Author : Jeffrey A. Kramer
Publisher : Author Academy Elite
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 11,8 MB
Release : 2020-11-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781647465254
Perfection. It sounds appealing - what's better than perfect? The allure of perfection draws us in, and once tasted, good will never be good enough again, so we tell ourselves. Learn how you can break free in The Perfection Paradox.
Author : Jeffrey Reber
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,50 MB
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781633571525
"Nobody's perfect! We use these words to excuse our mistakes and console ourselves, but they don't sink in for Christian perfectionists who equate flawlessness with perfection. The Paradox of Perfection teaches that Christ doesn't command flawlessness of us, but to embrace our weaknesses as access points for his perfect love."--Back cover
Author : Brad Stulberg
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 15,54 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1635653444
The coauthors of the bestselling Peak Performance dive into the fascinating science behind passion, showing how it can lead to a rich and meaningful life while also illuminating the ways in which it is a double-edged sword. Here’s how to cultivate a passion that will take you to great heights—while minimizing the risk of an equally great fall. Common advice is to find and follow your passion. A life of passion is a good life, or so we are told. But it's not that simple. Rarely is passion something that you just stumble upon, and the same drive that fuels breakthroughs—whether they're athletic, scientific, entrepreneurial, or artistic—can be every bit as destructive as it is productive. Yes, passion can be a wonderful gift, but only if you know how to channel it. If you're not careful, passion can become an awful curse, leading to endless seeking, suffering, and burnout. Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness once again team up, this time to demystify passion, showing readers how they can find and cultivate their passion, sustainably harness its power, and avoid its dangers. They ultimately argue that passion and balance--that other virtue touted by our culture--are incompatible, and that to find your passion, you must lose balance. And that's not always a bad thing. They show readers how to develop the right kind of passion, the kind that lets you achieve great things without ruining your life. Swift, compact, and powerful, this thought-provoking book combines captivating stories of extraordinarily passionate individuals with the latest science on the biological and psychological factors that give rise to—and every bit as important, sustain—passion.
Author : Barry Schwartz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 11,70 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0061748994
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.
Author : Marjon Bohré-den Harder
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,67 MB
Release : 2023-09-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781953445421
Combining a research-oriented framework with a practical and accessible approach, The Perfection Paradox explores how the endless pursuit of perfection ultimately leads to a worse outcome. In this book, author, business administrator, and organizational psychologist Marjon Bohré-den Harder, shares her expertise on how to both recognize and overcome perfectionist tendencies-both personally and in the workplace. This book is intended to help anyone struggling with perfectionism to better understand its cause while also learning how to overcome it. From individuals to corporate teams, the information contained in its pages offers a clear and concise roadmap to identify what perfection actually is and how it can impact our lives, as well as what you can do to counterbalance perfectionism and stop it from undermining your goals and life. From the Author: "I hope readers will learn that perfectionism is not helpful at all because it keeps us small instead of helping us grow and develop. I hope this book inspires readers to let go of that perfectionism and embrace their humanness so we feel safe to learn together and reach for ambitious goals. Growing to be our best selves is so different from the burden of striving for perfection."
Author : Naomi Bivins
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 37,55 MB
Release : 2015-04-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781508940821
A 21-day Women's Devotional"There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud." Carl SandburgWe are all a bundle of paradoxes.I want to be perfect, but I don't really want to do all that goes into being perfect. Can you think of the work it would take to get there? And where is "there" anyway? I have realized I don't really know. I mean do I want to be Taylor-Swift-perfect, or Gandhi-perfect, or Mom-perfect, or wife-perfect? There are any number of ways to seek perfection with any number of people selling their own brand of the ideal. Even my own brand of perfection yielded nothing but feelings of defeat, anxiety and a schedule that is constantly in need of pruning. I do know this one person who was perfect. He did everything right. Though He was blameless and pure, some people loved Him and some really hated Him.This is for all ladies who need to know WHO perfect is and how no amount of menu planning, plastic surgery, extreme exercise, essential oils, body wraps, college degrees or protein shakes can give you perfection on this earth. You can focus all of your seeking on one person. He's right here.Join me for 21 days as we delve into 21 different paradoxes that are found in the Bible. Each day contains Scripture, a reflection and an action item that can be read in less than 15 minutes. On the surface, every paradox looks impossible, but with God all things are possible.100% of the net proceeds from this book for the first two years will support the GenerationZ campaign at Christ Church in Hickory, NC. GenerationZ seeks to raise funds, to raise faith to reach the next generation of world-changers for Jesus Christ. Please visit christnc.com for more information.
