Jun
29
If you've been a reader of this blog or a listener of my podcast, the Chase Jarvis LIVE show, you know I'm obsessed with cold water exposure. That's what I was excited to have Dr. Mark Harper on the show to discuss new studies and stories around how cold water swimming and cold water exposure benefits the body’s overall function. Dr. Mark Harper is a consultant anesthetist at Sussex University Hospitals (UK) and Kristiansand (Norway)....
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Jun
28
Books are a phenomenal way of decoding the lives and minds of the greatest people that ever lived. You might've heard the quote 'all leaders are readers' before that's because great leaders KNOW the irreplaceable importance of books. Packaging years, or sometimes even decades of knowledge into the pages of a book for someone else to read and benefit from takes a mountain of effort and ambition. Anyone who's known this knows that the...
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Jun
27
We all have aspirations. But are we ready to make the sacrifices, take the risks and do the work to make them happen? Carol Jemison once remarked: Letting the world know about your work is one of the first risks you take for your dreams. Listen to the Podcast Share your work with the...
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Jun
22
You’ve heard the phrase, “you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Relationships are significant because they influence and shape our experiences, success, and repetitive cycles that hinder our performance in other areas of life. However, when we learn to navigate relationships with mindfulness and compassion, they can also be rewarding and bring us closer to who we want to be. Listen to the Podcast Sheleana Aiyana is driven by...
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Jun
20
Everyone wants a mentor, the wise little green creature who will teach us how to swing a lightsaber and use the Force. We crave that guiding hand, the cryptic wisdom spoken in riddles, the long training montages where we finally learn to lift rocks with our minds. It's part of the mythos we’ve all internalized: the hero's journey doesn't start until someone older, weirder, and significantly more cryptic gives us a push in the right...
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Jun
15
Happiness and health are two topics that have been widely researched throughout history but only in recent years have become scientifically linked. As the connections between mental health and physical health have become undeniable, doctors and researchers alike are beginning to examine the impact of our mental well-being on our physical bodies. The study of happiness extends to the decisions people make that lead them down the path they have chosen for their lives. Enter...
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Jun
13
Reality is malleable. The world would have you believe that creativity is an indulgence. That instead, you should follow a more “practical” enough to invest your time and resources in. But these beliefs were invented by people trying to organize the world the way they saw it, not how it really was. “No Artist Tolerates Reality” Friedrich Nietzsche expressed a novel observation: "No artist tolerates reality." Throughout my life's journey, there have been countless instances...
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Jun
08
There is the path that society influences us to take in our journey towards purpose and success, and there is the voice that may call us to an unbeaten path when we don’t quite fit the mainstream mold. This was the case with Nabil Ayers, who, at two years old fell in love with music when he was given his first drum set. Though Nabil did end up going to college, his marks did not...
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Jun
06
Early on in my career, I had to make an important distinction between what it means to be a photographer, and what it means to be a professional. Yes, a photographer takes photos and a professional photographer sells photos. You know what else a professional does? They show up every day, even when the inspiration isn't hitting them. Do the Verb to Be...
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Jun
01
Everybody has regrets No matter how your life plays out, there will be situations that don’t go your way, things you wish you would have done, and words left unspoken. Yet, in a society where "no regrets" is culturally celebrated, we don't often talk about how we reckon with those feelings. It's one of the reasons why author Daniel Pink became interested in the subject. He was actually writing another book at the time....
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