The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level

by Gay Hendricks

The comfort zone is no place for a person like Maynard Webb, and I hope not for you, either.

any excuse that crept into my mind sounded hollow, even ridiculous, as if Columbus had sailed back to Europe and said, “Well, we didn’t find land, but we might have if I hadn’t gotten a nasty cold.”

When you reach the end of your life and are wondering whether it’s all been worthwhile, you’ll be measuring whether you did everything you possibly could with the gifts you’ve been given.

On Judgment Day, Mr. Lewin said, God will not ask, “Why were you not Moses?” He will ask, “Why were you not Sam Lewin?” The goal in life is not to attain some imaginary ideal; it is to find and fully use our own gifts.