. And much more!imperfectionism Is FreedomPerfectionism is a naturally limiting mindset. Imperfectionism frees us to live outside the lines, where possibilities are infinite, mistakes are allowed, and self-judgment is minimal. I wrote mini habits, which became an international bestseller, and is being translated into a dozen languages.
I found i could mess up and still win. I got in great shape, read more books, and improved my social skills. Imperfectionists aren’t so ironic as to have perfect lives, healthier, they’re just happier, and more productive at doing what matters. For example, kids are taught to color inside the lines, and any color outside the lines is considered a mistake that must be corrected.
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Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results
You will have no choice but to believe in yourself when you're always moving forward. Note: this book isn't for eliminating bad habits though some principles could be useful for breaking habits. I've found the opposite to be true in regards to productivity and healthy behaviors. Mini habits is a strategy to create permanent healthy habits.
Some categories include: exercise, meditating, reading, writing, drinking water, thinking positively, eating healthy foods, etc. . They don't work because they all require you to fight against your subconscious brain a fight not easily won. But when you aim for the step in front of you, you might just keep going and reach the moon.
I've used the mini habits strategy to get into the best shape of my life, read 10x more books, and write 4x as many words. You'll see my passion in the content as well as the overall quality and presentation of the book.
Mini Habits for Weight Loss: Stop Dieting. Form New Habits. Change Your Lifestyle Without Suffering.
Are you fighting your Own Body and Brain?The brain resists dramatic behavioral shifts. The strategies in the book are rooted in extensive biological and neuroscience research. You’ll discover:Why it’s a terrible idea to forbid junk food. That didn’t help. Creative strategies to mitigate weight gain from eating out, social events, and holiday binge sessions.
That didn’t help. It’s time we looked at the practice of dieting. Nearly all diets are ineffective because they’re based on dieting. In mini habits for weight loss, which explains why most dieters and smoothie-cleanse aficionados lose weight in the short term, you’ll see that we also biologically resist such changes, only to gain it all back and more when the body adjusts.
Mini habits for weight loss will show you how to make dietary changes in a sustainable, permanent way that doesn’t trigger biological or neurological resistance. It’s a specialized version of the method that made the original book a hit in 14 languages.
The Perfectionism Workbook: Proven Strategies to End Procrastination, Accept Yourself, and Achieve Your Goals
It these pages you will find:a perfectionism overview that will help you understand the illusion of perfectionism, why it doesn’t work, and what you can do to treat your perfectionism. The 5 tendencies of toxic perfectionism: Need for approval and pleasing others; Procrastination, inaction, and paralysis; Fear of making mistakes; Highly self-critical; Judgment of self and others.
Practical strategies based on the principles of CBT, and acceptance that will help you quiet your critical inner voice, mindfulness, conquer procrastination, and develop true self-worth. Real-world examples of perfectionism that will provide meaningful opportunity for insight and reflection into your own perfectionism.
Perfectionism can have serious consequences, both mentally and physically. The perfectionism workbook offers actionable exercises to help you overcome the barriers created by perfectionism and develop skills for living a healthier, more gratifying life. The desire to continuously improve can be a positive trait that fuels success.
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The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism: Evidence-Based Skills to Help You Let Go of Self-Criticism, Build Self-Esteem, and Find Balance New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook
Do you hold yourself—and perhaps others—to extremely high standards? Do you procrastinate certain tasks because you’re afraid you won’t carry them out perfectly? If you’ve answered “yes” to one or both of these questions, chances are you’re a perfectionist. So, how can you find balance?with this workbook, you’ll identify the causes of your perfectionism and the ways it is negatively impacting your life.
If you’re ready to break free from out-of-control perfectionism and start living a richer, fuller life, this workbook will help you get started. Rather than measuring your self-worth by productivity and accomplishments, you’ll learn to exercise self-compassion, and extend that compassion to others.
Present Perfect: A Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism and the Need for Control
. 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.
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, & Suh, Mintz, Mindfulness, Nov.
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Too Perfect: When Being in Control Gets Out of Control
But when the obsessive need for perfection and control gets in the way of our professional and emotional lives, the cost becomes too high. Allan mallinger draws on twenty years of research and observations from his private practice to show how perfectionism can sap energy, complicate even the simplest decisions, and take the enjoyment out of life.
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Activate Your Brain: How Understanding Your Brain Can Improve Your Work - and Your Life
This incredible organ is still full of mystery, but we know enough to harness its power better than ever before. Each chapter offers “Activations”—exercises that help optimize your brain function to. We just have to recognize how the brain works, and understand the actions we can take to help it perform at its best.
Combining research, and inspiration, anecdote, Activate Your Brain shows you how small steps toward better brain function and management can eventually lead to success on a whole new level. Increase your focus, •manage distractions, •reduce negative stress, •build self-confidence and willpower, •collaborate effectively with others, •and much more.
In the end, when fully harnessed, activate your Brain is an indispensable collection of practical things you need to know about your wonderful brain—which, can give you more of the fulfilled life you seek.
Overcoming Perfectionism: Finding the Key to Balance and Self-Acceptance
Psychological and physical implications include: headaches isolation anxiety attacks fear of failure sleep disturbances digestive problems Back pain Overeating Sexual dysfunction Depression Suicidal thoughts or tendencies An inability to establish proper boundaries Overly critical of others The need to be in control Excessive guilt and shameIn this revised and updated edition of the original, Smith describes the key differences between overt and covert perfectionism; the role early attachment, groundbreaking book Overcoming Perfectionism: The Key to a Balanced Recovery, sibling relationships, temperament, and life circumstances play in developing this pattern; and how to shift toward a center of balance for a more fulfilling life.
Additionally, readers discover the key characteristics of a healthy family system, along with the single most important lesson of all—perfection does not exist. Practice makes perfect. Failure is not an option. Smith knows this first hand. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism
And while perfectionists are often praised for their abilities, being constantly anxious about details can hold you back and keep you from reaching your full potential. In this fully revised and updated second edition of when perfect Isn't Good Enough, and find new, you'll discover the root cause of your perfectionism, explore the impact of perfectionism on your life, proven-effective coping skills to help you overcome your anxiety about making mistakes.
This guide also includes tips for dealing with other perfectionists and discussions about how perfectionism is linked to worry, anger, depression, social anxiety, and body image. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.
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Ego Is the Enemy
In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. Armed with the lessons in this book, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, as Holiday writes, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.
”. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well. In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. The instant wall street journal, who eschewed the spotlight, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, USA Today, and international bestseller“While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.
From the prologue many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. At every stage, ego holds us back.