Description
Book SynopsisThe Perfectionist's Handbook teaches the art of being an Adaptive Perfectionist, someone who stands out and gets bigger playoffs: greater productivity with less effort, more energy, and balance in your work and life Jeff Szymanski's strategies help you function more effectively to better help you reach your goals. .
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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 Problem 55
Chapter 5 The Lesson of Diminishing Returns: Learn to Analyze Your Effort 71
Chapter 6 Translating Mistakes into Strategic Experimentation 87
Chapter 7 An Unexamined Life: Focus on Your Top 10 List 105
Chapter 8 Even Jesus Needed Disciples: The Value of Others 125
Chapter 9 All Work and No Play: Why It’s Important to Refuel and Refresh 147
Chapter 10 Putting It All Together 169
Bibliography 185
Index 191
