Start Right Where You Are
How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers, and Recovering Perfectionists
Published on 15. October 2016
256 pages
978-1-60868-444-1 (ISBN)
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What Are You Waiting For?
An overwhelmed procrastinator, frustrated overachiever, and recovering perfectionist herself, Sam Bennett knows all the ways we avoid pursuing our dreams and reaching our goals. She also knows how to "get it done." Start Right Where You Are is an easy-to-read, easy-to-do guidebook for anyone who wants to change their life but doesn't know where or how to begin. Of course, the process of getting out of your own way, raising your self-esteem, improving your relationships, and making better choices can be a bumpy road. But Bennett's fun, original voice lets you know that you've got a friend along the way, a friend who offers a comforting cup of tea - or a bracing shot of whiskey, depending. Her gentle-kiss-on-the-cheek and loving-thwack-upside-the-head attitude gives us what we all need: inspiration, shortcuts, and breathing room.
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Start Right Where You are
How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers, and Recovering Perfectionists
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11/2016
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Sam Bennett is the creator of the Organized Artist Company and the author of Get It Done. In addition to her multifaceted writing and performance work, she specializes in personal branding, career strategies, and small-business marketing. She grew up in Chicago and now lives in a tiny beach town outside Los Angeles.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- A Toast
- Introduction
- 1. How to Create a Miracle
- 2. The You in the Center of You
- 3. Buckle Up, Because I'm About to Get Deep Here, People
- 4. Rested, Fed, Meditated, Walked, Cuddled, and Creatively Satisfied
- Pause: Daily Grind
- 5. Nothing Is More Important Than Your Well-Being
- 6. Six Ways to Take Control of Your Time
- 7. Quit Playing Overwhelmed Poker
- 8. You're Overwhelmed Because You Have Too Many Ideas
- 9. Completion Is Overrated
- 10. Feel Free to Leapfrog
- 11. Actually, You're Underwhelmed
- 12. Quit Buying Groceries at the Quickie Mart
- 13. Cantsayno Syndrome
- 14. Minimum Daily Requirement
- 15. Time Boulders
- 16. You're Not Overwhelmed, You're Overwrought
- Pause: All I Have
- 17. Reimagining Well-Being
- 18. Activating Your Well-Being
- 19. In Search of a Fainting Couch
- 20. HALTT
- 21. Getting Out of the Urgency Trap
- 22. Your Well-Being
- 23. Delegation for Recovering Perfectionists
- 24. Hire Geniuses
- 25. Delegate It. Really. You Can Do This.
- Pause: Another Person
- 26. You're Not Thinking What You Think You're Thinking
- 27. New Thought versus Old Tapes
- 28. How My Intuition Led Me to Live in Paradise
- 29. Ten Ways to Cultivate Your Intuition
- 30. The Intuition Killers
- 31. Values-Based Decision Making
- 32. Happy Grown-Up Naked Time
- 33. There's No More-Perfect You
- Pause: The Desert
- 34. Nothing Bad Is Happening
- 35. Your Slightly Future Self
- 36. You're Ready Now
- 37. Set Good, Better, Best Goals
- 38. The Inevitable Backlash
- 39. The Inevitable Backlash, Part 2: The Inside Job
- 40. What Are You Afraid Might Happen?
- 41. New Pain Is Worse Than Old Pain
- 42. The Middle Way
- 43. Being Decisive
- 44. That Little Kid Looks So. . .
- Pause: Too Much
- 45. Five Ughs and Three Ahhs
- 46. Consider Future Costs, Not Sunk Costs
- 47. The Seven Kinds of Clutter Nobody Ever Talks About
- 48. Clutter Dive
- 49. Clearing Out Your Dream Closet
- 50. A Few Remarkably Destructive Communication Habits to Stop Right Now
- 51. No More Rehearsing Conversations
- 52. Greet Your Mistakes with Grace
- Pause: Not Exactly What I Had Planned
- 53. Test-Drive a Bigger Goal
- 54. Life Does Not Move in One Direction
- 55. You're Getting Paid in the Currency You're Asking For
- 56. Swatting Away Success
- 57. An Antidote to the Fear
- 58. Will Success Make You Selfish?
- Pause: The Talent Box
- 59. Your Tribe Is Looking for You
- 60. Sam's Twenty Guidelines for Successful Tribe Building and Management
- 61. Of Course You're Concerned about Not Fitting In
- 62. Be the Elusive Rainbow Sparkles Unicorn
- 63. Are You in the Right Tribe?
- 64. There I Am
- 65. You Can't Take Everyone with You
- Conclusion: My Perfect Life
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
