Michael J. Gelb Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Michael J. Gelb

We have more possibilities, more freedom, more options than any people who have ever lived. Yet there is more junk, more mediocrity, more garbage to sort through than ever, too. — Michael J. Gelb

A new and speculative idea, which although it may seem trivial and almost laughable, is nonetheless of great value in quickening the spirit of invention. — Michael J. Gelb

Champions know that success is inevitable, that there is no such thing as failure, only feedback. They know that the best way to forecast the future is to create it. — Michael J. Gelb

By stretching yourself beyond your perceived level of confidence you accelerate your development of competence. — Michael J. Gelb

Brain researchers estimate that your unconscious data base outweighs the conscious on an order exceeding ten million to one. This data base is the source of you hidden, natural genius. In other words, a part of you is much smarter than you are. — Michael J. Gelb

Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving. — Michael J. Gelb

You can increase your problem-solving skills by honing your question-asking ability. — Michael J. Gelb

Your brain has a capacity for learning that is virtually limitless, which makes every human a potential genius. — Michael J. Gelb

Keeping your mind open in the face of uncertainty is the single most powerful secret of unleashing your creative potential. — Michael J. Gelb

As you embrace the process-oriented approach described in The Practicing Mind, you'll achieve better results in any endeavor. — Michael J. Gelb

The most advanced, creative and original thinking is always a product of historical context and the influences of previous geniuses, mentors, and collaborators on the mind of the originator. — Michael J. Gelb

How does your experience of one sense affect all the others? In addition to being the conduits of pleasure and pain, your senses are the midwives of intelligence. — Michael J. Gelb

life is a continuous exercise is creative problem solving — Michael J. Gelb

Surrounded by noises from televisions, airplanes, subways and automobiles, most of us 'tune out' for self-protection. — Michael J. Gelb

Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity. — Michael J. Gelb

Over-seriousness is a warning sign for mediocrity and bureaucratic thinking. People who are seriously committed to mastery and high performance are secure enough to lighten up. — Michael J. Gelb

Crazy people who are productive are geniuses. Crazy people who are rich are eccentric. Crazy people who are neither productive nor rich are just plain crazy. Geniuses and crazy people are both out in the middle of a deep ocean; geniuses swim, crazy people drown. Most of us are sitting safely on the shore. Take a chance and get your feet wet. — Michael J. Gelb