Today on the podcast, the tables are turned. I’m in the hot seat on my pal Lewis Howes’ podcast, The School of Greatness.
I’m sure you are familiar with Lewis – he’s an entrepreneur, high performance business coach, keynote speaker, and author of the best selling book The School of Greatness.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The people who wrote the rules were no smarter than you. We talk about confidence to go against the grain, breaking rules and writing your own script.
- I share a few of my favorite techniques for getting over creative blocks.
- How to visualize and set intentions as part of your daily routine. Building things with the end in mind will get you clearer on your goals and help you achieve them faster.
Success is often directly proportional to hard work.
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Some Questions I’m Asked:
- Who is the most influential person from your childhood and what did you learn from them? [4:40]
- Which of your parents was more influential? [6:18]
- What were the biggest fears of yours growing up? [8:50]
- What were your biggest insecurities growing up? [10:50]
- Do you have any insecurities right now? [12:55]
- What have you tried to apply leading leaders? [16:56]
- How does insecurity cultivate creativity and hold artists back from being successful at the same time? Do you need insecurity to be a great artist? [18:19]
- Can you be completely secure in yourself and a successful artist? [20:54]
- Have you ever had a corporate job? How did you transition to being an artist? [23:14]
- What year did you decide to be a photographer? [29:30]
- Was there a moment that you realized what you were born to do? [31:40]
- Why is health and wellness so important for creatives? [33:37]
- How do you facilitate creative ideas if you’re feeling blocked? [39:07]
- Is there ever a point where you should push through creative blockage? [43:10]
- How do you get in the creative zone? [45:00]
- What do you say to yourself before every shoot? [46:37]
- What does visualization look like for you? [48:27]
- What are some of your non negotiable daily rituals? [53:18]
- What made you want to try out meditation? [56:00]
- What are you most grateful for in life right now? [57:47]
- What’s something small that you’ve done that you’re really proud of? [59:20]
- If everything that you’ve created was erased, what three truths would you pass on? [61:10]
- Where can we find you online? [63:00]
- What’s your definition of greatness? [65:13]
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Check out creativelive.com/30daysofgenius. [4:00]
- A taste of what it was like growing up in the Jarvis household. [5:00]
- Success is often directly proportional to hard work. [8:45]
- One of my biggest fears growing up was being obscure. [8:50]
- All about my past and current insecurities. [9:20]
- How I learned the difference between leading a crew and leading leaders. [15:10]
- The things that made you weird as a kid are your biggest strengths as an artist. [19:00]
- “In the particular lies the universal.” – James Victore [20:20]
- Macklemore’s overnight success only took about 10 years. [21:19]
- I was stuck in a loop of who I was supposed to be until I broke free. [23:47]
- How skate culture gave me confidence to go against the grain and make my own rules, which led me to quit a career in pro soccer, med school, and philosophy to become a photographer. [26:07]
- How 6 months traveling with my grandfather’s cameras gave me the courage to write my own script. [29:50]
- How physical and emotional wellness helps me be more creative. [33:45]
- Creativity is the new literacy. [37:00]
- If you’re feeling creatively blocked, try switching gears to another project or walking away for a little bit. [39:10]
- Check out Charlie Hoehn’s book, Play It Away. [41:55]
- How to use visualization to close the “creative gap” and create exactly what you see in your mind. [47:00]
- How I used visualization and intention setting to get a full ride soccer scholarship and how I use it now in my creative and entrepreneurial endeavors. [49:00]
- I use the iPhone app, Habit List, to track my daily gratitude practice. [51:52]
- How transcendental meditation has been the biggest game changer in my life. [53:45]
- Why I am so damned grateful for my wife, Kate. [57:50]
- How I used visualization and intention setting to get a full ride soccer scholarship and how I use it now in my creative and entrepreneurial endeavors. [49:00]
- I use the iPhone app, Habit List, to track my daily gratitude practice. [51:52]
- How transcendental meditation has been the biggest game changer in my life. [53:45]
- Why I am so damned grateful for my wife, Kate. [57:50]
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