The Enemy of Good

Do you secretly believe you're not "good enough" to have the life you'd love to live?Or when colleagues or friends commend you on a job well done, you feel you could have done better or focus on a few mistakes made along the way. Or deep down, you think you "fooled" them because it had nothing to do with your abilities. You struggle to make critical decisions for fear of failing, making mistakes, or being judged by others. And this leads to procrastination, thinking you are not motivated enough, or believing are not ready for growth or change.If you identify with the above struggles, then The Enemy of Good: How To Overcome Perfectionism, Fear of Failure, and Inaction so You Can Finally Feel Good Enough may be your step in the right direction. As the Greek mythology figure Icarus flew too close to the sun and his wings melted, perfectionists pursue unattainable goals that result in burnout and dissatisfaction. The Enemy of Good will provide a uniquely insightful and multi-faceted approach to silence your inner critic, stop analysis paralysis, and disrupt the unending cycle of feeling anxious, depressed, and judgmental of yourself and others.Inside The Enemy of Good, discover: the fallacy of perfectionismthe root causes of perfectionismhow to identify your perfectionistic tendenciesways perfectionism manifests in everyday lifemultidisciplinary, science-based techniques that will help retrain your brainhow to turn your need for perfection into a more productive, healthy, and happy lifestyleEven if you've tried but failed to defeat perfectionism in the past, the tools and resources in this book will walk you through the finish line so you never let "perfect" be the enemy of your "good" again.