Never Play It Safe: A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love

by Chase Jarvis

Overview

What if your biggest risk in life is playing it safe?

In Never Play It Safe, bestselling author, award-winning photographer, and founder of CreativeLive, Chase Jarvis, reveals that safety is an illusion—a comforting lie that’s holding you back from true fulfillment and extraordinary success.

Discover the Bold Path to Your Most Authentic Life

Chase Jarvis has spent years in deep conversation with the world’s top entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, and performers, uncovering the real secrets to living boldly and authentically. Through these powerful insights and his own transformative experiences, he invites you to shatter the dangerous comfort of the safe path and unlock your full potential.

Inside, you'll discover:

• Why "playing it safe" is the riskiest move you can make
• How to break free from the toxic voices in your head holding you back
• The hidden "attention hijackers" silently sabotaging your dreams 
• The surprising link between playfulness and peak performance in any field
• Practical techniques to train your attention and unlock your potential
• Real-life stories of world-class performers who dared to live boldly

Are You Ready to Break Free?

If you’re tired of playing small, feeling stuck, or living in fear, it’s time to reclaim the playful, courageous part of yourself that’s been waiting to shine. Never Play It Safe will equip you with the tools, insights, and inspiration to take bold action and create the life of your dreams.

Your Life is the Ultimate Creative Act—Don’t Settle for Safety.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062879998
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/08/2024
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	36,950
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

CHASE JARVIS is an award-winning artist, an entrepreneur, a bestselling author, and one of the most influential photographers of the past twenty years. As a lifelong creative pioneer, he’s crafted campaigns for Apple, Nike, and over one hundred other iconic brands. He’s also an Emmy-nominated director, the author of Creative Calling, and the host of the Chase Jarvis LIVE podcast, which has over fifty million downloads. Previously, Chase was founder and CEO of CreativeLive, which boasted more than $100 million in revenue and a public-company acquisition track record.

Editorial Reviews

Whoever tells you that the ‘safe’ path is the better path doesn’t understand how life works. Fortunately, Chase Jarvis gets it right, and Never Play It Safe serves as a radically simple blueprint to reclaim our creativity and personal power."  — Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power

“This book is a powerful compass for embracing risk and creativity in all aspects of life. Chase shows us how to step out of our comfort zones and become who we were meant to be.” — Sophia Amoruso, serial entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author of Girlboss

“Trust yourself. No one else can do that for you. Chase Jarvis is a maker of magic and a weaver of possibility, and this book can unlock the future for you, if you'll let it.” — Seth Godin, author of The Song of Significance

“Everything that we all want in life —success, fulfillment, freedom, happiness— is on the other side of fear. And nobody helps us overcome this faster than my man Chase Jarvis does in this book.” — Daymond John, CEO of Shark Group, CEO and founder of FUBU, and a Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank

“Chase Jarvis is one of the true helpers out there, speaking openly and honestly about what it takes to live the creative life. I’ve stolen so much inspiration from him over the years and so will you.” — Austin Kleon, artist and author of Steal Like an Artist

“Building a life you love doesn’t happen on accident—it’s a process. Few people know this like Chase Jarvis does, and Never Play It Safe is the roadmap.” — Gary Vaynerchuk, serial entrepreneur, chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia, CEO of VeeFriends, and five-time New York Times bestselling author

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