Now We Know Why It's Called A Punch List: How To Cope When Your Beloved Home Is Invaded By A Gang of Tool-Wielding, Tattooed, Organized-Challenged Contractors and Subs. - Softcover

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“Life is a renovation project”, says Psychologist John J. Parrino in his lighthearted, yet indispensable guide to managing stress, Now We Know Why It’s Called a Punch List.Dr. Parrino conceived of the book as a result of bitter conflicts with a construction crew in the remodeling of his home. He observed the astounding parallels between home and self-renovation projects. In this quote, he expresses his honest feelings about the experience. “…after a frustrating meeting with my contractor, I shot an angry look at my wife and exclaimed: Now we know why it’s called a punch list! I’m typically mild-mannered, but as you know, these people can drive the best of us rather batty.” Like a home renovation project, we are challenged by the need to reconstruct our ‘selves’ to cope with life’s changing stressors. But our good intentions are undermined by difficult people who refuse to allow us to control our destinies. They demand that we follow their rules of conduct (or misconduct) and dump additional stress on us. The world is full of these “stress provocateurs”: They run our corporations, live next door to us and (gulp!) are members of our families. In this case, they were climbing, drilling and pounding on the Psychologist’s home. Here he explains his ‘Doctor, heal thyself’ moment. “Writing kept me focused on practicing what I preach and the core lesson of this handbook: If you cannot alter life events and the people that hassle the heck out of you, change your internal reactions to them.” The book explains how the coming together of a homeowner and construction crew creates a marriage made in hell, and the model dysfunctional family: Your beloved home will be invaded by a gang of tool-wielding, tattooed, organized-challenged contractors and subs. Learn how to cope with this major life stressor, and your skills will be honed to perfection. Ordinarily, humor and self-help are strange bedfellows. With this guide, you can have a few laughs while you’re managing your stress. So read, learn, laugh and enjoy.

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