The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show Chase Jarvis

Over the course of a decade, Steve Chou has created multiple 7 figure businesses. During that time, he set out on a journey to build a life of balance. What he found was an endless schedule and work that wore him and his family down. A hard lesson to learn, but he did learn, and change.
It’s no surprise that Steve’s new book is called The Family First Entrepreneur. He delivers a series of simple principles that can guide your decisions to help you establish your own solid foundation to build the life you’ve dreamed of and support those you love.

He’s highly renowned for his work and leadership in the e-commerce space and has taught thousands of students how to profitably sell physical products online through ProfitableOnlineStore.com.

In today’s discussion, we get into the beginning of when he launched the blog, MyWifeQuitHerJob.com. Now it’s been featured in leading magazines such as Forbes Inc., The New York Times, Entrepreneur, and MSNBC and it’s grown into a popular podcast, rated among the top 25 marketing shows on all of Apple Podcasts.

Steve Chou who also carries a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University runs BumblebeeLinens.com along with his wife. They put on an annual e-commerce conference called The Sellers Summit.

Highlights from the episode: 
His wife quit her six-figure salary job — 3:04 How much money is enough money? — 7:13 The four-burner theory — 8:01 Maximizing your leveraged time — 28:29 The Family First Entrepreneur — 43:16 Enjoy!

No one is coming to save you. 
Experts are valuable when you’re learning new skills, but neither experts nor institutions are going to nurture you, guide you, or make your creative dream a reality. You’re on your own path. It’s all up to you.
In this episode we talk about the importance of taking control of your own learning and creative process. We explore the vast array of online learning resources available to help you develop the skills you need. Some key topics covered include:
The changing world of education The value of self-directed learning Free and low-cost online learning resources Finding and joining communities to learn from others Going from general to specific in your learning process The importance of taking action and doing the work Enjoy!

In this episode, Simone Stolzoff, independent journalist and author of "The Good Enough Job", shares her insights on how work has come to dominate American culture and how we can reclaim our lives in a world centered around work. Simone's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and numerous other publications.
Simone and I explore the dangers of treating work as a source of identity and meaning, and the importance of diversifying our sources of identity. We discuss how to define what we want our relationship with work to be, the value of active forms of leisure, and the benefits of trading money for time. We also talk about the role of work in our lives, and how it can lead to more creativity and better ideas when we invest in other aspects of ourselves.
Some highlights we explore:
How to cultivate different sides of ourselves to become more resilient in the face of change The risks of a work-centric existence and how it can detract from our ability to be the best versions of ourselves The benefits of investing in relationships, hobbies, and passions outside of work How to define what we want our relationship with work to be The value of trading money for time to increase our sense of fulfillment The importance of understanding the role work plays in our lives and how it can lead to more creativity and better ideas Enjoy!

In this episode, we explore how to guard your dreams and stay focused on what truly matters.
Whether we realize it or not, life happens.
Interruptions and obstacles crop up: an implosion in your side hustle disrupts your day job, or a big challenge at your day job necessitates skipping creative work for several weeks in a row. 3-6 months can go by and the next thing you know, you can’t remember when the last time you spent real time on your dreams.
If this sounds familiar, it might be time to review what’s important to you, In this episode I provide a 6-step plan to help you reset and re-focus.
Enjoy!

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Gagan Biyani, CEO and co-founder of Sprig, Udemy, and Maven, about the ins and outs of entrepreneurship and building a successful company. We delved into a variety of topics, ranging from the importance of having a big vision and painting a picture of the future, to the benefits of bootstrapping versus raising venture capital. We also explored the role of passion in the workplace and the challenges that come with scaling a company. Overall, it was a fascinating conversation that shed light on the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur and the importance of perseverance in the face of adversity.
Some topics discussed:
The importance of having a big vision Painting a picture of the future Building momentum over time Bootstrapping versus raising venture capital The importance of passion in the work you do The process of scaling a company Enjoy!

In this episode, we talk about some key lessons I learned from one of the epic failures of my life. It took many years to process, and if I’m totally honest, still stings from time to time.
But that’s the way failures go sometimes, leaving us a in trail of could have, should haves in their wake. There is good news though. They also can be the seeds of future success.
We all know that failure is inevitable for anything worth doing. So we cannot let fear of failure stop us from trying. Instead, we can armor ourselves with a few key strategies to plan for success, but learn from failure.
Enjoy!