Michael Gelb

Creativity, Innovation, Leadership

Michael J. Gelb is the world’s leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development. He is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership. Gelb leads seminars for organizations such as DuPont, Merck, Microsoft, Nike, Roche and YPO. He brings more than 35 years of experience as a professional speaker, seminar leader and organizational consultant to his diverse, international clientele. Michael Gelb is the author of 14 books on creativity and innovation including the international best seller How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day. (1998) How to Think Like Leonardo has been translated into 25 languages and has appeared on the Washington Post, Amazon, and the New York Times best seller lists.

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The Art of Connection

7 Relationship-Building Skills Every Leader Needs Now

by Michael Gelb

Michael Gelb is one of the world’s leading creativity teachers. He’s also a qi gong and aikido master who wrote one of my favorite books: “How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci.” In this book, he teaches us the art of creating connection. Big Ideas we explore include how to optimize our ability to connect (practice with the little moments!), The Pygmalion Effect (aka the self-fulfilling prophecy), the importance of centering for conflict resolution, and how our addiction to digital devices (ADD) is leading to attention deficit disorder (ADD) which is leading to troubles in connecting and what to do about it.

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How to Ignite and Sustain the Fire of Genius

by Michael Gelb

Would you like to ignite and sustain the fire of genius? Well, Michael Gelb's your guy, then. Gelb is one of the world's leading thinkers + teachers on applied genius creativity. He wrote the life-changing book, "How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci" and is back with more goodness in this gem. Specifically, he teaches us how to cultivate our creative mindset + creative mojo via tapping into universal life force, or qi = good stuff!

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Brain Power

Improve Your Mind as You Age

by Michael Gelb, Kelly Howell

Want to learn how to improve your mind as you age? You can and this book by Michael Gelb (author of one of my favorite books: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci) and Kelly Howell (creator of Brain Sync’s Destiny meditation which I’ve used hundreds of times!) tells us how. In the Note, we’ll take a peek at their eight ways to boost brain power--ranging from optimism, learning and nutrition to exercise, love and rest! Powerful stuff.

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How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Seven Steps to Genius Every Day

by Michael Gelb

Michael Gelb profiles the seven attributes of da Vinci's genius in his great book and in our Note we'll have fun checking out some Big Ideas including one of the most powerful exercises I've ever done called "A Hundred Questions." The exercise literally shaped my life and I trust you'll dig it as much as I have. We'll also look at the power of affirmations (did you know da Vinci used them?!) and the body of a genius (did you know da Vinci was also an exceptional athlete?!). Fun stuff.

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How to Wave the Wand of Awesome

Michael Gelb wrote a great book called How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. I can still remember reading it shortly after selling my first business over 15 years ago. It was life-changing for me! Michael has a bunch of great exercises and distinctions to help us tap into our potential. Here’s one of my...

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An Exercise to Create a Meaningful Life

In our last +1 we met our Angel’s Advocate via Michael Gelb’s great book How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. Here’s another life-changing idea from that book. It’s called the 100 Questions Exercise. It goes like this: Find a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed for 45-60 minutes. B...

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Make It a Game - Here’s How to Play

Michael Gelb is one of the world’s leading authorities on creativity. He’s also an aikido and qi gong master and best-selling author of a number of books including one of my all-time favorites: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. In The Art of Connection, he tells us how important it is to be able t...

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Creates a Poverty of Attention

Herbert Simon won the Nobel Prize in Economics. He was one of the early thought leaders in the field of “attention economics.” In 1971, he told us: “What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention...

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Hint: Get Rid of Your Other ADD (Addiction to Digital Devices)

In our last +1, we talked about single-mindedly focusing. Today we’ll talk about its opposite: “continuous partial attention.” First, note: As we’ve discussed, having the ability to shine the spotlight of our attention is pretty much the secret sauce of awesome. And… Yet… It’s so elusive th...

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How Can You Get Paid to Do It?

In our last +1, we talked about that little thread that runs through your head. (Did you gently pull it up?) I also briefly mentioned the 100 Questions Exercise from How to Think Like da Vinci and the question that changed my life: “How can I get paid to do what I love to do?” I skipped over that que...

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Capture Them!

Today we’re going to talk about what to do with some of your best ideas. But, first, let’s talk about cars. Quick story: I used to pride myself on driving an old Prius with 100,000+ miles. I simply didn’t care about what kind of car I drove. And, frankly, I actually kinda loved the fact that I didn...

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Qigong + Virtue for the Win!

I’ve been doing a super-simple Qigong practice for years. (Thank you, Michael Gelb for getting the balls rolling!!) Every.single.time I hit the Trail in Ojai, I stop at the exact same spot facing the rising sun and do a 1 to 3 minute practice. I’m constantly Optimizing it. Lately, I’ve ...

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