We’re beyond fortunate to have built a community of some of the most creative artists, professionals, and entrepreneurs in the world and one of the most important questions we ask them is around keeping one’s creativity alive. Below, we’ve highlighted some of those responses.
Britnee Scott
For one I always pray about the things I want to change within myself and the things around me which helps me stay focus and have a sense of clarity for my next painting or creation. I also take time to study and read books ive gathered from various artist and museums. It helps me to think outside of the box and prepare myself. Read more>>
Jeff Tripoli
I keep my creativity alive by giving myself permission to play the fool. Life is short, and the habits of day-to-day survival often leave little time for creative passion. For many, it’s hard just to get by, let alone nurture the spark of imagination. But how we spend our time matters. Are we truly doing what’s important to us? Read more>>
Bonnie Lippincott
I keep my creativity alive by treating it like a muscle—using it daily. I feed it, like my husband feeds his sourdough starter. Often, it’s playing make believe with my kids, or recording an intriguing podcast conversation on a new topic. Read more>>
Kristina Stangl
To keep my creativity alive and strong, I frequently read books in my favorite genres, spend quality time with my family and friends, travel the outdoors, experiment with baking new recipes and try to take on new skills and hobbies. I believe that through our experiences, we can gain new perspectives about life and ourselves, too. Read more>>
Bella Dontine
I think creativity is the child inside us. As we get older, responsibilities pile up and we can grow jaded, but keeping that part alive, whether through writing, drawing, painting, reading, or playing music, it matters. Creativity helps in a myriad of ways, including our mental health. I keep it alive by writing. Read more>>
Sean Ingalsbe
With Ghosted Forged, creativity isn’t something I leave to chance actually I treat it like R&D. I build time into my week to experiment with new ideas, whether that’s sketching out fresh spoke patterns, exploring horror culture, or pulling cues from motorsport design history. Read more>>
Canon Herring
Being a composer, my job requires a high level of creativity that can be hards to keep consistent. With every new score I write, I have to bring something new, fresh and unique. This makes it hard to keep creativity alive, and easy to fall into musician’s block. Growing up, I was taught to express my creativity freely. Read more>>
Sarah Plasencia
Creativity comes in so many forms. I feel and act creatively everyday. This is via my art, my photography, my cooking, my writing and blogging, my home design and my travels. Read more>>
Brit Sigh
When I was a kid, I’d look up at the sky and imagine I could fly. That sense of wonder has never really left me. Even now, I keep my creativity alive by asking simple questions: what if the world looked different, what if I could transform myself, what if I could reimagine the familiar? Read more>>
Jo Batzer
Creativity is born from inspiration, and creative types will find inspiration everywhere they look. It might be in something logical, like an art gallery or a garden, but I love it when ideas come from unexpected places, such as an alleyway or at the DMV! Never dismiss an opportunity to go somewhere or do something because you think it will be dull or boring. Read more>>
Paolo Beatino
For me, creativity is like a living energy—you have to nurture it every day. I keep it alive by constantly being curious: I taste new ingredients, travel, study different cultures, and stay open to inspiration that can come from music, art, or even a simple walk in nature. Read more>>
Erika ‘Diff’ Diffendall
For so long, I refused to consider myself a creative person- despite beautifying countless classrooms as a high school teacher, decorating apartments to perfection, and infusing my daily life with little touches of sparkle. I formed a narrative in my head that rebuffed any characterization of ‘creative’ when really I just hadn’t allowed myself to find my passion. Read more>>
Dr. Brie-Anna Willey
This is a good question because for a while, I was neglecting my creative self. I’m a therapist and I’ve spent alot of time, attention and effort building my education, my skills, my niche and I built my therapy private practice to the point of having a waiting list. And yet, something was missing. Read more>>
Grailian Nash
Thats a great question. For me its a couple of things. One being my wife Dominique. With her being a content creator she is always coming up with different concepts which keeps me engaged creatively. Another thing I do is search for inspiration in the media I consume. Read more>>
Harald Austad
I keep my creativity alive by constantly creating new art. Rather than waiting for inspiration to strike, I let the process of creating lead me to new ideas and artworks. The motivation and the reward comes from creating something out of nothing. I actually have a bachelor degree in creativity from when I studied at the creative school called Kaospilot in Scandinavia. Read more>>
Natalie Karasiewicz
Honestly, birth work is creativity in action! I keep things fresh by staying curious; every family, every birth brings something totally new, and I love that. I pull inspiration from everywhere. Music, nature, deep convos with other birthworkers, even dancing in my kitchen. I also make sure to rest and play, because a burnt out doula isn’t a creative one! Read more>>
Charlotte Cocker
I work a very corporate 8-to-5 job during the day, which is structured and serious. Theatre is my escape, the place where I get to breathe. I keep my creativity alive by taking the things that normally terrify me or give me anxiety and turning them into art. If I have a bad day, I go home and write. Read more>>
Suhail Yadgari
Creativity is not something I sit down and try to protect. It is the way I breathe through work and life. Growing up, nothing was ever in perfect shape; tools were missing, resources limited, internet too slow or gone. I had to improvise. That habit of finding another way became the foundation of how I create. Now I keep it alive by moving between worlds. Read more>>
D. Alexander
