Making Sense of your Zone of Genius - with Gay Hendricks - Episode 86

Today, we have a guest who has spent decades helping people transcend their limitations, break free from self-imposed ceilings, and step into their full potential—Dr. Gay Hendricks. Gay is a bestselling author, a visionary psychologist, and the mind behind transformative books like The Big Leap (which sits in my all-time top 5 most impactful books), The Genius Zone, and Conscious Loving. His work explores how we can shift from fear to creativity, from self-doubt to limitless possibility, and from ordinary to extraordinary. His teachings have helped millions step into their Zone of Genius and embrace a life of conscious luck and lasting fulfillment. In this conversation, we’ll be making sense of the principles that have defined his work—how to recognize and dismantle our Upper Limit Problem, how to cultivate conscious luck, and how to step fully into a life of purpose and expansion. So, if you’re ready to shift your perspective, unlock your genius, and take the big leap into a more extraordinary life, stick around—because this is some good shift. Connect with Gay Hendricks - Website: https://hendricks.com - IG: @hendricks.gay - The Big Leap: https://amzn.to/4cseJxB Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick Facebook: / makessensepodcast YouTube: / drjcdoornick Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges associated with living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world. MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS: Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com Highlights: 0:00 - About Gay Hendricks 1:28 - Welcome to the show 4:36 - Oprah’s Magic Wand Story 7:24 - Inspiration for the Big Leap 13:40 - What is an upper Limit Problem? 17:27 - Life is a series of recommitments (Autopilot Analogy) 19:40 - How did you identify the four limiting beliefs? 25:25 - What is Dragon’s Upper Limit Problem? 27:27 - Give Yourself a Raise! 32:13 - How long can people put up with suffering? 36:21 - Conscious Luck 38:53 - Everything we know in relationships is wrong 41:22 - What are the Daily Practices you use to stay in your Zone of Genius? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.