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Present Perfect A Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism and the Need for Control

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ISBN-10: 1572247568

ISBN-13: 9781572247567

Edition: 2010

Authors: Pavel G. Somov

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In Present Perfect, psychologist Pavel Somov presents a mindfulness approach that people with perfectionism, obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), and related controlling tendencies can use to overcome their fear of failure.
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Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 6/3/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Pavel G. Somov, PhD , is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the author of Eating the Moment, Present Perfect, The Smoke-Free Smoke Break, and The Lotus Effect .

introduction
introduction to perfectionism in general and to your perfectionism in particular
360� of perfectionism
perfectly imperfect, completely incomplete, and just so
broadening the meaning of perfection
perfectly imperfect: from dualities and dichotomies to suchness
completely incomplete: a process view of perfection
overcoming mindlessness, guilt, shame, and motivational apathy
the rehabilitation of conscious choice
finding perfection in a mistake
from guilt to regret: rediscovering motivational innocence
from resentment and reluctance to renewed enthusiasm
rehabilitation of your self-view
from self-esteem to self-acceptance
breaking away from the mirror: dis-identification and re-identification
time, performance, and uncertaint
from here to here: developing a healthy relationship with time
from outcome to process: in search of perfect performance
embracing the uncertainty of the future
beyond certainty: cultivating the don't-know mind
coexistence, compassion, connection
from social vacuum to compassionate coexistence
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