Published Apr 27, 2016

Chase Jarvis on Creativity and The Art of Entrepreneurship with Lewis Howes

Award-winning photographer and CreativeLive CEO Chase Jarvis explores leadership, personal growth, and the creative process, offering valuable lessons on overcoming challenges, fostering creativity, and lifelong learning.
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  • Leadership Evolution

    shares his journey of evolving as a leader, especially the transition from leading followers to leading other leaders. He recounts a pivotal moment when an employee's feedback highlighted the difference between the two roles, prompting him to adapt his leadership style. This shift required him to focus more on delivering value and being accessible to his team.

    You've made a career out of leading people who are naturally prone to follow you because of what you've achieved. And in this new role as a CEO, you're leading other leaders, and those are different.

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    Chase emphasizes the importance of being open to feedback and continuously improving his leadership skills to meet the demands of his evolving role 1 2.

       

    CreativeLive Journey

    Building CreativeLive was a transformative journey for , blending his passion for creativity with his entrepreneurial spirit. He explains how the platform was born from a desire to empower others to create the life they want to live. This vision was deeply influenced by his personal experiences and spiritual journey.

    The power to create the life that you want to live... there's the power to create your own life.

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    Chase also highlights the importance of lifelong learning, a core principle that has driven the success of CreativeLive and continues to inspire its growth 3 4.

       

    Overcoming Challenges

    The entrepreneurial path is fraught with challenges, and discusses the necessity of pushing through creative blocks and the importance of community. He shares his belief that recognizing when you're blocked is crucial and that sometimes stepping away or seeking new perspectives can be more beneficial than forcing creativity.

    The key thing is actually recognizing that you're blocked... the idea of bouncing ideas off one another and getting away and sort of getting unstuck is very powerful.

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    Chase also touches on the transition from corporate life to creative entrepreneurship, emphasizing the need for resilience and adaptability in overcoming obstacles 5 6.

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