The Big Leap
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Average rating3.3
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Ratings6
Average rating3.3
Most of us believe that we will finally feel satisfied and content with our lives when we get the good news we have been waiting for, find a healthy relationship, or achieve one of our personal goals. However, this rarely happens. Good fortune is often followed by negative emotions that overtake us and result in destructive behaviors. "I don't deserve this," "this is too good to be true," or any number of harmful thought patterns prevent us from experiencing the joy and satisfaction we have earned. Sound familiar? This is what New York Times bestselling author Gay Hendricks calls the Upper Limit Problem, a negative emotional reaction that occurs when anything positive enters our lives. The Upper Limit Problem not only prevents happiness, but it actually stops us from achieving our goals. It is the ultimate life roadblock. In The Big Leap, Hendricks reveals a simple yet comprehensive program for overcoming this barrier to happiness and fulfillment, presented in a way that engages both the mind and heart. Working closely with more than one thousand extraordinary achievers in business and the arts — from rock stars to Fortune 500 executives — whose stories are featured in these pages, the book describes the four hidden fears that are at the root of the Upper Limit Problem.The Big Leap delivers a proven method for first identifying which of these four fears prevents us from reaching our personal upper limit, and then breaking through that limitation to achieve what Hendricks refers to as our Zone of Genius. Hendricks provides a clear path for achieving our true potential and attaining not only financial success but also success in love and life.
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Although the book is still a great motivator to keep pushing yourself out of your comfort zone by taking the “Big Leap” and identifying your “Upper Limit” problem(s), the concepts explained in the book are unoriginal and barely scratching the surface.
His experiences of being a life coach seep through in that it's very anecdotal and always seems to have a happy end.
Gay Hendricks provides a helpful framework for understanding ways we tend to limit ourselves from love, abundance and success. He also provides practical tips for identifying when we are limiting ourselves.
