The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show

David Bach is a legend in the personal finance space — a master at helping creators and entrepreneurs make -and keep- more of the money we earn. He's one of America's best known financial gurus, having put nine consecutive books on the NYT best sellers list. In short, when David Bach talks - and you're a creator who wants to make money - you listen. We had David in the CL studios not long ago to share wisdom from his epic class Start Late, Finish Rich. Some of this material was so fundamental for creators making a living and a life doing what they love that I felt was crucial to get it seen by as many people in our community as possible. So much so that in addition to the class on CL, I wanted to share it here on the podcast, for free. So…in this episode, David covers so many things, among them the mindset around how to best get paid…AND how to pay yourself first (as in pre-tax and pre-debt collectors). If this sounds curious already - it's a must listen. Think you got it all sorted and don't need financial advice? Think again. This is helpful stuff to anyone who wants to earn money over the long haul. From concept down to the detailed tactics, these 30 minutes are a quick code for getting your long term finances on rails. In this episode, There are six routes to wealth. Winning it, marrying into it, inheriting it, suing for it, budgeting for it and PAYING YOURSELF FIRST. Every paycheck you get or dollar that you earn, make sure you get your cut before Uncle Sam, debt collectors, or anyone else. All it takes is stashing 14% of every paycheck to be a millionaire. Pay yourself 14% of every paycheck before it touches Uncle Sam's fingers (through legit mechanisms!) and if you can bump that up to saving 20% of every dollar you earn, you'll have enough to retire early. The government makes it pretty easy for self employed people to save money. BUT, of acronyms like IRA, SEP and IRS make you queasy you need to spend this 30 min with David in your ears. Stuff like this sounds scary but in reality setting up a SEP IRA to save money pre-tax only takes ten minutes to set up. …and more ;) Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Julien Smith is a long-time friend and familiar face on the podcast. I first brought him on in 2013 to talk about why not caring about what others think is a useful skill to have as a creator in any field (translation: he penned a LEGENDARY blog post called 'the subtle art of not giving a f*$k' - which went crazy viral and later inspired a best selling book by Mark Manson...). And now Julien is BAAACK…this time talking about both his best selling books (The Flinch, and Trust Agents) and…drumroll please... his latest startup venture called Breather - an amazing service the provides on-demand meeting and studio space all across North America, which has raised more than $100M to date. When I need recording studios for the podcast on short notice in LA or NYC? I use Breather. A quick headshot where you don't want to rent a photo studio for $3000. Yep, Breather again. $150 bucks. You get the picture. But more than anything, this episode is simply rich with a dose of reality that all of us creators and entrepreneurs need to hear: namely that we're all in this together. That we all have imposter syndrome. That we all simultaneously love AND fear what we're doing when we're setting out to create something with our name on it. And that we're all….human. You'll also be inspired to know that: The rules are made up. You can invent the future if you're willing to rewrite the rules. Staying flexible along the way is key to long term success. Just how do you do that when you're stubborn? (hint: it's not easy but you can do it) We can all manufacture safety nets to protect us from letting small failures turn too big. Money in the bank? The support of those who love us? A plan B? Safety nets come in many forms and it's a skill for entrepreneurs and creators to master…instead of just jumping into our next big adventure blind to the risks… and more!... Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, and early investor in companies like Pinterest, Uber, and Periscope, and others. He also co-founded Behance in 2006, sold it to Adobe in 2012 and recently became Adobe's Chief Product Officer. But more than his list of accomplishments, Scott is a passionate advocate for creativity. He has that rare perspective of the world-class artist and entrepreneur with the ability to communicate VERY clearly about the ups, the downs of the messy middle. ... And that just so happens to be the title of his new bestselling book which just dropped last week. In this episode of the podcast, we go deep into that book, The Messy Middle: finding your way through the most crucial part of any bold venture. It doesn't take long to realize that as creators we love to talk about the thrilling start of something new, and our victorious - or fiery - end! Yet, what we need to be talking about (and nobody is…) is the crazy ups and downs that are inevitable in anything worth doing. The MIDDLE is where all the difference is made. This is a dose of REAL in a sea of normally-glossy books on creativity and business. This book is one of my top recommends thus far for 2018. And, if any of this resonates with you, you'll LOVE our conversation. In this episode: Are you doing "insecurity work?" Turns out that when we're faced with a lot of uncertainty, we spend too many cycles checking analytics, social feeds, or what others are doing to assure ourselves everything is okay, The kicker = NONE of this moves the needle for us. Scott shares some strategies to compartmentalize and manage these insecurities. We romanticize the starts and finishes of everything. When we tell the story of our journey, we sum it up in about three sentences. It does little to capture the highs and lows (and often years) of what it ACTUALLY took to get there. Propagating this myth is harmful and Scott does an amazing job of helping us shed our lies and face the truth. There's a price to postponing decisions that you KNOW in your heart…but that you don't want to tell your co-worker, or client or boss or partner. When we fail to make decisions, we're creating "organizational debt." When this debt accumulates it really slows us down, so Scott shares some strategies that will help you zero in on doing the hard things you know you need to do, but are avoiding. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Michael Hebb is an artist, activist, restaurateur, long time friend of mine and probably the closest thing that comes to an expert on death. He is a hyphenated renegade, seemingly more comfortable swimming upstream and addressing taboo subjects than he is going with the crowd. He co-founded Portland's unsanctioned underground food movement, was my co-conspirator for Songs for Eating and Drinking, and he recently wrote a powerful book about death that will change the way you view life. Let's Talk About Death (Over Dinner) is a tactical guide for having the most important conversations with yourself and your loved ones about what you want when you die, but more importantly what you want out of life. This book and this conversation is about tapping into the human experience to help you live a more fulfilled and creative life. Thinking and talking about death will make you laugh more, bring you perspective and clarity onto your life, and will bring you closer to those around you. You'll also be glad to know, You can do whatever your craft is with whatever supplies, tools, and environment at your disposal. Michael didn't even have a commercial kitchen (or the FDA's approval) when he started Family Supper. Don't focus on what you don't have; focus on the thing/experience/art/outcome you want to create. Start by starting. We need to talk about death. The taboo and repression around talking about death is causing us financial, emotional and even physical problems as individuals and as a society. Check out deathoverdinner.org if you need a little help talking about death with your loved ones. Death puts life into perspective. There are no experts on death. Nobody knows what happens after you die. What we do know is that death is a human experience and we will all face it eventually. What happens between now and then is something you can (and should) plan. Let death help guide how you live your life. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Scott Harrison is the founder and CEO of one of my favorite non-profits: charity:water which has brought clean water to 8.49 million people around the world. They've raised $320 million to date—and put it to good work. Scott just released his first book Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World and it's about time. He's an incredible storyteller and, both in his book and in this episode of the podcast, he shares stories of personal struggles, vices, darkest times and their ensuing transformation with vulnerability and openness. This episode is also a crash course in marketing through story. Scott's rowdy past as a nightclub promoter taught him how to get people excited about joining his party, and he brought those skills to charity: water. He shares many of his tactics, and foundational frameworks about how to reinvent an industry through language and transparency. In this episode, you'll also be glad to know: If you feel lost, morally bankrupt, or you're on the wrong path, ask yourself what it would look like if you did the exact opposite of what you're doing now. Sometimes bouncing between extremes helps us find our way. There is a difference between mission and vision and succeeding in both areas requires different approaches. There is opportunity in any market if you can find a different way to look at it. It used to be common practice for charities to use guilt based marketing; i.e. you should feel bad for what you have, so donate some of it. Scott saw this as an opportunity to get people excited about donating their resources, which was a huge part of charity: water's success. For more on Scott's story, visit thirstbook.com. 100% of the net proceeds from his book go to charity: water. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

