For three decades, Caroline Miller has been a pioneer with her groundbreaking work in the areas of goal setting, grit, happiness and success. She is recognized as one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on this research and how it can be applied to one’s life for maximum transformation and growth. Caroline blends personal experience, real life examples and cutting-edge research in positive psychology, to come up with practical applications that create fresh awareness of how to cultivate change.

She is a best-selling author of six books, including a Creating Your Best Life, the first mass market self-help book on the science of happiness and how it intersects with the science of accomplishing goals.

Her work has been featured in hundreds of worldwide media outlets, including BBC World News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, NPR and CNN.

In this episode, Caroline and I talk about:

- The risk of seeking happiness from extrinsic achievements, and how true happiness and success can be born out of failure.

- Why hope is key to a healthy mindset, and how to inspire hope in others

- The influence of language

- The difference between authentic grit and 3 types of “bad” grit

- How to identify and cultivate your passions

I hope that you enjoy this interview, and it offers you inspiration to find or pursue your passion…and then, give it away.

Meet somebody’s eyes today. Maybe, a stranger’s. Let yourself feel connected, letting any pretense fall away.

As Caroline says, We can’t keep what we don’t give away – what can you offer to someone else?

And, if you, like I was just last September, feel the call to follow a passion, to stand up for something, to do the thing, ask yourself – why not? Write those reasons down. Let them out of your system. Stare them down, give them a good look. Notice if they’re really aligned with reality. Those words, once captured on paper, may just point you to more reasons why you should.

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