The Creative Pause: Why We Need to Stop Asking "What's Next?"
The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show
Chase Jarvis
4.8 • 641 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we dig into the pressure that hits right after a big win. Whether you're Simone Biles after winning Olympic gold or an entrepreneur wrapping up a major project, the question of "What's next?" can feel relentless. We’ll explore why it’s essential to take a creative pause after major milestones, how to resist the urge to constantly chase the next thing, and why true success means knowing when to rest and reflect.
Some highlights we explore:
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Simone Biles’ take on the post-Olympic pressure
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The importance of a creative pause after major success
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Practical ways to redefine success beyond constant achievement
Enjoy!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine this. You've just completed something monumental. |
| 0:08.0 | Maybe you won Olympic gold. |
| 0:10.0 | Maybe you launched a successful startup or finished a creative project or failed miserably at something at work. |
| 0:17.0 | Or you just have wrapped up pouring your heart and soul into something for you know weeks |
| 0:22.4 | months years even you could be writing high on the rush of accomplishment basking in the sweet |
| 0:29.1 | moment of victory or maybe your faces heads in your hands and it's hard what happens after those |
| 0:35.0 | moments right what's next those three three-liter words, right? |
| 0:38.3 | They seem innocent enough, but let me tell you as someone who has been on both sides of the |
| 0:42.3 | equation, the person who asks that question, the person who asks themselves that question, |
| 0:48.3 | and the person who engages in that treadmill of just diving to the next thing. |
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