Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2024-10-07
Books mentioned on Never Play It Safe: Chase Jarvis On Risk, Creativity, & 7 Tools To Build The Life You Want
Chase Jarvis is a renowned photographer, creative entrepreneur, and author of the new book “Never Play It Safe.” This conversation surveys Chase’s perspective on creativity and personal growth, emphasizing risk over safety.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Creative Calling
Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis is a practical guide designed to help individuals unlock their artistic potential and build a fulfilling life through everyday creativity.
Discussed“he is an award-winning commercial photographer a director an artist an entrepreneur and the bestselling author of one of my very favorite books on creativity creative calling which was the subject of our first podcast back in 2019 as I Look Backwards”
Where to get it
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a classic guide that explores the internal creative struggles, psychological barriers, and self-sabotage that artists, writers, and professionals face in their daily endeavors.
Recommended“and also because just the other week uh I spent the day with Steven pressfield who did like a one-day silent writing Retreat and so I'm kind of steeping myself back into you know kind of the the wisdom and tools of Unlocking The Best of You know our innate creative Steven pressfield Legend yeah he I GI that book”
Where to get it
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Never Play It Safe
Discussed“um but you've got this new book never play it safe which in thinking about it I mean it's great I love it um it's it's a book about creativity but it's really a book about life um and a sort of relationship or a Dynamic uh in which we all approach Our Lives”
Where to get it
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The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a classic self-help primer on recovering, protecting, and nurturing one's innate creativity.
Discussed“you talk about the artist date you know it's like the Julia Cameron book The Artist way like if you don't know you know what what the thing is like you have to get with yourself so that that can like percolate up and yeah and that that can be fun”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you you mentioned ROM do and be here now uh eart to like we we're just we're just completely captured by the past and a fantasy of the future”
“yeah i mean you know my last book was called creative calling and that's that calling that is out that is we're not quite sure what but it is it does take a belief and a trust”
“my books Finding Ultra voicing change in the plant power way as well as the plant power meal planner at meals. ritual.com”