The Genius Zone: The Breakthrough Process to End Negative Thinking and Live in True Creativity
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- Create Date：2021-07-26 05:18:58
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Gay Hendricks
- ISBN：1250246547
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Reviews
Kathleen
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I should have stopped reading at page 24 when I was directed to not continue until I could truly commit to ending negative thinking and and liberating my creativity。I am an academic， and a critical （analytic） stance is intrinsic to my thinking。 This is not the same as negativity， but it can come close。Most of the book did not seem fresh to me， but there were some useful reminders and exercises。
Steve Brock
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This book was Stevo's Business Book of the Week for the week of 7/4， as selected by Stevo's Book Reviews on the Internet and Stevo's Novel Ideas。 Hendricks teaches us to reach our full potential by tapping into our own innate creativity。 Though the book at times goes overboard with "genius" jargon， the techniques， many involving journaling， are effective at turning negative thinking into constructive action。Find more Business Books of the week on my Goodreads Listopia page at https://www。goodrea This book was Stevo's Business Book of the Week for the week of 7/4， as selected by Stevo's Book Reviews on the Internet and Stevo's Novel Ideas。 Hendricks teaches us to reach our full potential by tapping into our own innate creativity。 Though the book at times goes overboard with "genius" jargon， the techniques， many involving journaling， are effective at turning negative thinking into constructive action。Find more Business Books of the week on my Goodreads Listopia page at https://www。goodreads。com/list/show/9。。。， and find many more recommended books on my Amazon Influencer page at https://www。amazon。com/shop/stevo4747 or by searching for me on Google。 。。。more
Chel
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I've read Gay Hendricks books before， and always been very impressed。 This one was no exception - fantastic book， which I highly recommend to anyone who wants to live their life to their full potential， think positively and change direction or advance themselves even more。 I read a LOT of self-help/ motivation/ business books， and I think Gay's books are some of the best。 My highest recommendation。Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I've read Gay Hendricks books before， and always been very impressed。 This one was no exception - fantastic book， which I highly recommend to anyone who wants to live their life to their full potential， think positively and change direction or advance themselves even more。 I read a LOT of self-help/ motivation/ business books， and I think Gay's books are some of the best。 My highest recommendation。Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Emily
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The Genius Zone by Guy Hendricks is a very helpful book。 I enjoyed getting to know the author through the personal stories he shared throughout the book。 I am using the tools presented with success。 I am glad to know about the author and the other helpful tools that I found on his website。 I would have gotten even more from the book if I had studied it with a group。 Overall a great & worthwhile read。
Emily Shor
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“How can I spend the majority of my time doing what I most love to do， while also making my greatest contribution to the world？” The Genius Zone was a quick and easy listen with a focus on self-reflection and self-development of your creative abilities。 With simple advice， listeners can easily apply the discussion points to their day-to-day lives。 While the hands-on exercises were likely beneficial， I felt that their meaning was lost through the audiobook format。 Great starter book for those “How can I spend the majority of my time doing what I most love to do， while also making my greatest contribution to the world？” The Genius Zone was a quick and easy listen with a focus on self-reflection and self-development of your creative abilities。 With simple advice， listeners can easily apply the discussion points to their day-to-day lives。 While the hands-on exercises were likely beneficial， I felt that their meaning was lost through the audiobook format。 Great starter book for those beginning on their self-development journey。 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing a free advanced copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Melissa Koesel
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Quick and easy read， and although I think many will find parts inside helpful， for me it just was what it was。I have read books and taken many therapy sessions and courses in both DBT and CBT， and I felt the hands-on experience given in any of those were far more helpful then those in this book。 But… If somebody didn’t have access to that， or just needed quick help or a refresher， this book may benefit them。
Lindy Dierks
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I grew up with a Mother that is extremely negative。 I'm pretty positive， but if I'm not careful， my thoughts can be negative about new experiences。 I thought this book's hands on activities were really quite helpful。 Someone can read about how to change negative thinking， but until you actively implement the activities is when real change happens。 I thought this book was very informative and helpful！ Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book。 I grew up with a Mother that is extremely negative。 I'm pretty positive， but if I'm not careful， my thoughts can be negative about new experiences。 I thought this book's hands on activities were really quite helpful。 Someone can read about how to change negative thinking， but until you actively implement the activities is when real change happens。 I thought this book was very informative and helpful！ Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book。 。。。more
