The Cult of Perfection:
Making Peace with your Inner Overachiever

by Cooper Lawrence

Copyright 2008 by Cooper Lawrence. All Rights Reserved.

Categories:  Contemporary  Self-Help  Women

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Quiz: Are You an Overachiever?

- Is your life ruled by a "to do" list of goals?
- When you get an idea, do you act upon it immediately, not resting until you have achieved a result?
- Do you always complete your work before the deadline?
- Do you often feel overwhelmed?
- Are you restless even on vacation?

If you answered "yes" to the above questions, chances are you are an overachiever. But don’t worry—it's not a dirty word. Join psychology expert and media personality (and self-professed overachiever) Cooper Lawrence as she details the upside of this way of life (whatever you set your mind to, you achieve) and the downside (the stress, anxiety, and self-doubt you sometimes experience). Most important, she provides the tools you need to make peace with your inner overachiever. Packed with practical exercises and real-life stories of overachieving women past and present, The Cult of Perfection helps you harness your incredible energy, focus, and determination, to bring joy and success to your life.

Extended Copyright Information

Copyright 2008 by Cooper Lawrence. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing by the publisher. Requests for permission should be sent to skirt!, Attn: Rights and Permissions Department, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, Connecticut 06437.

Previously published by skirt!, an imprint of The Globe Pequot Press.

Cover design by Kara Plikaitis.
Cover photo by Michael Harrison,
Michael Harrison Photography, Charlotte, NC.

About the Author

Cooper Lawrence is a psychology and relationship expert and the host of her own nationally syndicated radio show aptly called The Cooper Lawrence Show. She is a regular guest and expert on television and has been featured in many print publications. She is on the advisory board for CosmoGIRL! magazine, where she is The Love Doctor and she has also consulted for actress Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation. This is her fourth book.

Opening Lines (Experimental)

I'm thinking of lobbying for yet another federal reform of daylight saving time. Bringing it forward from April to March just wasn't enough: I need more time in my day. In fact, I would like to change the clocks altogether--but just for us overachieving women who sure could use a few more hours. ...

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