You know him, you love him, you've heard him here before… today's podcast guest is A DEAR friend and a legend by any measure. It's the one and only, Mr. Tim Ferriss! Author of five #1 New York Times best sellers, including his most recent Tribe of Mentors, star of his own TV show The Tim Ferriss Experiment, and host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world, The Tim Ferriss Show which has over 300 million downloads to date. In today's episode, we focus on Tim's shift from writing as a central pillar of creation to a world where his podcast is central to most of the other media he creates (books, videos, blog posts etc). To say that this episode is "rich" with insight would be a dramatic understatement. In this episode we tear into… - WHO are his epic guests, how does he choose and land them? - WHY is he focused on his podcast? There's some really good reasons... - HOW he does it…exactly what's his workflow and key equipment - WHEN / where and all the rest of it ;) Tim also has mastered the ability to set a goal and break it down into small actions that make insanely huge goals seem reasonable. So we get tactical on goals he sets for himself around the show…and his life. We see a rarely before POV heard from Tim (I think he went deep here because we've been homies for about a decade) about his overarching life perspective about doing the things that bring you joy, and doing it in a way that's easy. So whether you're a classic "Tim" fan, interested in starting or growing your own podcast, OR just simply looking to do more of the things you love, this show is a must. You'll also learn: Tim doesn't start many projects with a simple "how much money will I make from this?" A better question that he asks himself to vet the quality of his next endeavor is "what relationships can I develop and what skills will I learn in accomplishing this project?" If you wait until you're ready, you're never going to start. Tim didn't have a name for his podcast, didn't know how he was going to monetize it, and admittedly knew nothing about the technical involvements of starting a podcast. He just had to jump in. The most important piece of the puzzle is being different. You will not find success in a crowded marketplace (like podcasting) by being 10% better. We couldn't have Tim on the show without talking about time efficiency. Tim breaks down into deep detail the how and why he batch records his episodes and how he structures his week around recording. Regardless of what kind of content you're creating, Tim shares so many useful tactics that you can poach. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

