1KHO 214: Quit Pressing the Misery Button | Gay Hendricks, The Big Leap

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Renowned author and psychologist Gay Hendricks is here!!!!!!! His book "The Big Leap" was a life-changing read for me. I read it this past year. In this conversation, we explore the intriguing concept of the "Upper Limit Problem" and how it manifests in various aspects of our lives. From the fear of outshining others to the deep-seated worry about our own potential, Gay shares powerful anecdotes and strategies to break free from self-imposed limits. Discover the distinction between the Zone of Excellence and the Zone of Genius, and learn how embracing your true passion can lead to a life of fulfillment and purpose. Throughout the episode, Gay provides practical advice on nurturing positive feelings, savoring success, and making small adjustments that can result in major life changes. Uncover the truth about worry, criticism, and blame as addictions, and explore the liberating potential of stepping into your genius zone. This conversation is an invitation to examine the fears that hold us back, the lies we tell ourselves, and the incredible potential that lies within each of us. Don't miss this episode that could be the catalyst for a life-changing transformation. ** Order your copy of Ginny's new book Until the Streetlights Come On here >> ** Learn more about Gay Hendricks here >> www.hendricks.com Purchase your copy of The Big Leap here >> https://amzn.to/46conj2 ** Get $15 off and your choice of free protein for a year at Good Ranchers when you use code "1000hours" and subscribe to any box. The four options to choose from for their free gift for a year are Top Sirloin Steaks, Salmon, Chicken Breasts, or Bacon. Shop here >> https://www.goodranchers.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Jenny Urich, I'm the founder of
0:04.5	1000 Hours Outside. And I have an author on today that I have been wanting to connect
0:08.9	with for so long. I just absolutely loved his book The Big Leap. I've read it twice. I got a bunch of notes on it.
0:15.6	Gay Hendrix welcome.
0:17.2	Thanks Jenny, nice being with you.
0:19.2	Yeah, and you have a new book coming out as well, coming February say the title again it's called
0:24.6	your big leap year it's 365 days of big leaps it's amazing so here's how I came
0:32.4	across your book I had a friend who bought it for a friend and they were talking about it and I just thought that sounds like the most fascinating book ever. It really is a life-changing book. The Big Leap,
0:46.1	Conquer your Hidden Fear, and take life to the next level. I think it's a book that everyone
0:51.5	could relate to, a great one for parents as they're raising their kids to teach about these things.
0:57.0	One of the main concepts is that we have this upper limit of what we sort of feel like we can handle a positively,
1:06.5	positive things and then when we breach it we subconsciously pull it back down.
1:12.8	Can you tell us how you came across this and you know how did you start researching this topic?
1:19.6	Well first I noticed it in myself. There's an old Turkish saying that if a bald man finds a cure, he will surely use it first on himself.
1:29.0	And so once I discovered the upper limit, well, let me give you a, the first time it happened to me,
1:36.2	I didn't know what to call it.
1:38.8	Because I hadn't really written the big leap yet,
1:42.2	but the first time I noticed it was actually 50 years ago.
1:46.4	I was overweight and I had lost 35 pounds.
1:50.0	I went on a new diet and I lost 35 pounds in a month and I was feeling great.
1:56.6	I still had a ways to go but I was really feeling great and I was walking down the street in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
2:05.0	and I looked over to my left and I saw a family of four in an ice cream store,
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