Guy Hendricks, the author of “The Big Leap” says that we always have to be on the lookout for the Upper Limit Problem because we are always raising the bar on ourselves. Once we know we are at our upper limit we can ask ourselves these questions in order to continue to raise the bar into the Zone of Genius:

• What do I most love to do?
  
• What work do I do that doesn’t seem like work?
  
• In my work, what produces the highest ratio of abundance and satisfaction to the amount of time spent?
  
• What is my unique ability?
  

When you answer all of those questions you can then get clearer on what it is about you that is unique and what would put you in your Zone of Genius. 

For me it is listening and intuitively knowing the pain that people are feeling in order to then help them to shift out of it. What is yours?

The author also speaks about the ways to live in your zone of genius:

• Having a mantra and practicing meditation - to shift your consciousness to the new way of thinking
  
• The Enlightened No - saying no to the things that are not in your Zone of Genius
  
• Renewing and refining your commitment to the Zone of Genius - when you hit a wobbly spot recommit to staying in the Zone of Genius.
  

So what can you practice out of the three things described above to live in your Zone of Genius? I know for me the most important one is saying No to things that do not fit in my ultimate purpose. It is a commitment we all have to keep making over and over again. What are you going to commit to?

I have been inspired by reading the book “The Big Leap” by Gay Hendricks. It is a great hand guide to moving past the blocks, which are holding you back from being the leader that you can be. 

The author says that just about everybody suffers from the “Upper Limit Problem” or a limited tolerance for feeling good. He says when people hit that upper limit they manufacture thoughts that make them feel bad, stopping their positive forward trajectory and bringing them back to the bounds of their limited tolerance. He says that people can break through the upper limit and move towards their “Zone of Genius” by addressing the thoughts that are holding them back or breath through the fog of fear it brings and turn it into exhilaration

He says there is a triad of items that grow in the same pace - abundance, love and creativity. If we are feeling good in one area it can trigger some old thought that will sabotage your behavior and bring you back down to your old feelings. But he says you can practice moving through this by focusing on the good feelings and not acting on the negative trigger. He says the upper limit problem needs to be dis-solved by shining the light of awareness on it.

He says that our activities in life and/or business occur in four main zones:

• Zone of Incompetence - this zone is made up of all the things you are not good at.
  
• Zone of Competence - you are competent at these activities, but others can do them just as well.
  
• Zone of Excellence - these are the activities you do extremely well.
  
• Zone of Genius - this is where you express your natural genius and is your ultimate path to success and life satisfaction.
  

The author suggests that the only zone that will produce the most fulfillment in our lives is by living in the Zone of Genius.

Where are you living in your life and/or business? Are you living in your Zone of Genius?