Anxious 9 to 5: How to Beat Worry, Stop Second-Guessing Yourself, and Work with Confidence

Do you come to work wound-up and anxious, never quite able to calm down? Do pressing deadlines and a constant sense of urgency make you feel as if you just can't get ahead? Do you feel distracted and unable to focus throughout the day? Before you know it, you're spending sleepless nights worrying about what on-the-job disasters tomorrow will bring. Anxiety in the workplace is serious and can hold you back from achieving the success you deserve, despite how hard you work. Anxious 9 to 5 offers simple and effective techniques to get your workplace anxiety under control once and for all so you can enjoy work and be more productive.

First, you'll learn how anxiety develops in the workplace and, more importantly, how to stop it before it gets the best of you. After that, you're in control: customize the book's powerful exercises and self-evaluations to target your own personal workplace anxieties. In no time, you'll move past your obstacles and begin building confidence, focus, and a successful and fulfilling career-one day at a time.

Get control over:

•Anxiety, stress, and worry at work
•The perils of perfectionism
•Self-defeating thoughts
•Fears of failure and public speaking
•Procrastination and discomfort on the job
•Difficulty being the boss

Larina Kase, Psy.D., MBA, is a psychologist and business coach specializing in the reduction of anxiety and stress in the workplace. She worked with the renowned Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. As a coach, she helps business owners and executives across the Unites States and Canada to overcome workplace worries and excel in their jobs. Her work is regularly featured in media like the New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Inc. Magazine. Visit Dr.

Introduction writer Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., is professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and chief psychologist and director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph's Healthcare, both in Hamilton, ON.Foreword writer Joe Vitale is the author of dozens of books, including the best-selling book The Attractor Factor, and an internationally recognized marketing and copywriting expert.