wrong. This is not to say that planning isn't necessary, just that it shouldn't be the crutch that prevents you from executing. And for most it is. Let's change that. If you've ever felt stuck - or heck - you're feeling stuck now, this episode is for you. We talk about the right balance between the planning and executing in a way that will get the results you want. Take a quick listen, and then get back to work. :) Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Today I'm sitting down with one of my favorite humans, but in a twist of fate, the tables are turned. I'm in the hot seat - being interviewed by my dear friend and design-industry legend, Debbie Millman. Debbie Millman is chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in NYC…and she has an insane track record going back decades: she's the author of 6 books including "How To Think Like A Great Graphic Designer," and a prolific design writer in outlets like NYT, Fast Company, and Design Observer. She also hosts the longest-running design podcast called Design Matters with over 300 interviews over the last 10 years. In this conversation Debbie really digs into my personal past - and asks me questions I've never had in any public interview. Her detailed research and talent for pulling tidbits out of my past covered ground about my deep-seated beliefs on the future of photography, creativity, my love for crows, and my biggest professional failures to date. Hope you enjoy it. Please give Debbie a shoutout on social she's just @debbiemillman … and be sure to check out Design Matters podcast. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Today we welcome back on the show the 6x international bestselling author, Robert Greene. Robert has had huge impact in my life with books like Mastery, 48 Laws of Power, and the 33 Strategies of War. And in this episode we go deep on his newest book - and my new favorite -The Laws of Human Nature, a brilliant consolidation of the various theories on human nature - how to better understand them and use them to grow. We dive deep into: You are a lot weirder than you think you are. WE ALL ARE in fact. We're repressing so many sides of who we are - most often without even knowing it. We're trying to stand out. We're trying to fit in. The stuff we repress and try to hide are like a stranger within us. Knowing all this - and how to navigate it - gives us personal power. It it possible to harness our "dark side" for increased creativity, wisdom, strength and character? Robert argues that, not only is it something worth tapping into, it's THE source of power missing in your life. Robert's recent near-death experience has given him a profound sense of gratitude, how it has compelled him to be more patient and has challenged him to apply the advice he offers to others. That ugly, self-sabotaging voice in our head…how to manage and counteract it to increase joy and personal performance. it's no surprise that we create our own circumstances by the attitudes we have (self-perpetuating) - but Robert gives us new strategies to change our own attitudes. In short - this interview is a doozie. We cover the parts of Human Nature that you've had a hunch about but never had the guts to dig into, for fear of what you might find. Robert has done this research for us - in a heartfelt and nuanced way - and delivers us to the doorstep of answers that surprise, frighten, delight, and most definitely makes us think. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Tabatha Coffey is an Australian entrepreneur and TV personality. Her no-nonsense approach and savvy business mind inspires us to take charge of our lives, and - most importantly - make the tough decisions required for us to live the lives we were meant to live. I recently took a class from Tabatha called How to be Bold, Resilient & Better Than Ever and I was very impressed. So impressed that I managed to share some of my favorite parts of the class here with you. In this episode, Tabatha delivers some great, hard-hitting truths around fear, heart, and mindset. We also cover: How so many of the stories we tall ourselves are exactly what's holding us back. Tabatha helps us recognize those stories. Fear is a lot of things. Of course it's stress and worry, but it can also be a barometer for action. How our stories become a self-fulfilling prophecy. How to flip the fear script and build better resiliency against our unhealthy thoughts This is a phenomenal episode I hope you'll love. [And - small tip- If any of this resonates, the full class is avail on CreativeLive.com - How to be Bold, Resilient & Better Than Ever ] Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Rich Roll is a New York Times best selling author, endurance athlete, parent and beautiful human being. He first came across my radar a few years ago when he completed FIVE Iron Mans in five consecutive days. That's a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, finished off with a marathon in one day — TIMES 5 DAYS!! On the show, we dive into reinvention, overcoming addiction and depression, explore plant based diets, and his spiritual calling... We also cover: After a decade of living what he though the "American dream of success" was, he found himself miserable and in a career that he pursued because he thought that's what we should do. He shares his journey OUT OF THE MESS… and advice for pursuing what our hearts tell us. We cover parenting and helping to develop agency in our kids and future generations - to leave the planet better off than we found it. And, how embracing our weakness, our struggles, and our pain in life - just might be our strongest ally in living the life we were meant to live… This episode is a whopper. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

