I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isnt) Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (PDF) (Print)

The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting. We spend too much precious time and energy managing perception and creating carefully edited versions of ourselves to show to the world. As hard as we try, we can't seem to turn off the tapes that fill our heads with messages like, Never good enough! and What will people think?