keep my creativity alive by preserving the authenticity of my perceptions and interpretations. Staying consistent in output, whether through writing, reflection, or observation, allows me to translate everyday experiences into meaningful expressions. I treat creativity as an active practice. Something that must be nurtured with discipline and openness. so the mind’s eye remains awake to possibilities others may overlook. Authenticity and agenda fuel that process. Read more>>
J.I. Mardones
The need to tell stories has always been the driving force of great part of my life. In 1997, at the age of 9 years old I saw Star Wars for the first time and thanks to that saga that I started to get interested about filmmaking. Read more>>
Fa-Harra Farmer
I keep my creativity alive by staying deeply rooted in where I come from, while never losing sight of where I’m headed. Westwood shaped me—it gave me resilience, vision, and the ability to see possibility where others might see limitation. That foundation keeps me grounded, but it also fuels my imagination. Creativity, to me, is like a living force. Read more>>
Grecia Salamon
My creativity comes from curiosity and nature. I love learning, moving, and exploring: new places, new projects, new environments. I get inspired just by being outside and experiencing life. If I’m not producing, filming, or creating something new, I start to feel a little stuck. Balance is everything! When I feel drained, I take rest and recharging very seriously. Read more>>
Dr. Misha Kouzeh
I keep my creativity alive by staying curious and leaning into challenges. Having worked in high-stakes environments, from startups with limited resources to Fortune 500 companies like Unilever and organizations such as the United Nations’ World Health Organization, I have learned that creativity is not optional. It is the difference between standing still and moving forward. Read more>>
Maia Sylba
Creativity, for me, has never been something I chase, it is something I live with. For the past fifteen years, through my magazine Musetouch, I’ve been immersed daily in an endless dialogue with artists around the world. That exchange of emotions, images, and visions has kept my creativity not only alive, but constantly renewed. I also keep creating in deeply personal ways. Read more>>
Dillon Vanders
Honestly it’s not very easy to keep your creative flames burning in the digital society we live in. It’s incredibly easy to become distracted, and lose your day to the vampiric devices that have become all consuming. I think for me, what seems to always reinvigorate my creativity is having a deep connection to nature. Having a profound appreciation for the natural world. Read more>>
Nicole Rose
I keep my creativity alive by staying open to inspiration in everyday life. Music plays a big role for me because I enjoy listening to a variety of artists, and each one offers a unique perspective that sparks new ideas. Nature also fuels my imagination, as do ordinary conversations that can unexpectedly trigger creative thoughts. Read more>>
Emerson Vernon
I try to explore different mediums of creation. If I’m feeling a creative block while working on music, I like to pivot to something different. I’m really fascinated by cinematography and virtual production so lately when I’m feeling a lull in creativity for my music I’ll learn something new in those arenas. Read more>>
Rebekah Ondejko
I keep my creativity alive by refusing to get stuck in a routine. If I feel uninspired, I’ll take a class, learn a new technique, or try something that pushes me out of my comfort zone. Hair is art, and the only way to keep it exciting is to keep evolving. Read more>>
Teri Starr
Writing songs is basically writing in my journal. Whatever I’m going through in my life or whatever I’m feeling, I write it all out in my notes, then I construct my notes into songs. This keeps my creativity alive because I always have things to write about considering it’s all just raw emotions which will never go away. Read more>>
Chaterria (Terri) Perry
For me, creativity stays alive through constant movement and connection. I wear a lot of hats — from HR consulting to photography and videography, to hosting vendor showcases and women’s empowerment events — so I’m always surrounded by different people, stories, and ideas. That exposure fuels my creativity. I also make it a point to pour back into myself. Read more>>
Jennifer Salvetti-Kulla
I keep my creativity alive by staying curious and surrounding myself with new experiences. That could be something as big as traveling or as simple as walking my dogs and noticing details I might have missed the day before. I love learning, so I’m always taking classes, visiting museums, or digging into art history. Read more>>
Rick Williamson
I keep my creativity alive by seeing the world with a different attitude. For me, living in the world of self-expression, there can be a lot of disappointment and rejection. This is the business that I have chosen to be in and as far as I know this is not going to change, so I have to change. Read more>>
Brian Metcalf
I keep my creativity alive by trying different things. I try not to repeat myself over again and I tend to make decisions that some might find odd. I also draw inspiration from art, music, film, fashion, writing – anything creative keeps my juices flowing. Read more>>
Chrysanthemum Ahmed
When I feel uninspired, I go out into the world. I either take the role of an interactor or an observer. I find that there are stories in each landscape. I ask questions: Why are things the way they are, how are they in relationship to each other? Read more>>
Forest Kinsey
I think creativity dies when one concerns themself with perfectionism and standardization, so, to keep creativity alive, I tend to do the opposite of these. Art is subjective, there’s always something one can do to alter or ‘improve’ a piece- this goes for everything from an unpublished sketch to a blockbuster film. Read more>>
Olav Carter
Keeping creativity alive is one of the most difficult things there is to do, considering it is an instinct that needs to be both trained, fed, and nurtured in order to thrive. Personally, my best methods of maintaining creativity in my daily life are as follows: 1. Read more>>
David Ortiz
It’s not easy keeping creativity alive especially as being an artist. Creativity isn’t some endless fountain that flows on command. You keep it alive by fighting for it, even when it feels pointless. You show up when you’re uninspired. You create things that feel broken, ugly, unfinished, and you keep going anyway. Read more>>
