Chase Reeves: Rapid Listbuilding for Accelerated Hypergrowth

Whenever I talk to Chase Reeves it’s like two little rabbits hopping all over the place chasing a carrot through the world of philosophical meaning and existential angst. In a good way. ;)

Chase is a designer, educator and co-founder of Fizzle.co, which is hands-down the best online community for people who want to make a living doing something they love. Check out the contest to win a full year of Fizzle for FREE.

He’s a self-described “weird mix of business, design, marketing, tomfoolery, cocktails, marketing, design, flahoolick, and cocktails. Most of his friends say he’s the most indelicate person they know.”

Here are some of my favorite bits from the show:

Art vs. Artifice

“We live in a world of shit and yet we desire and dream of making something good. And in order to make something good we have to fool ourselves into trying, first of all, in a world where only shit things get big, and then if we really want that thing to have a change of getting big or to be seen by a lot of people, we have to wrap that good thing in shit and get it out there. And I can’t just wake up in the morning and feel like, I’m so grateful for what I have. It’s all about me me me, and everything fucked up and I don’t know where I’m going and yet I have is so good.”

“There’s artifice in everything. I don’t think there *is* a balance. The best we can do is try not to swing to pendulum to hard to the other side. That’s the game we’re in.”

Passion is still hard work

“You and I are dreaming about a thing that doesn’t feel like a job. But everything turns into a job in the end.”

On having enough

“What is big? What if what I have right now is enough.”

“Part of me feels like the whole secret to this thing is being satisfied, being grateful.”

As always, I had a great time talking to Chase. Enjoy the show!

Show Notes

12 mins: The best “that’s what she said” of all time.

20 mins: Is creative fulfillment in a career possible?

51 mins: The closest thing to a proven process for making something meaningful.

59 mins: How do you just decide to be satisfied? Hint: It’s not a decision, it’s a discovery.

68 mins: Is it possible to mix business and meaning?

74 mins: How do we do meaningful work?

90 mins: What makes our work feel meaningful and satisfying?

91 mins: What is legacy? How do I set myself up for legacy?

Bits & Bytes Mentioned in the Show

Pioneer Nation

Howard Stern

Fizzle.co

Ice to the Brim

Louis C.K.

Donald Miller

Howard Gossage

Marion Harper

Walter O'Meara

Brain Pickings ~ Maria Popova

Brad Feld

The Tim Ferris