{"podcast":{"title":"The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show","slug":"the-chase-jarvis-live-show-743154","podcast_index_feed_id":743154,"rss_url":"https://chasejarvislive.libsyn.com/itunes","website_url":"https://www.chasejarvis.com/project/chase-jarvis-live-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/a/d/2/0ad257d82cf9526e/20171011_cjLIVE_LSR_Template_3000x3000_v14.2.jpg","author":"Chase Jarvis","episode_count":752,"summary":"Chase Jarvis is a visionary photographer, artist and entrepreneur. Cited as one of the most influential photographers of the past decade, he is the founder & CEO of CreativeLive. In this show, Chase and some of the world's top creative entrepreneurs, artists, and celebrities share stories designed to help you gain actionable insights to recognize your passions and achieve your goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:18:16.028568+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chase-jarvis-live-show-743154"},"episode":{"title":"Are You Climbing the Wrong Mountain?","slug":"are-you-climbing-the-wrong-mountain","published_at":"2026-04-08T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chase-jarvis-live-show-743154/are-you-climbing-the-wrong-mountain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chase-jarvis-live-show-743154","url":"http://chasejarvis.com/blog/are-you-climbing-the-wrong-mountain","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chasejarvislive/20260319_CJLIVE_TheWrongMountain_Micro.mp3?dest-id=395733","summary":"Hey friends, Chase here. I want to talk about something that might be uncomfortable — but if you're willing to really look at it, it can change everything. What if you're working incredibly hard… at the wrong thing? This is one of the scariest patterns I've seen — not just in the creators I coach, but in my own life. People are climbing. Grinding. Achieving. But they're climbing a mountain that isn't theirs. What's Really Going On Most people don't realize they're succeeding at the wrong thing. From the outside, it looks like progress: Momentum Validation Money Status But internally? There's a low-grade unease. Something you can't quite name. You tell yourself: \"I just need one more win.\" \"One more level.\" One more external yes.\" But what if that feeling isn't about not being there yet? What if it's because you're on the wrong mountain entirely? Why This Happens We humans are mimetic creatures. We learn what to want by watching what other people want. In a world optimized for visibility, comparison, and performative success… that instinct goes into overdrive. We chase what's celebrated. We optimize for what's rewarded. We pursue what looks like a \"good life\" from the outside. And somewhere along the way, we stop asking the most important question: Why am I doing this? Not the polite answer. Not the resume answer. Not the Instagram caption. The honest one. The Core Idea When you're unclear on your why, you default to someone else's. And when that happens, success becomes incredibly easy to misplace. You can chase: 100,000 followers A bigger team More money A certain lifestyle But if you don't know why… You can end up winning a game you never meant to play. What You'll Hear in This Episode Why we unknowingly adopt other people's goals How mimicry shapes our definition of…","meta_description":"Hey friends, Chase here. I want to talk about something that might be uncomfortable — but if you're willing to really look at it, it can change everything…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":707,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chase-jarvis-live-show-743154/episodes/are-you-climbing-the-wrong-mountain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chase-jarvis-live-show-743154/are-you-climbing-the-wrong-mountain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}