self-improvement | Chase Jarvis

Jun 28

How to Become Flawesome: Embracing Your True Self with Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani

Newsflash: you're flawed. I'm flawed. We're all flawed. And that's because we're all human. Yet at the same time, we live in a culture of perpetual self-improvement - one that pressures us to be better and meet high standards on a consistent basis. Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani knows this well. As the co-founder of Mindvalley, the powerful life transformation platform used by over 20 million people worldwide, she has dedicated her life to personal development, helping individuals... read more ›

731 reads

Aug 03

Marcus Buckingham: Weirdness Is The Key To Self Improvement

For the past twenty-five years, Marcus Buckingham has been the world's leading researcher into strengths, human performance, and the future of how people work. In his new book, Love + Work, Marcus helps us discover where we are at our best—both at work and in life. He is the author of two of the best-selling business books of all time, has two of Harvard Business Review's most circulated, industry-changing cover articles, and has been the... read more ›

2K reads

Oct 06

Robert Greene: Daily Meditations to Transform Your Life

“If you go deeper into yourself, you’ll find below the surface four or five things, other emotions, other things going on at the same time. Perhaps things from your childhood, things that are unconscious. You’re not even aware of what’s truly motivating your behavior. You’re kind of sleepwalking. You think that you do things for reason A, but actually, there’s B, C, D, E, and F below the surface. So you’re a mystery to yourself.”... read more ›

2K reads

Mar 03

How to Tackle Fear and Live Boldly with Luvvie Ajayi Jones

Let’s face it. We’re all afraid. We're afraid of asking for what we want for fear of hearing "no." We're afraid of being different, of being too much, or not enough. So how do we not let fear talk us out of what we want? You already know there’s no free pass out of fear, but as today’s guest Luvvie Ajayi Jones says, the point is not to be fearless, but to know we are... read more ›

578 reads

Dec 02

Badass Habits and Making Them Stick with Jen Sincero

Habits are the key to actually transforming your life. You've probably read about this philosophy in my book, Creative Calling, but today, #1 NYT Bestselling Author, Jen Sincero is on the show with the goal to help you implement habits that will shift your identity, set meaningful boundaries and ultimately push you towards success you are destined for. In this podcast we talk about her new book, "Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries and Daily... read more ›

1.1K reads

Nov 25

Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs with Dr. Benjamin Hardy

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Willpower Doesn't Work. His blog has been read by over 100 million people and has been featured on Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, Cheddar, Big Think and many others. When I first tuned in to his work he was the #1 writer on medium.com, where he developed a significant audience around his interests. His new book, Personality Isn't Permanent, which we talk about today opens up... read more ›

702 reads

Nov 18

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results with James Clear

James Clear is a writer, speaker and the bestselling author of one of my absolute favorite books, Atomic Habits. His work on decision-making, continuous improvement and personal development has been instrumental in my life, but it's his focus on habits that fires me up the most. If you've read Creative Calling or listened to this show in the past, you've probably heard me describe the creative pyramid. On the bottom of that pyramid is mindset,... read more ›

920 reads

Aug 05

Lori Gottlieb: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

The person you talk to the most in your life, is you. Yet what we often say to ourselves isn't always kind, true or helpful. Enter today's guest: Lori Gottlieb. Lori is a psychotherapist and author of the New York Times bestseller 'Maybe You Should Talk to Someone'. In our fast-paced world of independence and individualism, we often minimize the importance of our interdependence to each other. In this episode, we take a deep dive... read more ›

1.1K reads

Jan 08

You Are Not Your Ego with Cheri Huber and Ashwini Narayanan

Cheri has been a student and teacher of Zen for over 35 years. She is the author of over 20 books on Zen, and founded the Mountain View Zen Center and the Zen Monastery Peace Center. Cheri also founded a non-profit dedicated to transforming lives and ending suffering, Living Compassion, whose primary work is the Africa Vulnerable Children Project in Zambia. Ashwini co-facilitates and creates workshops with Cheri. She runs the operations of the two nonprofits... read more ›

2.6K reads

Oct 24

How to Charge What You’re Worth — Which is 3 to 10x More Than You’re Getting Today [with Ramit Sethi]

When I saw this recent post strike a nerve, it motivated me to share this post from my man Ramit Sethi on charging what you're worth. Today he's back by popular demand to share a simple one-two approach to setting your prices and upping your earning potential. Pencils ready? Okay, take it away Ramit. Thanks, Chase. I recently asked a photographer how she came up with her pricing. She said, “Well... I researched my competition and found... read more ›

23.8K reads