Career

Gelb has a BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Clark University, and an MA in Mind and Body Education from Goddard College. Gelb is a teacher of the Alexander Technique

Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique teaches the ability to improve physical postural habits, particularly those that have become ingrained and conditioned responses...

. Gelb holds a black belt in Aikido

Aikido

is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...

.

Gelb's work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post and Training Magazine. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, CNN's Business Unusual and on radio programs including live interviews with NPR

NPR

NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...

 and the BBC World Service

BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...

.

'How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci'

Gelb's How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day has received reviews from:

• "Mere genius can't begin to describe him" from Wausau Daily Herald
  Wausau Daily Herald
  The Wausau Daily Herald is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is the primary newspaper in Wausau and is distributed throughout Marathon and Lincoln counties. The Daily Herald is owned by the Gannett Company, which owns ten other newspapers in Wisconsin.-External links:**...
  
  

• "No science to genius just art" from The Manhattan Mercury

• "The Only Thing This Book Will Motivate Is Sleep" from Chicago Tribune
  Chicago Tribune
  The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
  
  

• "What you can learn from da Vinci" from Chicago Sun-Times
  Chicago Sun-Times
  The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
  
  ,

• "On the Same Page with Leonardo" from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...
  
  ,

• "Pointing Up the Lessons of Da Vinci" from The Philadelphia Inquirer
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
  
  (includes substantial biographical information),

• "Create like Leonardo innovate like Edison" from Investment Advisor
  Investment Advisor (magazine)
  Investment Advisor magazine is a U.S. based monthly business-to-business publication reaching independent financial advisors, registered investment advisors as well as insurance based broker-dealers...
  
  

• "A Genuis for Marketing" from Ottawa Citizen
  Ottawa Citizen
  The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
  
  .

• "Da Vinci At Dinner" from The Washington Post
  The Washington Post
  The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
  
  

• "You, too, can be as smart as that other Leonardo: Brainy author tells how" from National Post
  National Post
  The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
  
  

'Discover Your Genius'

Gelb's Discover Your Genius: How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds has been reviewed in

• "Self-help from 10 geniuses" from USA Today
  USA Today
  USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
  
  .

'More Balls Than Hands'

Michael J. Gelb (born 1952) is a writer and trainer in personal development.

Career

Gelb has a BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Clark University, and an MA in Mind and Body Education from Goddard College. Gelb is a teacher of the Alexander Technique

Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique teaches the ability to improve physical postural habits, particularly those that have become ingrained and conditioned responses...

. Gelb holds a black belt in Aikido

Aikido

is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...

.

Gelb's work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post and Training Magazine. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, CNN's Business Unusual and on radio programs including live interviews with NPR

NPR

NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...

 and the BBC World Service

BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...

.

'How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci'

Gelb's How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day has received reviews from:

• "Mere genius can't begin to describe him" from Wausau Daily Herald
  Wausau Daily Herald
  The Wausau Daily Herald is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is the primary newspaper in Wausau and is distributed throughout Marathon and Lincoln counties. The Daily Herald is owned by the Gannett Company, which owns ten other newspapers in Wisconsin.-External links:**...
  
  

• "No science to genius just art" from The Manhattan Mercury

• "The Only Thing This Book Will Motivate Is Sleep" from Chicago Tribune
  Chicago Tribune
  The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
  
  

• "What you can learn from da Vinci" from Chicago Sun-Times
  Chicago Sun-Times
  The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
  
  ,

• "On the Same Page with Leonardo" from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...
  
  ,

• "Pointing Up the Lessons of Da Vinci" from The Philadelphia Inquirer
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
  
  (includes substantial biographical information),

• "Create like Leonardo innovate like Edison" from Investment Advisor
  Investment Advisor (magazine)
  Investment Advisor magazine is a U.S. based monthly business-to-business publication reaching independent financial advisors, registered investment advisors as well as insurance based broker-dealers...
  
  

• "A Genuis for Marketing" from Ottawa Citizen
  Ottawa Citizen
  The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
  
  .

• "Da Vinci At Dinner" from The Washington Post
  The Washington Post
  The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
  
  

• "You, too, can be as smart as that other Leonardo: Brainy author tells how" from National Post
  National Post
  The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
  
  

'Discover Your Genius'

Gelb's Discover Your Genius: How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds has been reviewed in

• "Self-help from 10 geniuses" from USA Today
  USA Today
  USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
  
  .

'More Balls Than Hands'

Michael J. Gelb (born 1952) is a writer and trainer in personal development.

Career

Gelb has a BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Clark University, and an MA in Mind and Body Education from Goddard College. Gelb is a teacher of the Alexander Technique

Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique teaches the ability to improve physical postural habits, particularly those that have become ingrained and conditioned responses...

. Gelb holds a black belt in Aikido

Aikido

is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...

.

Gelb's work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post and Training Magazine. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, CNN's Business Unusual and on radio programs including live interviews with NPR

NPR

NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...

 and the BBC World Service

BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...

.

'How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci'

Gelb's How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day has received reviews from:

• "Mere genius can't begin to describe him" from Wausau Daily Herald
  Wausau Daily Herald
  The Wausau Daily Herald is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is the primary newspaper in Wausau and is distributed throughout Marathon and Lincoln counties. The Daily Herald is owned by the Gannett Company, which owns ten other newspapers in Wisconsin.-External links:**...
  
  

• "No science to genius just art" from The Manhattan Mercury

• "The Only Thing This Book Will Motivate Is Sleep" from Chicago Tribune
  Chicago Tribune
  The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
  
  

• "What you can learn from da Vinci" from Chicago Sun-Times
  Chicago Sun-Times
  The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
  
  ,

• "On the Same Page with Leonardo" from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...
  
  ,

• "Pointing Up the Lessons of Da Vinci" from The Philadelphia Inquirer
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
  
  (includes substantial biographical information),

• "Create like Leonardo innovate like Edison" from Investment Advisor
  Investment Advisor (magazine)
  Investment Advisor magazine is a U.S. based monthly business-to-business publication reaching independent financial advisors, registered investment advisors as well as insurance based broker-dealers...
  
  

• "A Genuis for Marketing" from Ottawa Citizen
  Ottawa Citizen
  The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
  
  .

• "Da Vinci At Dinner" from The Washington Post
  The Washington Post
  The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
  
  

• "You, too, can be as smart as that other Leonardo: Brainy author tells how" from National Post
  National Post
  The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
  
  

'Discover Your Genius'

Gelb's Discover Your Genius: How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds has been reviewed in

• "Self-help from 10 geniuses" from USA Today
  USA Today
  USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
  
  .

'More Balls Than Hands'