Ron Winnegrad has been a Perfumer and teacher for 46 years. As a perfumer, Ron has been able to express the world he sees through a rainbow of olfactive and emotive visions. As a teacher, Ron has helped others to see fragrance through his own multi sensorial lens.
All work creative or not is based on the help from others. They may be colleagues, mentors, teachers or casual observation of work from others that contributed to your work today. T.S. Eliot said, ”Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.” Bob Dylan described his creative process as one […]
Anders Ericsson has reminded us of the value of hard work. The psychologist did the research that led to the so-called 10,000-hour rule (deliberate practice). He downplays the importance of native-born genius, such as people as Mozart. He emphasizes the importance of deliberate practice—painstaking exercises to perfect some […]
In the pursuit of elegance Mathew May has said, “how elegant if we can improve our thought process by learning how to stop thinking.” Elegance is acquired by leaving out the right things. Humans are natural born adders, that is why elegance being subtractive is elusive. Our addiction […]
The theme is the need to replenish yourself and others. If the well is not taken care of it can dry up and be of no use to others. To replenish others you must support them and give them room to flourish. Be of help to others. Create an […]
THE RISE —-Creativity, the gift of failure and the search for mastery- Sarah Lewis Mastery requires endurance. Mastery is also not the same as success. Mastery is not merely a commitment to a goal, but to a curved line, a constant pursuit. Thomas Edison said “I have not failed. […]
(wired to create—Kaufman & Gregoire) Creative minds challenge the status quo—and often, in this endeavor, we’re met with resistance and adversity. Frequently their work was labeled a failure. Bruno (astronomer 1700’s) said: “truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the […]
Imitating another person’s actions to experience the other person’s emotions is a critical link for understanding the mind’s of others. Sharing attention. Not engaging close and personal with another renders us less socially intelligent. To understand others one must get over themselves— your own experiences, beliefs, attitudes, emotions, knowledge […]
To endure means to keep going despite obstacles. Endurance is not a state of rest. It progresses forward. What endures renews itself and its effect through continuous activity. What endures does so through change, not in spite of change. Its effects are understood against the experience of change. Plants and […]
Wired to Create by Kaufman & Gregoire “Those who actively create and re-create themselves, by learning, are truly free spirits—artistic creators of their own lives.” Said Nietzsche. Kubler-Ross said: “ The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and […]
It is not a bunch of ingredients. It is not expensive naturals and inexpensive synthetics. It is not top, middle and bottom notes. It is not citrus, floral, woody, animal or spice. All of the above mentioned are received into the rational part of the brain. That is why speech […]
A Perfume Whisperer 