Manuela
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Quick and interesting read。I did enjoy overall the book。 Some of the subjects and advice hit very squarely at home， and made me think for a bit。 Did not like very much the Hands on Exercises though， and some parts I found he stretched a little to fit the concept he was trying to sell。Would recommend for anyone looking for a quick self help book。
Dianna Rostad
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A thoughtful and concise understanding on how to wield your full creative power！ This is my 3rd Hendricks book and he never disappoints！
Kara
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Human innovation and curiosity are especially vital for the current societal shift that's happening around the globe due to the pandemic， from big business down to each one of us。 If you're looking to expand your creativity and impact， The Genius Zone goes in depth teaching two powerful concepts to help with that: the Genius Moment and the Genius Move。 I was happy this book built on personal development ideas that were mentioned in The Big Leap but it's not necessary to have read that beforehan Human innovation and curiosity are especially vital for the current societal shift that's happening around the globe due to the pandemic， from big business down to each one of us。 If you're looking to expand your creativity and impact， The Genius Zone goes in depth teaching two powerful concepts to help with that: the Genius Moment and the Genius Move。 I was happy this book built on personal development ideas that were mentioned in The Big Leap but it's not necessary to have read that beforehand。 One question this book brought up for me is how could anything ever get done if we should all be striving to get out of the excellence zone and living in our genius zone？ So。。。editors of this book， printers， marketing managers。。。 all people who are doing the work that's been delegated， are they all working in their excellence zone or their genius zone？ The excellence zone is where we do things well but， as highlighted， it's also where we waste the most time。 So， I wondered how things could ever get done if no one is in an excellence mode/zone。Then， I realized maybe the whole point is to make us aware that the majority of people move through the zones and get to a decent level of life by doing work in the zone of excellence。 Then， comfortable and stable， they never allow themselves to take the risk of making The Big Leap to the fulfilling work of The Genius Zone。 That's where the Genius Move comes into play。Overall， I enjoyed and recommend The Genius Zone especially if you could use some fuel for your creative fire。 There were numerous exercises to do throughout the book and then the Appendix put them all together for a group setting。 This would be a good book for facilitating a workshop， training， or seminar， or even a multi-day retreat。Thank you to #NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for providing this ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rekha Rao
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This is an informative and thought-provoking book。 The author has tried and tested methods mentioned in this book - most of them sound not only doable but also make you feel 'hey， this is easy， I can try it。' This is an informative and thought-provoking book。 The author has tried and tested methods mentioned in this book - most of them sound not only doable but also make you feel 'hey， this is easy， I can try it。' 。。。more
Sabrina Brawley
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Few authors can force self-reflection like Gay Hendricks。 The Genius Zone is no exception to that rule。 In this latest book， Hendricks offers some identifiers of negative thinking and how we can shift course to break this destructive pattern。 Each chapter is full of techniques， both journaling and meditative， to combat the most common self-defeating behaviors that most of us are unaware we’re even presenting。This is the kind of book you’ll find yourself highlighting every other paragraph。 Some o Few authors can force self-reflection like Gay Hendricks。 The Genius Zone is no exception to that rule。 In this latest book， Hendricks offers some identifiers of negative thinking and how we can shift course to break this destructive pattern。 Each chapter is full of techniques， both journaling and meditative， to combat the most common self-defeating behaviors that most of us are unaware we’re even presenting。This is the kind of book you’ll find yourself highlighting every other paragraph。 Some of the realizations are so obvious， you’ll want to kick yourself for not recognizing them sooner， but some are so ingrained into our existence， we never question if they really actually serve a useful purpose。 In fact， they can be detrimental to our well being and mental health。 One that really resonated with me is that humans are addicted to suffering。My only complaint is the book is too short。 The excitement driven by my personal reflections at Hendricks’ prompting caused me to tear through the pages in record time， only to want more。 A large portion of the book is made up of exercises from Hendricks’ group counseling program， so they will need to be modified for personal use。 This resulted in another self-reflection that I love having epiphanies about my behavior， but I cringe when expected to take action to heal or redirect that behavior。 Apparently， I’m content just knowing my challenges and not fixing them。The Genius Zone is a great read for identifying why you feel stuck or unhappy in relatable terms。 Hendricks shares this insight he discovered through his own personal experiences， which offers a degree of validity in the vein of “I’m not only the owner， I’m also a client”。 I imagine if you actually follow the exercises， you can transform your life。 Maybe I’ll revisit the book soon and take that plunge。 。。。more
Hope Decker
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