"More Balls Than Hands: Juggling your Way to Success by Learning to Love Your Mistakes"

The ability to learn is life's most important skill. This delightful program uses juggling as a metaphor for learning how to learn. Participants will discover how to:

• Manage complexity and thrive on chaos by gracefully keeping a number of things "up in the air" at the same time.
• Approach mistakes creatively as you learn to "let the balls drop."
• Use teamwork to create a cooperative learning environment.
• Learn anything you want to as well and as fast as you can.
• Apply the principles of accelerated learning to become a more effective coach for your colleagues, subordinates, family, and friends.
• Juggle!

5:00 pm-6:00 pm, Reception with Michael Gelb

6:00 pm-9:00 pm, da Vinci Dinner with Michael Gelb

After the energizing learning session, Michael will be hosting a 'da Vinci' dinner with food, wine, poetry and more. Leonardo da Vinci noted that "The five senses are the ministers of the soul."

In the course of this delightful evening event we will explore and enliven our senses by tasting marvelous Italian food and wines. We'll compare different olive oils and wines, listen to inspiring music and even write some poetry, as we invite the spirit of "La Dolce Vita" (the sweet, soulful life) to nourish our souls.

Enjoy this wonderful and stimulating way to get your whole body, mind, and spirit prepared for two more days of learning at The Next Level.

For more information see: http://www.michaelgelb.com/.

Michael J. Gelb is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning and innovative leadership. Gelb leads seminars for organizations such as BP, Nike, Merck, IBM, Merck, Microsoft, DuPont and KPMG. He brings more than 20 years of experience as a professional speaker, seminar leader and organizational consultant to his diverse, international clientele.

Michael Gelb's publications include "Body Learning: an Introduction to the Alexander Technique" and "Present Yourself! Captivate Your Audience with Great Presentation Skills." His best selling audio programs, include: "Mind Mapping: How to Liberate Your Natural Genius", "Putting Your Creative Genius to Work" and "Power Speaking."

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 countless radio programs including live interviews with NPR and the BBC World Service.

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

A passionate student of the Renaissance and the nature of genius, Gelb is the author of "How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day." "How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci" has been translated into 18 languages and has appeared on the Washington Post, Amazon.com and New York Times best seller lists. Gelb is also the author of "Discover Your Genius: How To Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds" which was featured in USA Today.

A retired professional juggler who once performed with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, Gelb's latest book, "More Balls Than Hands: Juggling Your Way to Success by Learning to Love Your Mistakes," will be released in September, 2003.

For more information see: http://www.michaelgelb.com/.