Niblick Jay - Whats Your Genius? How The Best THINK For Success In The New Economy.

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Whats Your

Genius?

Whats Your

Genius?

How the Best THINK for Success in the New Economy

Jay Niblick

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First Publication: June 15th, 2009

ISBN-10# (0-615-28376-4)

ISBN-13# (978-0-615-28376-0)

Stop trying to put in what God left out and instead, work with what He put in.

Dr. Robert S. Hartman

Endorsements

Whats Your Genius will help you discover your natural talents and reach your peak level of performanceeffortlessly! Jay does a great job of helping you learn the secrets of who you are and how you think, so you can create your own private revolution and unleash your greatest potential today. Get ready to evolve.

~ Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Author of New York Times Bestselling, What Got You Here Wont Get You There.

Jay Niblicks Whats Your Genius is an absolute must read. This book is more than an inspirational guide; it will transform the way you perceive abilities and limitations, revealing an entirely new scope of life options which are in complete alignment with your core motivations. Simply put, if you read one personal development book this year this should be it.

~ Dr. Ivan Misner, New York Times Bestselling Author and Founder of BNI

I figured that if Jay was good enough to advise Tony Robbins, he was good enough for me, so I immediately dove in and began discovering the secrets to achieving my own private revolution. I found Jays work extremely revealing, insightful and most importantly effective. The lessons in Whats Your Genius have changed my life forever. Thanks Jay!

~ Timothy A. McGinty, Co-author of Wake UpLive the Life You Love

This book is awesomereally awesome. Easily in the same league as The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers, and Coveys 7 Habits. When it comes to your journey toward greater success and happiness, Whats Your Genius is a serious tailwind.

~ Michael Lorelli, Former President PepsiCo & Pizza Hut

Whats Your Genius gives you permission to be confident in your God-given talents. Based on years of insightful research, there is wisdom in this book that will help you to recognize the value of your talents and give you confidence to employ them fully. Positive thinking and purposeful action are at the core of its universal message, and it is a book that will open your mind and enlarge your spirit.

~ Garry Titterton, Author of Brand Storming

As a coach and a person that is passionate about assisting people to reach their highest potential and play their biggest game in life, I found Whats Your Genius to provide a brilliant and insightful view on determining what drives us. With some great practical tools based firmly in science this book provides a solid method on how to identify where our Genius resides and unleash it.

~ Gavin Friedman, Corporate & Executive Coach

Whats Your Genius is the logical and practical application in determining your natural talents. The first step is understanding what your strengths are and then focusing on those strengths in what you do in your life. Jay definitely helps you learn to stop following the crowd and become authentic!

~ Heather Williamson PhD., Professor of Social Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Whats Your Genius is a fascinating journey into the real reasons behind individual peak performance. Jay shares some powerful and non-conventional lessons learned from some of the most successful people in the world. If you arent sure where to go, how to get there or are feeling blocked in getting to the next level of performanceyou need this book.

~ Dr. Tony Alessandra, Author of Secrets of Ten Great Geniuses

Whats Your Genius works on a number of levels. Whether it is through Jays anecdotes, or the comments from other management luminaries or the wealth of research to support Jays propositionwhere the book stands out is in the way that you are taken on the path to enlightenment and self-development. This is not just a book; it is a real process that engages you for the longer term. For the organizations of the world the implications are that they will need to realign their traditional views of people and performance if they are to tap into the genius of their employees.

~ Graham Hackett, Senior Manager, BAE Systems UK

To Melanie, whose Genius has moved so many,
and to Zach, Baker and Joseph, whose Genius remains untapped and infinite.

Just Do You!

Contents

Introduction xix

Chapter One The Problem 1

Chapter Two - The Genius Project 9

Chapter Three - The AnswerTwo Directions In Life 25

Chapter Four - What Happens When You Turn Left or Right 39

Chapter Five - Why We Choose the Direction We Do 59

Chapter Six - How to Choose the Right Direction 75

Chapter Seven - Revolution #1 - Know Thyself 87