The 7 Leonardo da Vinci Principles
A genius of geniuses!
1452-1519. He was a prolific painter, sculptor, architect, musician,
scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist,
cartographer, botanist, and writer. He was the most diversely talented person
to ever live. Many of his concepts would become inventions centuries later. How did Leonardo da Vinci become such a
genius? What were the principles he followed? Genius is the ability to
translate the complex into the simple so the average person can relate and
appreciate. Da Vinci had a unquenchable and burning desire for knowledge and
respected those he could learn from. He sought out different perspectives. He
learned from children and adults alike. He fell in love with learning and
nurtured his intellectual and emotional intelligences. He sought feedback to
find his blind spots and he dared to know the unknowns about himself. He acknowledged
his mistakes and learned from them. He questioned conventional wisdom and
authority. He persevered in the face of obstacles and viewed adversity as an
opportunity for growth. His knowledge came from his perceptions. He marveled at
the beauty of nature and the universe. He created mental images and developed
the ability to describe them in details. He pictured things clearly in his
mind. He was an open-minded skeptic. Anyone can become a genius by developing
his following 7 principles.
Curiosity – insatiable
curious approach to life
Knowledge – knowledge testing
through experience, perspective and willingness to learn from mistakes
Improvement – continuous refinement
of the senses as a means to enliven experience
Willingness – willingness to
embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty
Balance – development of the
balance between art and science, logic and imagination, whole brain thinking,
the conscious and the uncouncious
Grace – cultivation of
grace, ambidexterity and poise
System – system thinking –
appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena
Be blessed and a blessing to others
Carlos
Fontana, President of Phalanx
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