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More Balls Than Hands: Juggling Your Way to Success by Learning to Love Your Mistakes Hardcover – August 26, 2003

by Michael J. Gelb (Author)
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Offers a guide on how to balance one's personal life and professional career, deal with continual change, and get more done in less time, with the help of a "mistake positive" culture and five "keys to high performance learning."
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    Prentice Hall Press
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    August 26, 2003
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    5.88 x 0.76 x 8.5 inches
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Michael J. Gelb is a globally acclaimed pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and leadership development. Awarded a "Batten Fellowship" by The University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business, Gelb's original approach to creating a 'learning organization' has benefited clients such as AT&T, DuPont, Merck, Nike and Microsoft. Michael Gelb's work has been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and he has appeared on "Good Morning America," CNN's "Business Unusual," and countless radio programs. He is the author of the bestselling How to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci and Discover Your Genius.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prentice Hall Press (August 26, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0735203377
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0735203372
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.88 x 0.76 x 8.5 inches
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Meet Michael J. Gelb

The world’s leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development, Michael J. Gelb is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, innovative leadership and executive coaching. His clients include DuPont, Emerson, Genentech, KPMG, Merck, Microsoft, Nike and YPO.

Michael is a Senior Fellow at The Center for Humanistic Management and a member of the Leading People and Organizations Advisory Board at the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business. Michael was also awarded a Batten Fellowship in Innovation from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business, and he co-directed the acclaimed Leading Innovation Seminar there for more than 10 years. Michael was honored as “Brain Of the Year” (1999) by the Brain Trust Charity – other recipients include Steven Hawking, Garry Kasparov and Edward De Bono.

Michael is the author of 17 books including "How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci," "Discover Your Genius," "Innovate Like Edison," and "The Art of Connection: 7 Relationship Building Skills Every Leader Needs Now."

Michael’s books have been translated into 25 languages and have sold more than one million copies. His most recent release, co-authored with Prof. Raj Sisodia, is "The Healing Organization: Awakening the Conscience of Business to Help Save the World," and his next book (September, 2020) is "Mastering the Art of Public Speaking: 8 Secrets to Transform Fear and Supercharge Your Career."

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A professional juggler who performed with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, Gelb introduced the idea of teaching juggling to promote accelerated learning and team-building. He is the author of "The 5 Keys to High Performance: Juggling Your Way to Success."

A passionate wine lover, Gelb is the originator of a unique and enjoyable approach to teambuilding as expressed in "Wine Drinking For Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices."

Michael trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique, (the method taught at The Juilliard School for cultivating commanding stage presence), while completing his Masters degree. His thesis became his first book – "Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique."

A fifth degree black belt in the martial art of Aikido, Gelb is co-author with Grandmaster Raymond Keene, of "Samurai Chess: Mastering Strategic Thinking Through the Martial Art of the Mind."

For more Information about Executive Leadership and Life Coaching, visit https://healingleader.com

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  • Johann Gevers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Liberate your Heart, Body, Mind, and Soul
    Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2006
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    This important book by the best-selling author of "How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci" has many virtues, but its shining achievement is to introduce the reader to a "mistake-positive" way of life and being. In the time since reading it, I am finding myself transforming, in very positive ways, how I approach life, and how I interpret and experience myself and others. Increasing energy, enthusiasm, openness, and resilience to the challenges of life are a few of the benefits it inspires.

    Michael Gelb is a pioneer in the fields of accelerated learning, creative thinking, and leadership development, and President of High Performance Learning, which he founded thirty years ago. In "More Balls Than Hands" (This title often generates laughs when I mention it to women!) Michael masterfully brings to life five principles of high performance learning and living:

    1. Create a clear vision of what you want, and then keep comparing your vision with reality, thus stimulating your brain's natural success mechanism to bring reality in line with your vision.
    2. Transform your attitude toward mistakes and failure, thereby liberating tremendous energy and enthusiasm for learning and growth.
    3. Unleash your natural genius through the power of play.
    4. Achieve more with less effort by cultivating relaxed concentration.
    5. Develop your coaching skills so you can bring out the best in people at work and at home.

    Throughout the book he ties all these themes together with the powerful metaphor of juggling. As he says at the end of the book:
    "The juggling metaphor can serve as an inspiring reminder of the secret of life. Is there one word that expresses that secret? Yes. The word is *balance*."

    This book is about much more than learning and juggling the demands of today's world. It is about how to live well and wisely, how to create the lives and world we want, written by someone who lives what he speaks. The book is a treasure trove of wisdom, rich with colorful, compelling examples and illustrations. A sheer pleasure to read!
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  • Jeremy J. Ekeler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gelb is great!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2008
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    This book, which I'm told is now out of print, is probably one of the more influential works on leadership that I've read. It's not the standard read, but Gelb has a lot more fun as he intertwines the analogy of juggling with quotes, poetry and his themes (like letting your work play, and embracing your mistakes). This book was recommended to me by one of the best motivators in DI sports (his entire team reads it) and it quickly became one of my favorites.
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  • S. Taylor
    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Inspired!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2003
    Every time I read one of Michael's books, I feel inspired for greatness, and this book is no exception. Michael has a gift of taking things that are familiar and looking at and applying them in unique ways. In this book, Michael talks about the importance of creating mistakes in a safe environment and using them to accelerate learning to become a better leader, coach, parent, or person. He makes it feel safe to venture out into new territory by teaching that success means pursuing your goals and dreams with much childlike passion that success and failure become irrelevant. I especially love how he frames examples throughout the book with expert quotes that provide meaningful and often thought-provoking context. The quote by Dr. Glenn Doman, Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential, provoked a great family discussion about how important it is for a child to view learning as fun and the positive impact a person can have to help inspire that belief. In the last section of the book, Michael takes a unique approach to teaching juggling, in which he applies all the principles in the book. I never would have thought that dropping balls on purpose would help me learn to juggle, but it did. And it gave me a new confidence that I can do anything!
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  • Rolf Dobelli
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2004
    The best and most useful part of this book comes near the end, where author Michael J. Gelb gets down to basics and offers instructions on how to juggle. The first part of the book consists of a series of exhortations and homilies about the advisability of relaxing, letting yourself make mistakes, practicing to be perfect and other personal attitude guidance. Those who thirst for such encouragement will find the first part of this book a godsend. It includes quotations from Lao Tse, Vince Lombardi and Leonardo da Vinci. All of the advice is highly meritorious, even the advice that you ought to take a break or two every day to juggle. That looks like fun whether you favor New Age nostrums or not. We recommend this book to anyone who must multi-task. Even if juggling doesn't smooth out your work life, at least it will help you relax.
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