- “It’s nearly inevitable, then, that you will someday encounter a boulder in the living room of your Zone of Genius. That boulder is the belief that you are unlovable. This false belief fuels a frantic search for something external to yourself that confirms that you are indeed lovable. It’s the ultimate trick by that ultimate trickster, your ego, to hold on to its job. It’s an issue of job security, and your ego is incredibly dedicated to keeping its job.” The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (Gay Hendricks)- Page 155
- “Your ego has every right to be scared. It’s on notice. In the Zone of Genius, you have no need for your ego. In the Zone of Genius, you don’t care about getting approval, getting control, getting even, or any of the other get-oriented goals of the ego.” The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (Gay Hendricks)- Page 155
- “In his book The Farther Reaches of Human Nature, Maslow describes the key steps to attaining self-actualization: experiencing life “vividly, selflessly, with full concentration and total absorption”; making choices from moment to moment that foster growth rather than fear; becoming more attuned to your inner nature and acting in concert with who you are; being honest with yourself and taking responsibility for what you say and do instead of playing games or posing; identifying your ego defenses and finding the courage to give them up; developing the ability to determine your own destiny and daring to be different and non-conformist; creating an ongoing process for reaching your potential and doing the work needed to realize your vision. fostering the conditions for having peak experiences, or what Maslow calls “moments of ecstasy” in which we think, act, and feel more clearly and are more loving and accepting of others.” Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success. Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty. Page 124
- “This is the essence of what we’ve been trying to convey in this book: that the path of transformation is to see yourself as something beyond the narrow confines of your small ego—something that “includes everything.” Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success (Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty) Page 335