Author : Can Akdeniz
Publisher : Can Akdeniz
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 12,70 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN :
Striving for Perfection questions the very core of the perfection drive. It calls under investigation the mechanism and the validity of this often mad, unfulfilling quest. Our perception has been so strongly altered that we have come to identify perfection with happiness. This book speaks about the true fulfillment, joy and freedom you can only learn by letting go of the need to be perfect in your life and to have a perfect life – the perfect life as imagined and proposed to you by others. You may think you have not been touched by the perfection plague and you remain outside this never-ending chase. But try an exercise of self-honesty and really dive deep in the internal mechanisms of your every day life, in what motivates you, in your perception of self, take a good look of the levels of acceptance you have for yourself and others. Can you really say you are untouched by what some have come to call a disease of this century? This book wants to disclose the trap of perfection and its effects. So often we get blocked in our creativity, communication, love and self-love by this urgency to fit that image. That perfect image. We chase it until we become the chased. And just when we think we have reached it…it just moves one step further, it slips through our fingers, it shifts and lures us with a new promise.
Author : Roz Shafran
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 34,82 MB
Release : 2018-05-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1472140559
How to break the circle of 'never good enough' Striving for something can be a healthy and positive attribute; it's good to aim high. But sometimes whatever we do just isn't good enough; we want to be too perfect and start setting unrealistic goals. Such high levels of perfectionism, often driven by low self-esteem, can turn against success and develop into unhealthy obsession, triggering serious mental-health problems, such as anxiety, depression and eating disorders. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), on which this self-help book is based, has been found to be a highly effective treatment and provides relief from that disabling sense of not being good enough. In this essential self-help guide, you will learn: - How clinical perfectionism manifests itself - Effective coping strategies with invaluable guidance on how to avoid future relapse OVERCOMING self-help guides use clinically-proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme. Series Editor: Professor Peter Cooper
Author : Pavel G Somov
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 17,55 MB
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1608820459
A revolutionary approach to overcoming perfectionism! A recent, randomized study—published by Mindfulness Journal—shows that Present Perfect is effective as a standalone intervention. The study found that those who had read the book experienced a statistically significant reduction of self-criticalness, a result that was still maintained at a six weeks follow-up (Wimberley, Mintz, & Suh, Mindfulness, Nov. 2015). While there's no doubt that setting high standards for yourself is a good thing, you've probably already noticed that perfectionism can come at a high price. And when you take steps to try to change, it's easy to be too hard on yourself and fall into the same traps that keep you feeling stressed and disappointed. This book presents a revolutionary approach to overcoming perfectionism—a way to transform your need for precision into self-acceptance, compassion, and love for each perfectly imperfect passing moment in our lives. In Present Perfect, you'll use the Buddhist psychology of mindfulness to learn to accept the present moment in all of its ordinary perfection. This book is filled with over 150 exercises and meditations that you can practice to become more flexible toward yourself and others without losing your love of a job well done. With this compassionate approach, you'll soon be able not only to accept life as it is, but also become more accepting and forgiving of yourself and others.
Author : Fuschia M. Sirois
Publisher : Springer
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,93 MB
Release : 2015-09-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 3319185829
This book brings together the world’s leading perfectionism researchers and theorists to present their latest findings and ideas on how and why perfectionism may confer risks or benefits for health and well-being, as well as the contexts which may shape these relationships. In addition to providing an overview of the latest research in this field, this volume explores new conceptual models that may help further our understanding of when, how, and why perfectionism may be implicated in health and well-being. After presenting an overview of the conceptual and measurement issues surrounding the concepts of perfectionism, health, and well-being, three sections address the implications of perfectionism for health and well-being. The first of these sections provides an overview of research and theory on the role of perfectionism in health and illness, health behaviors, and chronic illness. The next section of the book focuses on the cognitive and affective underpinnings of perfectionism as they relate to psychopathology, distress, and well-being, including how it applies to eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. The final section of the book explores specific contexts and how they may contour the associations of perfectionism with health and well-being, such as in the domains of interpersonal relationships, academic pursuits, and work-related settings. Perfectionism and wellbeing is a topic not just for researchers and scholars, but clinicians and practitioners as well. For this reason, chapters also include a discussion of prevention and treatment issues surrounding perfectionism where relevant. By doing so, this volume is an important resource for not only researchers, but also for those who may wish to use it in applied and clinical settings. By presenting the latest theory and research on perfectionism, health, and well-being with a translational focus, Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being makes a unique and significant contribution to perfectionism as well as general wellness literature, and highlights the need to address the burden of perfectionism for health and well-being. .
