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In this fully revised and updated second edition of When Perfect Isn't Good Enough, you'll discover the root cause of your perfectionism, explore the impact of perfectionism on your life, and find new, proven-effective coping skills to help you overcome your anxiety about making mistakes. This guide also includes tips for dealing with other perfectionists and discussions about how perfectionism is linked to worry, depression, anger, social anxiety, and body image.  

The story begins as Jim is experiencing a mid-life crisis. Divorced for five years, he suddenly loses his job. He understands he needs to reboot his life but is unsure how to do that. Ultimately, he decides that hiking the Appalachian Trail might help him discover a way forward. Following months of physical training and logistical preparation, Jim begins the hike from Springer Mountain, Georgia. Over the next 5 months, he experiences periods of doubt, fear, exhilaration, loneliness, compassion, and joy. During his time of the trail, he meets a wide range of individuals, all of whom, he ...

If you are shy or socially anxious, you may dread going to parties, speaking in front of crowds or people you don't know, going to job interviews, and other critical life situations. You aren't alone. In fact, studies show that millions of people suffer from a social anxiety disorder. Unfortunately, you can't hide from some social situations. But you don't have to go on suffering. The good news is there are proven-effective techniques you can start using right away to help ease your anxiety or shyness and start living the life you were meant to live.

Book 1 (Finding Myself on the Appalachian Trail) begins as Jim, an electrical engineer, is experiencing a major mid-life crisis. After being divorced for many years, he suddenly loses the job he loves. To help clear his head, he decides to backpack the Appalachian Tril, something he’d wanted to do since his college days. He ends up thru-hiking the entire AT, returning home far more content and purpose-driven. In book 2 (Back from the Appalachian Trail) Jim reconnects with a beautiful single woman he met during his trek. Following a somewhat contracted, largely virtual relationship, the ...

In the first book in this series, kayaker Steven Bradley, vacationing at Isle Royale National Park, discovers something unexpected on a remote island. He is soon being pursued by thugs seemingly intent on making sure he does not live long enough to tell anyone what he has seen. Book 2 begins as Owen Anderson, on special assignment from the FBI, is alerting President Hennessey that the US may be under imminent attack by either a foreign government or unknown non-state actors. The National Special Command Center is activated to evaluate then neutralize the threat.Book 3 begins as Steven is ...

In book 1, kayaker Steven Bradley discovers something unexpected in a long-abandoned fishing cabin on a remote island in Isle Royale National Park. After successfully avoiding capture by his pursuers for several gruesome days, Bradley reaches authorities and tells them what he has seen. A technical professional, Steven believes he might have seen Weapon of Mass Destruction. However, he is eventually assured that what he saw was actually a drug stash. While Federal authorities are removing Bradley from the island, Owen Anderson, on special assignment from the FBI, is alerting the US ...

In the first book in this series (Finding Myself on the Appalachian Trail), Jim decides to thru-hike the AT after facing a mid-like crisis. His experiences over the next 5 months prove to be both memorable and transformative. By the time he returns home, Jim is physically and emotionally stronger, as well as prepared to live a more purpose-driven life. In the second book in this series, Jim finds his journey of discovery is not yet over. There are many more lives he needs to touch.

Mountain of My Dreams is a potentially six-book memoir (the first three books have been published) that tells the story of my family's decision to leave the suburbs in the early 1980s and move to beautiful Rappahannock County, Virginia to start a wholesale nursery. It is a story about a dream, a marriage, a family and endless adventures that often took the family out of their comfort zone. Unlike many back-to-the-land stories that follow a family for a year or two, we are still living the dream nearly fifty years later. Come along on our many adventures, as well as an equal number of ...

In the summer of 2011, Steven Bradley takes a solo kayaking trip to some of Isle Royale National Park’s outer islands. His relaxing vacation ends abruptly when he discovers something unexpected in an abandoned fishing cabin. He soon finds himself fighting for his very survival. He knows he needs to reach to park authorities but he is being pursued by men carrying weapons. Following several close calls with these men, he finds himself facing a new adversary: thirst. He has become seriously dehydrated and needs to hike six more miles before he can hope to find fresh water. After falling and...

Steven Bradley and his roommate have planned the ultimate summer vacation, a kayak trip to some of Isle Royale National Park's most remote islands. Even after learning that his roommate won't be able to make the trip, Steven remains hopeful it will be a vacation he will never forget. Everything is going according to plan, or it was until he discovers something unexpected inside an abandoned fishing cabin. Steven realizes he needs to tell Park authorities what he discovered but a gang of armed thugs appears intent on making sure that does not happen. Although Steven is a young adult as the ...

In the first book in this series (Finding Myself on the Appalachian Trail) begins, Jim, a 49-year-old electrical engineer, is experiencing a mid-life crisis. Following his divorce many years earlier, his technical career became the central focus of his life. When his company fails to win a contract re-bid, Jim is unceremoniously laid off. Jim realizes he needs reboot his life, but has no idea how to do that. Ultimately, he decides he needs to get away, and literally decides to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. By the time he returns home, Jim is physically and emotionally stronger, as well ...

In the late 1970s, Richard convinced his wife, Sandra, they should leave their promising professional careers and comfortable suburban lifestyle to start an azalea nursery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With no horticultural training or business experience, few mechanical skills, and absolutely no idea what they were getting themselves into, numerous adventures followed. In the third book in the planned four-book series, Richard continues the couple's colorful story, a story of triumph and despair, of high expectations and harsh reality, and of the people who touched their ...

In the late 1970s, Richard convinced his wife Sandra they needed to leave their promising professional careers and comfortable suburban lifestyle and start an azalea nursery in the Blue Ridge Mountain. With no horticultural training or business experience, few mechanical skills, and absolutely no idea what they were getting themselves into, numerous misadventures followed. In the first of this multi-book series, Richard begins the couple’s colorful story, a story of triumph and despair, of high expectations and harsh reality, and of the people who touched their lives along the way. ...