Anxiety in the workplace is a serious and epidemic problem and one that takes on many forms. We often praise someone as a perfectionist when he or she is a careful and detail-oriented worker, but in fact perfectionistic inclinations in our very fallible world often lead to paralysing anxiety on the job. Combine fear of failure and a tendency to procrastinate with perfectionism and you have a recipe for a nerve-wracking and joyless workday. But, anxiety on the job can be overcome with the right advice. In this book, a psychologist who is also a seasoned businesswoman offers tips for transforming workplace anxiety in productivity-promoting peace of mind. Readers begin by learning how anxiety develops in the workplace. Then they find out what they can do about it: with a series of exercises, self-evaluations and worksheets, readers can learn to use basic cognitive behavioural techniques to decrease feelings of anxiety and build confidence, focus and career success.
Probably would have been more useful if I had done the exercises but it was a good reminder that I'm not a fake, that I can do this and that panicking and postponing nasty tasks never gets it done.
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