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The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
I enjoyed the book here by Gay Hendricks. I chose this audiobook largely because of the cover that showed a goldfish looking to jump out of a fishbowl. The description of it also interested me as it talked about different ways to break through our upper limits and continue to propel ourselves forward.
I’ve learned a lot about imposter syndrome, the following might be similar to that. This was the premise of a lot of the book. It was all about overcoming your — often self-imposed — limits.
“I think I got happier than I ever imagined I could be and then some part of me reared up and grabbed me. Some part of me that didn’t think I deserved it. And this problem with Larry, there was something that I did to try to find something wrong with him to give me an excuse to end the relationship and all because I think I don’t deserve to be this happy.”
The author shared 4 common fears and false beliefs that people carry with them. Both of these categories cause us to have greater difficulty when looking to break through the upper limits. The false beliefs are more personal to me than are the fears but everyone is different and because of our individual backgrounds and experiences, that is no surprise. Here are the 4 fears and 4 related false beliefs.
