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Ryan Bonaparte | October 11, 2015 | 2 Comments

Build on the Experience of Other Creatives

Today’s CREATIVITY Post – by Ryan Bonaparte

Andre discussed the importance of building a relationship with a mentor in your professional life, as they can become invaluable learning resources and foundations for a growing network. One other area that a mentor can help with is developing your creative pursuits.

Not too long ago, I sat down with an artist and asked her about what she was working on. The conversation moved around a bit, as there were so many things going on, but I couldn’t help but notice how many times the projects she mentioned involved working with other creatives who had already done something similar before.

Ryan Bonaparte | March 8, 2015 | 1 Comment

6 Ways People Can Kill Your Creativity And How To Fight Back – Ryan Bonaparte

Growing up, I was fortunate to have an extremely supportive family. I had all of these crazy ideas about what I could be and I didn’t really experience any major pushback. When people asked what I wanted to be when I grew up I had a list that I would recite: Scientist, Chemist, Astronaut, Dirt Bike Racer, Chef, and a Computer Programmer.

I figured those seemed reasonable, and not necessarily mutually independent. (Seeing how a chemist is a scientist and many astronauts are scientists, it wasn’t that far fetched to be all three.) In reality most people would only aim for one or two of those, but that didn’t deter me from dreaming, and I had important people that supported this vision. My parents, along with the rest of my family, worked hard to foster a sense of creativity in me that has remained throughout my life.

However, not everyone will support your creative endeavors. Not everyone is going to buy you a chemistry set when you say you want to be a chemist, or whatever your chosen field. Not everyone is going to be your cheerleader.

Adam Smith | January 21, 2013 | 12 Comments

Learn How To Tell Your Story

If you haven’t experienced this already, there will come a time where you will need to share your story with others. Your life story is being crafted in the day to day. You need to learn how to capture it, how to recall it and how to live life to the fullest.

Lately, I have been asked to share my story more than ever before and here are the three biggest things that I have learned from these times…