Michael Gelb is an executive coach, speaker, and an author. Given that Leonardo da Vinci is one of history’s greatest minds, presumably we can learn a lot from the life, lessons and background of him. Michael is one of the world's leading writers on the man and today we get to discover his 7 most important rules for thinking like Leonardo. Expect to learn Leonardo da Vinci’s unique way of assessing problems, what Leonardo's demeanour was like as a person, if Leonardo was naturally gifted, what a typical day in the life of Leonardo was and his favourite type of working environment, the unreasonable standards that Leonardo held himself to, the 7 principles that Leonardo lived by and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why would anyone want to think like Leonardo da Vinci?
Why would anybody not want to think like Leonardo da Vinci if you even dreamed that it was possible? Most people are never really made aware of the phenomenal, unlimited potential with which we are all born. The incredible brains that we're gifted with. But they didn't come with a manual.
So, you know, just like baby ducks learn to walk by imitating their mothers, we learn how to think and how to be by the people we get to imitate. And usually that's a default setting, your mom and dad, the people around you when you grow up, your teachers. But what if you called on history's greatest genius to be your personal mentor in utilizing those amazing capabilities?
What was Da Vinci like as a person? What was his demeanor?
He was charming. He was funny. He was elegant. He liked to dress really well. He wore the finest clothes that he could afford, the finest fabrics. He was a musician. He had a gift for... making people feel comfortable for connecting with others, which is part of how he was able to get high-level patrons throughout his career. He charmed them. And they thought, well, we kind of like this guy.
Let's keep him around and see what he can do. And then he winds up painting The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa and a few other things.
So he was a canny operator then?
Uh, yeah. I mean, you had to be to, to get by at, at, at that time you needed a patronage. You needed a sponsor. Just like I noticed you always have these great sponsors on your show. And I want to buy all those products. Every time I watch it, it's like, yeah, I need that backpack.
They're my patrons. Yeah, exactly. You need an automatic backpack. Shout out. How much, you know, I love Italy. I've spent a lot of time in Florence and Rome. I recently came back from Venice. You know, the period of time, Michelangelo, da Vinci, you know,
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