Szymanski The Perfectionist's Handbook

Take Risks, Invite Criticism, and Make the Most of Your Mistakes
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-11868-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

A guide for getting your perfectionism to work for you
Is perfectionism a good thing or does it get in our way? InThe Perfectionist's Handbook, clinical psychologist JeffSzymanski helps readers navigate their way out of the"perfectionism paradox": if your intentions are good (wanting toexcel) and the outcomes you want are reasonable (to feel competentand satisfied), why would perfectionism backfire and result inunhappiness and stress? Learn when perfectionism will pay off, andwhen and why it sabotages you. Specific strategies are outlinedthroughout the book to help readers transform their perfectionismfrom a liability to an asset.
There is no reason to eliminate perfectionismaltogether--instead, build on what's working and change what'snot. The Perfectionist's Handbook helps readers to:
* Distinguish between intention and strategy as a way ofimproving outcomes
* Identify diminishing returns and how to redistribute time andresources
* Make the most of mistakes rather than being preoccupied withtrying to avoid them
* Learn to focus on your "Top 10" list as a way of getting themost out of your life
* Access others more effectively as a way of improvingperformance
* Obtain more balance in their lives

Autoren/Hrsg.

Szymanski, Jeff

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments viii
Introduction x
PART I Understanding Your Perfectionism 1
Chapter 1 Definitions and Types of Perfectionism 3
Chapter 2 Building Your Perfectionism Profile 13
Chapter 3 Insight Doesn't Always Lead to Change 31
PART II Maximizing Healthy Perfectionism 53
Chapter 4 Wanting Things to Be Perfect May Not Be the Problem55
Chapter 5 The Lesson of Diminishing Returns: Learn to AnalyzeYour Effort 71
Chapter 6 Translating Mistakes into Strategic Experimentation87
Chapter 7 An Unexamined Life: Focus on Your Top 10 List 105
Chapter 8 Even Jesus Needed Disciples: The Value of Others125
Chapter 9 All Work and No Play: Why It's Important to Refuel andRefresh 147
Chapter 10 Putting It All Together 169
Bibliography 185
Index 191

Über Autor(innen)

JEFF SZYMANSKI, PhD, is the Executive Director of the International OCD Foundation; a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School; and a Clinical Associate in Psychology at McLean Hospital. For more information, please visit: www.jeffszymanski.com and www.theperfectionistshandbook.com.