Chapter 1
You Are a natural genius
We believe that everyone has a natural genius, and that means you too. For 27 years we have been working in Germany, in Brazil and in the U.S. and have found the same results everywhere.
Whether coaching individuals who have high IQs or average IQs, the first thing they usually say is: What does genius have to do with me? I am definitely not a genius. It doesn’t make any difference if I am a genius or not. If I were a genius, I or someone else would have seen it by now! I would be more successful or more intelligent, or I would have a higher IQ. And even if what you say was true and there is a genius hidden somewhere in me, I don’t want to know because it only comes with trouble! Some well-known geniuses are weird or work too hard or are scrutinized by the public—none of that seems attractive to me. Most of all, this is probably just another sales gig. You probably just want to sell me something that I really don’t want or need.
This is what we hear over and over again. But the truth is, everyone with whom we have worked has discovered a genius hidden in them. Once they were able to identify and own it, they could apply it intentionally and they made quantum leaps in their professional life and personal relationships.
Genius isn’t just found in the Mozarts and Einsteins of the world. It’s also in you. Albert Einstein said so himself: “There is a true genius in everyone.”
Einstein should know. He was expelled from three high schools and was working as a low-level employee in a Swiss patent office when he published his paper “The Special Theory of Relativity" in 1905. By the way, he won the Nobel Prize in 1921.
Does that mean that you’re on your way to becoming a physicist who changes the history of science? Yes, if that is your personal area of genius. What if it isn’t? Well, if you try to become the next Einstein, you’ll probably end up bored, frustrated and generally dissatisfied, just like you were at your last job.
Forget the images of what it means to be a genius. Genius is personal. Genius is a set of exceptional skills written in the DNA of every single human being. So unless you are a member of some other species, you have genius inside you too. It’s as unique and as natural as your fingerprints, the shape of your ear lobe, or any other physical feature.
Most of us have been taught that genius is only for a few, so we have been trained to overlook, ignore and even suppress our own natural genius. But every single one of us has had moments of genius in which we make something happen so easily and effortlessly, it seems almost by accident.
The Sweet Taste of Clarity
It’s time for a definition. Perhaps two, because one definition cannot contain all there is to understand when talking about genius. So let’s look at two definitions for the word “genius” and you can decide which speaks most strongly to you.
Genius: A person who performs at an unpredictably amazing level seemingly without effort.
Genius: A person who knows his or her unique set of talents, creates the perfect environment to express them and excels beyond all expectation.
Another way to understand natural genius is to ask the question, “If you were baking a Genius Cake, what would the ingredients be?”
Get out the mixing bowls of your mind and the spatulas of your synapses, because here is your recipe:
Mix in equal parts passion for life and hunger for excellence.
Pour in a fascination with a specialization in your field.
Blend in something you love working on intensely.
Add something that’s simple and obvious—to you.
Bring together one part focus and two parts persistence.
Combine curiosity, exploration and a willingness to shake things up.
Finally, stir in help from others to help realize it all.
There you have it—your recipe for a Genius Cake. Once you bake it and take a bite out of it, you’ll realize that you’ve always been waiting for this cake; it’s a taste that will change your whole life.
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