The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show

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Let's talk about something every creator experiences — but almost nobody talks about openly.

Rejection.

If you're pursuing anything creative — photography, writing, design, building a business, launching a project — you already know the truth: you hear a lot more no than you hear yes.

But here's the twist.

Most people think rejection is the signal to stop.

In reality, rejection is often the signal t...

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If you're a creator who's ever wondered why someone with "less talent" seems to get more opportunities… this episode is for you.
Because here's the truth: being great at your craft is only the price of admission. It gets you in the door. But what happens after that? That's where your career is made.
In today's micro-show — Craft Is the Entry Fee — I'm talking about the things that matter most in the...

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There's a myth that quietly messes with a lot of us — especially if you're a maker, builder, or artist.
It's the myth that creative fulfillment is something you find.
That if you just get lucky enough… brave enough… talented enough… you'll stumble into "the thing" and everything will click.
But here's what I want to remind you today:
Your path isn't discovered. It's designed.
Not as in "perfectly pl...

Every creative journey starts the same way.

Excitement. Possibility. Momentum.

And then — somewhere between the spark and the breakthrough — it gets hard.

The novelty fades. The results slow down. Doubt gets louder. And that's when most of us go looking for certainty. Better gear. Better tactic...

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This episode is short and direct — and it centers on a truth most of us spend years trying to outgrow: playing it safe has a cost. Not just a financial cost. Not just an "I didn't take the leap" cost. I'm talking about the hidden cost — the slow trade of your originality for approval, your curiosity for compliance, your honest voice for whatever feels least risky.

A lot of us were trained early to o...

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This episode is short and direct — and it centers on an idea that quietly changes everything once you see it:

You don't get paid first for the work you want to do next. You build it first.

Most people wait for permission. They wait for a client, an investor, or an opportunity to show up before they start creating. But in my experience, it works the other way around. The next chapter of your career i...

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This episode is short and direct — and it centers on an idea that runs counter to how most of us try to solve creative problems. When we feel stuck, uncertain, or restless, our instinct is usually to think harder. To analyze. To wait for clarity.

But here's the truth I've learned the hard way: you can't think your way forward.

Clarity doesn't come from sitting on the couch running mental simulations...

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This episode is short and practical — and it centers on a simple idea that tends to hit a little deeper once you really sit with it: you are not your goals. You are not your intentions. You are what you do repeatedly.

Around this time of year — or anytime you feel the urge for a reset — it's easy to assume the problem is motivation. That you just need to want it more. In my experience, that's almost...

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This episode is short and direct — and it centers on an idea that quietly changes everything once you really see it: most people aren't stuck because they're lazy or unmotivated. They're stuck because they confuse urgency with importance.
We've been trained to react. To answer what's loud, immediate, and demanding. Emails. Notifications. Small fires that feel productive simply because they need atte...

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This episode is short and direct — and it centers on an idea that's easy to overlook: rest isn't something you earn after the work is done. It's a skill you have to learn while you're doing the work.
Most of us don't struggle because we lack motivation. We struggle because we don't know how to manage our energy over time. We push past the point where the work is actually getting better and mistake e...

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This episode is short and direct — and it's built around a question I think most of us care about more than we admit: what actually makes a great friend?
Friendship is often treated as something casual. Easy. Automatic. But as life gets fuller — work, family, responsibility, distraction — the quality of our friendships can quietly slip into something surface-level. Not because we don't care, but bec...

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This episode is short and direct — and it's built around a simple idea I've come to believe deeply: the most important creative tools are free.

Most creators assume they're stuck because they don't have the right gear, the right resources, or the right opportunity. But after decades of making work, interviewing hundreds of top creators, and studying the lives of artists across disciplines, I've noti...

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This episode is short and direct: most creators don't struggle because they lack talent — they struggle because they quit at 95%. They get the work to "pretty good," ship it, and move on. And for a lot of things in life, that's fine. The 80–20 rule works. But when it comes to your core creative craft — the thing you want to be known for — good enough is the trap.
The last 5% is where the details liv...

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This episode is short and honest: if you don't love the work you're making, don't ship it — or better yet, figure out how to love the work before you ship it. I know that sounds blunt, but the market — and more importantly, your audience — can smell half-hearted work a mile away. You can't fake the stuff that matters. Loving the work isn't about perfection. It's about clarity, curiosity, and being w...

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This time of year, I get a lot of messages from folks ready for change — they've declared an intention, they want the next chapter, but something's holding them back. Some have the ideas and energy but no system to ship. Others have the systems but aren't listening to the quiet that tells them what to build next. Different gaps, same problem: without space to reflect and a mindful plan to act, momen...

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This week I had back-to-back coaching calls with two different clients. One had the skillset but not the mindset. The other had the mindset but not the skillset. Different people, same roadblock — they were both stuck at the edge of their next level because they were avoiding the hard stuff.

Here's the truth most people don't want to hear:

You don't level up because you "get discovered." You level u...

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You put the work in. You make something you're proud of. You hit publish… and then? Crickets. Tumbleweeds. A handful of likes from your mom and your college roommate.

If you've ever wondered why some creators seem to explode overnight while your (arguably better!) work struggles to get traction, today's episode is for you. Because here's the truth:

Making great work is only 50% of the job. The other...

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If you're a creator, here's a hard truth: most of us don't charge enough. We look around, see what others are doing, and call that "the going rate." But that's not how value works.

There's no upper limit on creativity — you can charge whatever someone is willing to pay. The key is learning to positionyourself and negotiate with confidence.

Your job isn't to fit perfectly into "industry standards." ...

Hey friends, Chase here.

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.

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