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The Dangers of Playing It Safe: A Guide to Bolder Living
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The Dangers of Playing It Safe: A Guide to Bolder Living

Chase Jarvis shares 5 key insights from Never Play It Safe: A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love.

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Are you taking any big swings in your life right now? Professionally, creatively, personally? If you’re not, I can’t really blame you. I mean, if you’re holding down a decent job and more or less maintaining your relationships -- well that’s nothing to sneeze at. But we only have this one life, right? And do you really want to settle for just doing… fine? Maybe achieving true happiness, true success, is going to mean getting a little uncomfortable, stretching yourself, and taking some real risks. That’s the case

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makes in the new book Never Play It Safe: A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love. Chase is an award-winning photographer who shares candid stories and practical advice on how you can live more boldly. Scroll down to hear his key insights.

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The 5 Key Insights:

1. Safety is an illusion.

2. Playing it safe is about fear.

3. The best things in life are outside your comfort zone.

4. You already have the tools to create the life you want.

5. We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we have only one.

Hear Chase’s tips for living a daring life:

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