Caroline Adams Miller || Getting Grit

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2017

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode of The Psychology Podcast, we speak with Caroline Adams Miller about how to to get more grit. Caroline is a certified professional coach, author, media personality, and keynote speaker & educator. In this episode, we discuss what it means to be a positive psychology coach, why she became interested in grit, why millennials may not be as gritty as previous generations, Caroline's definition of "authentic grit", the difference between "selfie" grit and authentic grit, when grit is "good" vs. when it could be harmful, current controversies surrounding grit, when to grit and when to quit, and some practical takeaways to increase your own grit. Wow, we might have just broken a record for the number of times we used the word "grit" in a single paragraph! :) Enjoy, and please contribute to the discussion below. Relevant Links: Webite - http://www.carolinemiller.com/ Getting Grit - https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Grit-Evidence-Based-Cultivating-Perseverance/dp/1622039203/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492520702&sr=8-1&keywords=getting+grit Authenticity and Grit, Scientific American Mindset (Fixed & Growth Mindset) Carol Dweck (mentioned) - https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck-ebook/dp/B000FCKPHG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498310504&sr=8-1&keywords=carol+dweck Jordan Peterson’s Maps of Meaning (mentioned) - https://www.amazon.com/Maps-Meaning-Architecture-Jordan-Peterson/dp/0415922224/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498310572&sr=8-1&keywords=maps+of+meaning Grit Angela Duckworth - --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:08.0	Each episode will feature a new guest who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:15.0	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:18.0	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. Carolyn is a on the podcast.
0:43.0	Carolyn is a certified professional coach, author, media personality, and keynote speaker and educator.
0:49.0	In 2015, she was named one of the 10 positive psychology coaches to follow by a positive psychology program.
0:55.9	Her latest book is called Getting Grit, The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion,
1:01.1	Perseverance, and Purpose. Thanks for being on the showance, and purpose.
1:03.5	Thanks for being on the show today, Carolyn.
1:05.6	Oh, I'm such a fan of yours.
1:07.2	This is like a red letter day in my life.
1:09.4	Oh, I'm honored to hear that.
1:11.2	It's true. Well, I have a bunch of questions for you, you know, I came prepared.
1:16.8	That's good. Great. That's good. That's good.
1:18.6	Questions are great. But I want to start by asking you, like, what is a positive psychology coach maybe you can tell our
1:23.6	listeners because I don't think I've covered that yet on my podcast that phrase so well that
1:28.3	it's an interesting phrase I'm not sure I'm not sure how it started and I'm not even sure what it means myself I've been called that but I think
1:36.4	there is designation and training that exists in positive psychology coaching I haven't done that
1:40.7	but I think if you're a coach and especially one of the first coaches to get this masters in applied positive psychology,
1:46.4	people put two and two together. But I do tell people while I use the tools of positive psychology as a coach, particularly around goal setting and self-efficacy and
1:55.4	self-determination and all that.
1:57.4	It's not all I do or use, so I'm not exactly sure what the term means because I don't really
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