The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
Author: Gay Hendricks
Sonya’s Review: Ok, so this book was ‘recommended’ to me on a podcast that I was listening to and at that stage, I didn’t have a backlog of books to listen to so I brought it and gave it a go. WOW!!! That’s all I can say, I was not expecting this to be so relevant and awesome. 🙂
I have read it many times since and will continue to keep returning to it.
Have you ever had those thoughts like ‘I don’t deserve this’, ‘this is too good to be true’, well guess what, we all have, even Presidents and Elite Sportspeople? Gay Hendricks explains why this happens and he walks you through how to stop this from happening.
And like all the books so far, this is a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
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 behaviours. “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 best-selling 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 fulfilment, presented in a way that engages both the mind and heart. Working closely with more than 1,000 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.
©2009 Gay Hendricks (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers
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