207. The Science-Backed Method for Goal Setting (No, it's not SMART goals!) with Caroline Adams Miller

Financial Feminist

Her First $100K

Self-improvement, Education, How To, Business

4.7 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Forget everything you’ve been told about reaching for your dreams, because in today’s episode, we’re busting myths and revealing the evidence-based secrets to setting and achieving big goals—without relying on the decades-old (and often ineffective) SMART framework. As we kick off a new year (and possibly a whole new you!), I'm excited to welcome Caroline Adams Miller, a globally recognized authority on positive psychology, grit, and the true science of goal-setting. We cover everything from mastering the difference between performance and learning goals to building a supportive community that actually cheers you on. If you’re done playing small and ready to step into your power, this conversation has your name all over it. Caroline’s Links: Caroline's Website: https://www.carolinemiller.com/ Big Goals book: https://biggoalsbook.com/buy-the-book/ Read transcripts, learn more about our guests and sponsors, and get more resources at https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-show-notes/207-the-science-backed-method-for-goal-setting-no-its-not-smart-goals-with-caroline-adams-miller/ Not sure where to start on your financial journey? Take our FREE money personality quiz! https://herfirst100k.com/quiz Looking for accountability, live coaching, and deeper financial education? Check out our exclusive community: Join the $100K Club Special thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace Go to www.squarespace.com/FFPOD to save 10% off your first website or domain purchase. Rocket Money Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/FFPOD. Quince Get cozy in Quince's high-quality wardrobe essentials. Go to Quince.com/FFPOD for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Netsuite Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com/FFPOD. Gusto Run your first payroll with Gusto and get three months free at gusto.com/ffpod. Public Fund your account in five minutes or less at public.com/ffpod and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfolio. (see disclosures) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I suddenly had this awful realization that I listened only to what I began to call dude podcasts.
0:07.3	And it was men talking to other men about men. So I had heard about, you know, special forces
0:16.0	and Navy SEALs and Green Berets and U.S. presidents and transformational CEOs and people from history
0:22.1	and inventors and the rest of it. And I realized that I hadn't even heard a woman used as an example.
0:27.4	And so then I really went down the rabbit hole and realized that we are all being hypnotized
0:32.4	by dude podcasts. And so if we're not, you know, asleep at the wheel, we have to wake up and realize
0:39.1	that we are hearing stories that shape our goals. We're hearing stories about
0:43.2	unrelatable role models. And it doesn't give us the self-efficacy, the vicarious belief that
0:48.7	I can do that too. Financial feminists, I'm excited to see you.
0:55.3	If this is the first episode ever, you're listening of this show, welcome.
0:58.1	My name is Tori.
0:59.0	I run her first 100K, which is a money and career platform for women.
1:01.6	I believe I was put on this earth to fight for your financial rights.
1:04.4	If you want a free personalized money plan, if you're confused about how to get started
1:09.2	on your personal finance journey, you're overwhelmed, you've been panic, Googling how to save money question mark at two in the
1:15.8	morning, cool, we got you covered. You're going to go to her first hundredk.com slash quiz. We'll also
1:21.4	link it down below. And you're going to answer a couple questions for us about where you're at
1:25.9	in your financial journey. It's not a pass or fail quiz. We're just asking you some questions. And then we will get you a free
1:31.0	personalized money plan for wherever you're at, whether you're focused on paying enough debt,
1:35.8	focused on trying to learn how to invest, focused on saving money, all of that. So her first hundredk
1:40.5	com slash quiz. If you listen to this show and have not completed the quiz,
1:44.7	that is the best thing you can do. That is the best next step to take your personal finance
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