By working to highlight a diverse set of narratives from under represented populations, Joshua Kissi and Karen Okonkwo — two of Inc Magazine's 30 Under 30 — are addressing a huge gap in the creative market. Karen was at Arizona State University when she decided to start a blog for sorority women. It gained immediate attention. Yet, when a friend asked why there wasn't any African Americans showcased on the site, she was defensive. As an African American herself, she thought - of course we do! But as she pulled out her phone and started scrolling through the site, she realized her friend was right. She had fallen into the subconsciously biased, racially one-sided trap. Desperately focused on change, she began to showcase all types of women of color, sexual orientation, and under represented groups on her site. But she had a sense she was not doing enough. This work caught the attention of the Ghanian-American fashion, lifestyle, and brand photographer Joshua Kissi, and together they co-created TONL a photography and media agency focused on creating images of diverse people and sharing their stories with the world. Enjoy this inspirational, heartfelt and meaningful story of self reflection, discovery, creativity, and action, as we drop in on their presentation from CreativeLive's PhotoWeek. Learn more and help amplify your creative arsenal at: http://cr8.lv/pw2018 Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Arlan Hamilton built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless and living off of food stamps. Now she's on the cover of Fast Company Magazine - and she has invested millions in startups run by people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQ community. Through pursuing her curiosity and passion, Arlan's found a way to create a living and a life for herself and work on a really tough problem: reconfiguring the ways that money and funding flow through these underrepresented and underserved populations. In this episode we also cover: Persistence forever pays. No matter how many no's Arlan received, she shares the driving force behind her determination. We are all privileged in some way. Arlan has a beautiful perspective in how we can all share in that privilege without diminishing our own. We can all give ourselves strength and support by surrounding yourself people who are positive and motivational - even if that's virtually through the internet. We discuss some of Arlan's routines and her particularly interesting habit of writing her own future headlines. and lots more…. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Rainn Wilson is best known for his legendary role as Dwight in TV's award-winning show "The Office," but he's also a movie actor, a best selling author, the founder of media company SoulPancake, founder a non profit called Lidé Haiti, an amazing human….and a self-professed sci-fi and fantasy nerd! In this episode Rainn takes us on journey through his early life and into his ideas on art and creativity, hard work, parenting and spirituality. We spend some quality time around the lessons he learned trying to make it as an actor and the difficult years that preceded his breakthrough. And we also go deep into what inspires his work away from acting - his family, SoulPancake, and why he founded Lidé Haiti, a non-profit organization helping young women in Haiti via the power of creativity. A few more hot topics: Rainn never earned more than $20,000 acting in the first 9 years of his career. His advice? Keep cost of living low, do side jobs, and …. tune in to check it out ;). We examine Rainn's personal challenges parenting from a place of privilege while simultaneously aiming to foster hard work, motivation, and drive. Rainn shares his spiritual journey, from questioning and challenging the faith he was raised with - to ultimately rediscovering that faith and why it's right for him. and more my dear friends - much much more! Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Mindset is everything. And today on the podcast, I wanted to share a strong point of view on MONEY - something that's a struggle for most creators and entrepreneurs. Enter: Tonya Rapley! Tonya is the author of The Money Manual: A Practical Guide To Help You Succeed on Your Financial Journey. She's been called the "New Face of Wealth Building" by Black Enterprise Magazine, and one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Women in Personal Finance.". She's also the founder of the award-winning site, My Fab Finance which is core to her mission is to help younger generations own their personal power and break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck In this episode we cover: What is a healthy money mindset? The power of words on our psyche - whether they are negative or positive. How to grow awareness around that negative self talk that might be working against us and how to change it Developing rituals that help keep you on track - financially and psychologically Daily tactics on seeing abundance instead of limitations Let's end those classic creator + money mindsets we hear like "starving artist" or "why don't get a real job" or "that's nice but you need something to fall back on" If you dig this and want more - there's a LOT more from Tonya Rapley's class on CreativeLive - check it out here: https://cr8.lv/2NPfTI7 Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.