One of the world's most powerful women in business, Beth Comstock, recently left a 27 year career at GE as their Chief Marketing Officer and Vice Chair to go in a completely different direction - to a new life beyond the enterprise-exec world where her new areas of focus include writing, art, exploration and discovery. Rarely do we see or hear of these evolutions - where someone like Beth who is so accomplished in big business reveals very publicly and vulnerably that she's just excited to "do something new" and figure it all out along the way. It's simultaneously brilliant, empowering, and refreshing all at the same time. And that's in part what makes this episode of the podcast so extraordinary. We talk about this journey she's been on and this is among her very first interviews where she share's key insights from her new book Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and The Power of Change. If you are interested in transformation, leadership, overcoming fear or the intersection of creativity and business you'll love this episode. Beth's mission and our show aim to stand for the same things- imagination, courage, creativity, and the power of change. Beth shares stories and tactics alike around how she's taking a renewed control over her future and next career, and how you can too. Whether you're and artist, or you work as a middle manager, or you're putting an idea into a niche market for the first time - there's something great in here for you. In this episode, If you are like so many of us creators out there, you probably have a bit of a perfectionist mentality. You want your ideas and art to be perfect before releasing it to the world. However, if you don't release anything (be it a song, a painting, or a business idea) until it's perfect, you'll very rarely release anything at all. Get your ideas out into the world and let the feedback that you get help shape it into perfection. Who are you waiting for to give you permission to make decisions, to speak up, and to take action? Write yourself a permission slip to do what needs to be done. If you want to make something, you have to learn the skills necessary to build it. In order to learn something, you've got to be inspired enough to put in the amount of work required to learn it. If you aren't inspired by anything, start with your own curiosity. Ask questions that you'd like to know the answer to until you find inspiration. Then start learning… which will lead to making. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Detlef Schrempf is certainly a hometown hero for myself and my 90's Seattle basketball brethren...but he's also a living example of a self-described "awkward" kid who, after stumbling his way into basketball as a teenager, discovered something he loved...and pursued it. Schrempf went on to play at pinnacle of his sport where he was a 2-time Olympian and a 3-time NBA All Star with the Seattle SuperSonics. That said, we learn in this interview that Detlef won't be defined *just* by his career as a professional athlete... but also by his role as a father, a husband, and a role model in his community. Of course I wanted Detlef on to talk about what it takes to be an elite athlete as the show is always aiming to get insights from the worlds top performers, but what really emerged from this episode is his sagedom on all things personal growth, community and how to think about choosing priorities in life. In today's episode: Whether you're playing sports or building a business, your team needs to have the right balance of stars and support players. It doesn't matter if you're a professional athlete considering buying a $200k ride or a creator considering the latest and greatest gear, being very clear on where the lines are between your financial needs, wants and wishes and choosing to prioritize saving for your needs over spending on wants and wishes will help you be financially successful in the long run. We all go through different seasons of our life where our priorities shift and we grow as individuals and teammates. Don't think that you can or you should have it all figured out right now. Plan for the future if you have the luxury to, but stay flexible enough to realize that you're going to keep learning and changing along the way. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

QUESTION: What if you only made work that YOU loved, and you were certain that you would be paid top dollar if you did...Would you do it? Of course! Most sane creators / entrepreneurs would jump at the opportunity - and such is the topic of Srinivas Rao's new book: An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity For Its Own Sake. The problem is, so many of us are watering down our work making it for someone else. In fact, the path to our best work is digging deeper into who you're creating for and what happens when you create art for yourself. In this episode we also cover… "If you're going to take the time to learn to use a tool, take the time to make something with that tool…" This is a fascinating POV I'd never heard before, but it keeps us creators in the building mode vs the procrastinating mode. How to take your art+career+future into your own hands… Srini's view is that we must put our focus and effort into the things that you can control. You can't control follower count, you can't control Facebook's algorithms. You can control your creative process. If you focus on the process, you'll make better work which will lead to better results… Why those people who live life more deliberately are more likely to find success. Simply by choosing what's important to you (and leaning into it with deliberate force) is quite often the biggest thing that's missing in people's creative lives… Once you find what's important? Pour on the gasoline…and watch out. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

When it comes to career trajectories, Jack Conte is my brotha from anotha mothA !! Our paths could not be more similar.... He started his career as a musician, was a YouTuber making videos, and turned tech entrepreneur by co-founding Patreon, an incredible tool for artists to get paid directly by their fans (just like Beethoven used to…) You are going to love this conversation. Jack's career — be it in music, videos, or business, has been forged by embracing that there's a *different* way to do it all. Today more than ever before, there are a million ways to win at anything your heart desires. The road less traveled isn't a well lit path... you are bound to fall on your face a few times, BUT those who do find success will largely have done it THEIR OWN WAY. In Jack's words, "If you're questioning whether to keep going or if it's time to give up, keep going…" and in turn, give this episode a listen to the end- you'll be glad you did. In this episode: Imposter syndrome exists in even the most successful people in the most glamorous of professions. We are all just trying to figure this life/business/art thing out. We cover some VERY SPECIFIC remedies for this You cannot prevent failure. The best creators, CEO's, whatever - just like the best humans-- recognize that growth and progress comes from making the wrong moves, failing, falling down and getting back up with enthusiasm time and time again. You don't have to do things the traditional way. There aren't blueprints and models and specific checklists that will lead you to success. The best successes are born from going against the grain and forging unique paths. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.