A Video that Inspired Me (Thanks To My HS Guidence Councilor)

Ken Robinson says Schools Kill Creativity…

This “creativity expert” says “We are educating people out of creativity”. I wish everyone in education, the arts, and entertainment watched this video.

Take 19 minutes and 21 seconds of your day to enjoy this seminar brought to you by TED:

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When I was a senior in high school, my guidance counselor in High School, Mr. W., pulled me into his office and attempted to “talk me out of” going into the entertainment industry. Thank gorsh the thick-headed teenager in me remained committed to my passions.

It disturbs me greatly that many educational systems are not promoting younger generations to explore their creativity and use their creativity in every day life. Please don’t think that I feel every child should be an actor, or a singer, or a musician (That would be scary). Creativity to me does not mean that you dedicate your life to the arts, it means you dedicate to make your life into a piece of art.

I feel obligated as a member of society to cultivate experiences that inspire others to take risks with their passions. It is my wish that as a member of the entertainment world that I can create safe, and entertaining environments that move audiences to grow.

Here are the ways I am currently doing this:

1)    Through StarQuest – in 2009 we had over 21,000 performers under the age of 18 perform at our events. Many of our dancers do not attend our events with the goal to win top score, they come to be their best, to dance, to create, and to be part of a passionate community. As the Associate Producer for the upcoming season, it is my goal to ensure that young dancers have an environment to create, showcase, and grow.

2)    Through This Blog – I hope that readers of this blog gain something out of it. Be it a gram of inspiration, an ounce of inspiration, or a bucket of inspiration, I enjoy sharing my journey with others in hope there is some form of connectivity that sparks motivation. I feel fortunate that every day I learn new things – Why wouldn’t I want share these lessons with you!?

 3)    Developing New Projects Intended to Serve Others – Over the next 12 months you will see a few new projects pop up all of which have the goal to support entrepreneurs and artists. Stay tuned to see.

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What are you doing to foster inspiration or creativity in others?

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