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Book Study: "The Big Leap" by Gay Hendricks

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Join Our ICF Southwest Spring Book Study


Book Club Spotlight
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level: A Transformative Guide to Overcoming Fears and False Beliefs for Personal Growth and Success
by Gay Hendricks

 

Facilitated by Gina Phelps Thoebes, PhD, ACC & Lori A Raggio, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, Executive Leadership Coach


Tuesdays from 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Arizona Time)
Tuesdays from 1:00pm - 2:00pm (New Mexico Time)

April 7, 2026 through June 9, 2026 (5 weeks)

Please note that AI recordings, notetakers, or any similar technology is prohibited to protect confidentiality.
Also, a notetaker or bot does not count toward your attendance of a virtual event.

Up to 5 CCEUs
Core Competency | 2.5
Resource Development | 2.5

To be eligible for CCEUs for virtual programs, the participant must attend a minimum of 80% of the "live" program.
Watching a recording will not qualify you for CCEUs.



 

The Book Study meets on Tuesdays at 12:00pm AZ time (1:00pm NM time) via Zoom for 1 hour. The meetings will be facilitated by our facilitators, and participants are invited to select a chapter(s) to present each week.


Join us to increase your knowledge and enjoy lively discussions with a small group of fellow coaches.

Join us as we explore Gay Hendricks’ transformational guide to breaking through our internal limits and stepping into a life of greater purpose, creativity, and ease.

In The Big Leap, Hendricks introduces the powerful concept of the “Upper Limit Problem” - the unconscious patterns that hold us back when things start going well. Through engaging stories and practical insights, he shows how we can recognize these self-imposed ceilings and move into our Zone of Genius, where our natural talents and deepest passions converge.

This book is perfect for coaches, leaders, and anyone committed to personal growth. Together, we’ll dive into what it means to expand our capacity for success, joy, and impact - and what it takes to stay there.

 

ICF Southwest Coaching Book Study

 
Who: ICF Southwest members and non-member coaches, and their friends

When: Tuesdays afternoons from 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Arizona Mountain Time), 1:00pm-2:00pm (New Mexico Time)
April 7, April 21, May 5, May 26, June 9

Where: Zoom Meeting Room. Login details will be sent by separate email upon completed registration.

Cost: $30 for ICF Southwest Members and $35 for non-members for the 5 weeks.

Note: Book is not included in registration. Please consider buying locally at various independent booksellers across Arizona: Dates for your Calendar: Zoom
The Book Study will meet for five (5) weeks on Tuesday afternoons beginning at 12:00pm Arizona Time/1:00pm New Mexico Time for 1 hour, on the following dates:
  • April 7
  • April 21
  • May 5
  • May 26
  • June 9

Presenters' Bios
Gina Phelps Thoebes, PhD, ACC, is the Vice President, Organizational Performance for the Arizona Cardinals Football Club, where she leads all internal talent management initiatives and serves as an internal leadership coach and consultant. Gina is an experienced Executive, Leadership, and Team coach and an experienced OD consultant and offers services through her company Stella Polaris Executive Development. She also serves as the leadership track instructor for the Data Driven HR Academy.

Prior to joining the Arizona Cardinals, Gina was an Organizational Development Consultant and applied researcher at Cleveland Clinic, as well as a Vice President at Macy’s Department Stores. Gina is on the Board of Directors for WISE Arizona, and is a member of the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists and the Arizona Chapter of the International Coach Federation.


Lori A Raggio, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, Executive Leadership Coach is a compassionate, innovative, strategic, and results-oriented executive leadership coach, human capital consultant, transformational retreat leader, and best-selling author with over 25 years of progressive HR executive experience in private and public fast paced entrepreneurial growth organizations.

Lori has coach certifications in Conversational Intelligence; Intelligent Leadership; Narrative Coaching; Integrative Development; Why coaching and Team Coaching. Lori is certified in the Leadership Circle 360, DiSC and What Motivates Me.

Lori co-created the coaching component of the Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute at Towson University Maryland and is one of twelve founding coaches for the Coaching Collective.

Lori also supported the development of a coach certificate program for healthcare executives and  currently facilitates the curriculum and coaches participants.

Lori is currently the Director of Professional Development  of ICF (International Coaching Federation) Southwest and she served in other board roles including President in this chapter and ICF Maryland. 

Lori has been the President of HobbleJog Foundation focused on providing grants to organizations who support the post-acute care of traumatic brain injury survivors. A few years ago HobbleJog published a best selling book focused on the triumph of traumatic brain injury survivors. 

Lori has been a member of a book club for over 40 years and she believes in the personal and professional growth and transformation available through book club membership and dialogue. 

Lori is a lifelong learner, powered by purpose, driven by insatiable curiosity with a passion to build a better community by tapping into each individual’s greatness one conversation at a time. 
  

Date and Time

Tuesday, April 07, 2026, 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Mountain Time (Arizona) (UTC-07:00)
Videoconference information will be provided in an email once payment is received.

Event Contact(s)

ICF AZ Admin

Category

Book Study

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
To be eligible for CCEUs for virtual programs, the participant must attend a minimum of 80% of the "live" program. Watching a recording will not qualify you for CCEUs.

Please note that AI recordings, notetakers, or any similar technology is prohibited to protect confidentiality. Also, a notetaker or bot does not count toward your attendance of a virtual event.

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