The Big Leap

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks is an ideal read for the beginning of a New Year! The author takes us on a journey of HOW we ALL have “that One Problem that Holds Us Back” which he calls the “Upper Limit Problem”. The best news is he walks us through the different levels of each Zone along with a means to achieve our highest level of happiness.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Gay Hendricks begins with the four specific questions he asked himself as he began the journey of learning how we can all live extraordinary lives and promises that we can achieve the same level of happiness and contentment.
2. To solidify the importance of understanding the ramifications of the “Upper Limit Problem”, the author shares profiles of some very famous prominent people who struggled to understand their “Upper Limit Problem” and the unfortunate results which prevented reaching their ?“Zone of Genius”.
3. Beginning in Chapter One, Gay challenges the reader – “Are you willing to take the Big Leap to your ultimate level of success in love, money, and creative contribution?” Commitment is the first step!
4. Gay shares that each of us has an inner “Upper Limit Thermostat” that was programmed in childhood and can hold us back from enjoying love, financial abundance, and creativity by keeping us in the Zone of Competence.
5. We must begin by fully understanding the “Zone of Incompetence” and how easy and comfortable it is to waste time and energy doing things where we have no talent. Gay says the quicker we abandon that the sooner we can move toward the Zone of Excellence.
6. Once the Zone of Excellence is accomplished it can become seductive which can be dangerous because it can prevent moving to the Zone of Genius!
7. Fully understanding which of these Four Hidden Barriers holds the Upper Limit Problem - where we create personal dramas that often cloud our environment with unhappiness and even sabotage us. in place allows us to move toward transformation.

• a.????Feeling Fundamentally flawed
• b.????Disloyalty and Abandonment
• c.????Believing That More Success Brings a Bigger Burden
• d.????The Crime of Outshining

8. Understanding the “Upper Limit Problem” enable us to remove the obstacles that prevent us from having more abundance, success, and love in our lives. Recognizing why we have those negative feelings and

9. The Big Leap walks the reader through the actions of identifying how the Upper Limit Problem operates and in doing so provides a directional tool aka “Mantra” that assists in leading toward the Zone of Genius!

10. Finally, Gay Hendricks's mantra – “I expand in abundance, success, and love, every day and I inspire those around me to do the same” is one I have memorized and use often. I believe that these simple words can be so powerful to get back the FOCUS!?

AUTHOR’S INTENT (in my humble opinion)

ACTION STEPS

1.?????There are so many “ah ha” moments in The Big Leap but his outline of how family, friends, and your work often want you to stay in your Zone of Excellence because one becomes addicted to comfort was the most eye-opening. They don’t want us to move from there because everyone is comfortable with the way things are.

2.?????The Zone of Genius is the ONLY place where we flourish and feel ultimate fulfillment and it can be achieved given the right tools and resources which I believe are in this book.

I highly recommend The Big Leap and you can grab your own copy?(no affiliate fee – just sharing)

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Debbie