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Articles by Caroline Adams Miller

Caroline Adams Miller is a performance coach, author and motivational speaker who specializes in the intersection between goal-setting theory and Positive Psychology, and how the two disciplines can be leveraged for well-being and accomplishment. Her clients range from CEOs and entrepreneurs to people who are in career and life transition. Ms. Miller is a noted author whose books have been translated into several languages, and featured in international media. Her next book, "Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List Guide" will be published in January 2009 by Sterling Publishing. Ms. Miller can be heard daily on XM Radio's Channel 155 with her "Positive Tip of the Day" and she is an adjunct lecturer on Positive Psychology at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

“Dara” To Be Great: Gold Medals, Grit & Goals
July 9, 2008 – 1:49 pm | 25 Comments
“Dara” To Be Great: Gold Medals, Grit & Goals

Last Sunday night, seven women gathered around my television set as a shapely, but taut, body of a drop-dead gorgeous woman filled the screen. “How can she wear that thing and look so good?” one exclaimed. “Black makes you look thinner, but this is ridiculous. She looks half her age, and even acts half her age!” another said.

Harvard, Hogwarts & Commencement Thoughts
June 9, 2008 – 4:29 pm | 10 Comments
Harvard, Hogwarts & Commencement Thoughts

Last week, I had the extraordinary privilege of hearing J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter mega-series, deliver an electrifying commencement speech at Harvard University to a sold-out, standing room only audience of young and adult alike. Although I knew she’d be entertaining, I had no idea how profound Rowling’s talk would be, nor how tightly entwined her speech would be with the themes and message of Positive Psychology.

Wrestling For Your Life
March 9, 2008 – 4:13 pm | 6 Comments

If you’ve never seen a wrestling match, you’ve never seen one of the grittiest athletic spectacles known to man, and one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to watch as a nervous mother (through …

My Favorite Things: A Variation on Oprah’s List for Positive Psychologists
February 9, 2008 – 11:51 am | 6 Comments

“Raindrops on roses and
Whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and
Warm woolen mittens”

Julie Andrews sang about them. Oprah has them. And so I now want to do a fun column about “My Favorite Things,” too, …

Grandma Had It Right! Positive Psychology And Common Folk Wisdom
December 9, 2007 – 11:56 am | 6 Comments

We’ve all heard the sayings: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” “An apple …

Why Seeing “The Bucket List” Might Change Your Life & Make You Happy
November 9, 2007 – 1:32 pm | 16 Comments

Imagine this: A corporate billionaire and a working class mechanic have nothing in common until they share a hospital room and realize that they both share a burning desire to spend the time that they …

Why My Bat Globe Will Give Me a Longer Life (and make me smile, too)
October 9, 2007 – 1:42 pm | 6 Comments
Why My Bat Globe Will Give Me a Longer Life (and make me smile, too)

In mid-September, I pulled my trusty bat globe out of the garage and set it up on my front lawn.  And like clockwork, the negative comments soon came my way, but it didn’t matter.  I …

How To Be Happy At College — And Beyond! Notes from One Mom to a College Freshman
September 9, 2007 – 10:49 am | 6 Comments

 
Not too long ago I deposited my oldest child at college, which was probably more traumatic for me than it was for him.  Although there are very normal and healthy separations parents go through, such …

The Happiness of Beating Bulimia For Good
July 9, 2007 – 6:01 am | 10 Comments
The Happiness of Beating Bulimia For Good

princess_diana_0.jpgLast fall, HBO aired a documentary that had good intentions and a terrible outcome.

“Thin” was created by filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, whose goal was to show the devastation of eating disorders and the price its sufferers pay in health, well-being and overall quality of life. She succeeded. And that’s the problem.

Princess Diana was a woman who struggled with bulimia for many years, but may not have found lasting recovery from this tough addiction during her life. [...]

Regaining Quality of Life When Your Son Totals His Car
June 9, 2007 – 11:06 am | 11 Comments

Last weekend, I was feeling wonderful, and I was marveling that so many areas of my life were in the place I wanted them to be.  My career has had some major recent breakthroughs in …

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