If you’re holding down a day job, fitting writing into the cracks and crevices of your life, it’s easy to dream of making a dramatic change. It’s even easier to think you need to.

But the truth is, you don’t have to abandon everything. In this episode of the podcast, we tackle three key strategies to build a career as a writer.

In this episode of the Portfolio Life, I had the privilege of interviewing Guy Kawasaki. We talked about self-publishing, entrepreneurship, and why you need to own your story.

Most people think that in order to start something, you've got to be brave. You have to overcome fear. But that's not true at all.

If I know anything about making difference, about stepping up and taking risks, it's this: you've got to learn to do it afraid.

In this episode of the podcast, we tackle some more questions from readers and listeners and discuss facing fear, launching an eBook, and much more.

We all want to feel more like directors and less like spectators in our lives. We want to be the boss, not the victim. What if a cookbook could help you do that?

Jeff recently chatted with best-selling author and lifehacker Tim Ferriss about this.

In this episode of the Portfolio Life, you will learn how to become a more effective writer, what it takes to turn disadvantages into advantages, and why productivity is really about keeping things simple.

Ever struggled to chase a dream without flaking out on your friends? Or wanted to pursue a passion but you were worried about getting fired? Welcome to the tension.

In this episode of the Portfolio Life, Jeff and Jared talk about managing the tension of holding down a day job while pursuing your dream — and what it takes to eventually make the leap.

Are you afraid to share your work with the world? Do you secretly worry if you created something that mattered, people would hate it? That's what making art is all about.

In this episode of The Portfolio Life, Jeff interviews best-selling author and popular blogger Seth Godin about this very topic.

You are not just what you do. You were made for more than just one thing. Your life is a portfolio of activities, all of which make you who you are.

In this short, kick-off episode of the podcast, Jared and Jeff explain the name behind the title of the show and what it means for artists, entrepreneurs, and those who want to make a difference with their work.

What in the world do you and I have to learn from a 13th-century Italian saint? Quite a lot, actually.

Though he lived an austere life hundreds of years ago, Francis of Assisi still has a profound impact on the world today.

In a recent interview, Ian Cron and I discuss these things, his recently rereleased novel Chasing Francis, and why stories are powerful tools in changing lives — especially our own.

Have you ever had an experience where you tried to do something good for someone else but ended up feeling worse? Ever felt empathy towards someone in such a way that it hurt? Maybe that's not such a bad thing.

True compassion doesn't leave you feeling warm and fuzzy. True compassion breaks your heart and leaves you feeling helpless. And the reason for this is because true compassion requires you to step outside of yourself.

This week, we return to Wrecked Sessions (a limited-time podcast I'm doing to continue conversation around my book, Wrecked). In this episode, we interview my friend and colleague Talia Bunting and talk about how messy helping others can be.

It's natural to want to go on an adventure. To leave home for college. To move to a new city where no one knows your name. To take off and see the world.

But what happens when the adventure is over — when the vacation ends, when they hand you your diploma, when you finally decide to plant some roots — and the struggle of real life begins?

That is when we learn what we're made of. And that is what my friend Matt Snyder learned after 11 months of touring the world and had to get an ordinary, boring job that taught him some unexpected lessons.

This week on the Wrecked Sessions, we hear from a world traveler who learned that sometimes the point of our restlessness is to learn how to stay put.