I’m fascinated by genius. These people who do things that are so amazing that they leave most of the rest of us asking, “How did they do that??”

If you had looked for an answer, you would know that genius takes effort. You need to focus on getting really good at what you’re doing. Hours of disciplined, focused, deliberate practice. In some ways, it’s easier if you are a child – you just get in the habit of practising before you’re old enough to bother to ask, “Why?”

But you’re not really a child, are you?

How much time do you focus on getting really good at what you’re doing? No just doing your job or playing your sport or being in your relationship, but deliberately working at getting even better… and you know by now that’s the only way.

After all, if a child can do it, surely you can too. For you to unlock and Awaken Your Genius, it would really help if you could feel like you are doing great – that state of mind when you are at your best.

We all enjoy times when we are doing well.

We also endure times when we’re not. Times when you are just not performing at the level that you know that you are capable of… when you can be thinking to yourself, “I’m better than this.”

And you can be.

This Sunday, I would like to invite you to join a small group as we explore how to let go of what has been holding you back, connect with what is most important to you, and create powerful triggers to help you be at your best when you need it most, so that you can walk away spending more time at your best, in “the zone”.

We’re going to explore what drives you. Your values. Your dreams. Your goals. And we’re going to help you resolve the conflicts and contradictions that could have been getting in your way.

Enhance your focus on what you want.

I’m sure that you’re doing great – that you’re even reading this email suggests that you’re a successful achiever in your own right. So I won’t be spending much time telling you basic stuff. Rather, I want to focus on helping you get, have, experience and be even more.

We will help you connect with your heart – not just your mind. Help you reconnect with your inner-most self. When your daily actions aren’t aligned with your heart, you can end up being very busy doing things and yet not move closer to the life that you really want.

My next month is fully booked, so I won’t be holding another session like this for quite a while. If you would like to have the opportunity to explore how you can:

• Get your values and desires more aligned with what you really want,
• Resolve your internal conflicts, and
• Spend more time doing what you love and being your best,

I would love to hear from you.

The session will start at 10am, this Sunday (16 August), so we can be finished up by about 6pm.

Comparable experiences can cost a lot. Since this is the first time I have offered this in Shanghai, attending will cost you just 600RMB. And that includes lunch.

Bring a friend and you both can come for a total of 1000RMB.

We have only 12 places available. So if this is for you, please register straight away.

Dan Smith

After the success of the session last week, we’re doing it again. Dan Smith will guide you through Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Accelerated Learning and Cognitive Psychology, to present some important findings from The Genius Project. Learn to develop your abilities, skills, gifts and talents, to expand your personal success and experience of joy and fulfillment.

Awaken Your Genius – Tuesday, 30 June – from 7pm – 150RMB

We will be at Andrew James Art, a beautiful gallery at 39 Maoming Road North, about 10 minutes walk from either Nanjing West (Line 2) or Shanxi South (Line 1).

Have you ever met someone outstanding? Someone that was not just competent, not just good at what they did, not even “excellent” – but someone who stood out as being exceptional?

Register your place, at here or on Facebook.

Dan Smith did.
Back in 1994, he noticed that there is a difference between someone who works really hard to get mediocre results and someone who effortlessly achieves excellence. And, surrounded by some of the most brilliant minds, he started to ask, “What is the difference?”

Genius: It’s not just talent…

Sure our natural gifts and abilities help us. And for some people they help us a lot. But you and I know people who have every natural advantage in the world but who either waste it or just can’t get it right.

Genius: It’s not just hard work…

Many of us were taught that if we work hard enough for long enough, we will get what we want. But it doesn’t always work like that. And some people feel a failure. Which makes perfect sense when you realize that there is a part of you that knows what you are capable of, and that you are not achieving, experiencing and enjoying the success and fulfilment that you want, doesn’t it!

Genius: It’s not enough to “learn by doing”.

To be your best – you need to concentrate and practice getting better. And it can take time. A long time. And it’s working at getting better too – not just playing around! We need to work smarter – not just work harder. And most of us just don’t do it. Are you showing up at your best?

What if you could be free yourself to be your best?

Dan Smith holds five University degrees (including Psychology and Innovation Management), a fourth degree black belt in karate, and started his first company at the age of 20. Dan is a Certified NLP Trainer, Distinguished Toastmaster and has been living in Shanghai for the past two years.

One of his German participants recently described Dan as “a very experienced trainer who helped me with his knowledge and a huge capacity of understanding to find out where I am, who I am and where I want to go and then provided me with practical and powerful tools to accomplish whatever I wish for.”

Dan Smith

In this session, China NLP Chairman Dan Smith will guide you through NLP, Accelerated Learning and Cognitive Psychology, to present some important findings from The Genius Project. Learn to develop your abilities, skills, gifts and talents, to expand your personal success and experience of joy and fulfilment.

Awaken Your Genius – Tuesday, 23 June – from 7pm – 100RMB

We will be in a central Shanghai location and will send you the details when you let us know you’re coming.

Have you ever met someone outstanding? Someone that was not just competent, not just good at what they did, not even “excellent” – but someone who stood out as being exceptional?

Register your place, at www.ChinaNLP.org or on Facebook.

Dan Smith did.
Back in 1994, he noticed that there is a difference between someone who works really hard to get mediocre results and someone who effortlessly achieves excellence. And, surrounded by some of the most brilliant minds, he started to ask, “What is the difference?”

Genius: It’s not just talent…

Sure our natural gifts and abilities help us. And for some people they help us a lot. But you and I know people who have every natural advantage in the world but who either waste it or just can’t get it right.

Genius: It’s not just hard work…

Many of us were taught that if we work hard enough for long enough, we will get what we want. But it doesn’t always work like that. And some people feel a failure. Which makes perfect sense when you realize that there is a part of you that knows what you are capable of, and that you are not achieving, experiencing and enjoying the success and fulfilment that you want, doesn’t it!

Genius: It’s not enough to “learn by doing”.

To be your best – you need to concentrate and practice getting better. And it can take time. A long time. And it’s working at getting better too – not just playing around! We need to work smarter – not just work harder. And most of us just don’t do it. Are you showing up at your best?

What if you could be free yourself to be your best?

Dan Smith holds five University degrees (including Psychology and Innovation Management), a fourth degree black belt in karate, and started his first company at the age of 20. Dan is a Certified NLP Trainer, Distinguished Toastmaster and has been living in Shanghai for the past two years.

One of his German participants recently described Dan as “a very experienced trainer who helped me with his knowledge and a huge capacity of understanding to find out where I am, who I am and where I want to go and then provided me with practical and powerful tools to accomplish whatever I wish for.”

To register your place, please visit www.ChinaNLP.org or see us on Facebook.