Caroline Adams Miller: Happiness Speaker
Positive psychology keynote speaker, bestselling author, and grit expert Caroline Adams Miller helps leaders achieve meaningful goals, build resilience, and flourish through evidence-based success strategies.
Quick Facts:
- International keynote speaker on positive psychology and resilience
- One of the first graduates of the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Applied Positive Psychology program
- Magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University
- Bestselling author of Getting Grit and Creating Your Best Life
- Formats:
Keynote Speaker | Positive Psychology Expert
- Audiences:
Executives, business leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, HR teams, coaches, associations, nonprofit organizations, and individuals seeking greater resilience and performance.
- Outcomes:
- Learn science-based strategies for achieving meaningful goals and sustained success.
- Build authentic grit, resilience, and emotional well-being.
- Apply positive psychology principles to leadership, performance, and personal growth.
- Travels from: Washington, DC
- **Fee range: $20,001 - $35,000
Keynote Topics
Bridging Grit, Resilience & Happiness
With increasing complexity, regulation, and competition, organizations require resilient leaders who can navigate change with ease. Caroline’s program offers cutting-edge, scientifically proven methods for success.
Caroline’s BRIDGE method (brainstorming, relationships, investments, decisions, grit, and excellence) forms the foundation of her program. She presents research on resilience, grit, gender differences, character strengths, goal-setting theory, and cultural differences. By applying these principles, teams can set clear expectations, accurately measure progress, and achieve successful outcomes.
Caroline’s keynote is engaging due to her personal and timely stories that resonate with audiences. Attendees gain a deeper understanding of how to use grit professionally and personally to increase resilience, achieve success, and lead with happiness. By cultivating authentic grit, individuals can remain resilient in the face of change and challenges.
Key takeaways include
- Defining purpose, fostering harmonious passion, creating intrinsic motivation, and cultivating a growth mindset with practical strategies.
- Establishing accountability and building a culture of positive energizers to inspire individuals to put forth their best efforts and motivate others to do the same.
Empowering Women to Win
In today’s world, women leaders face unique challenges, particularly in the wake of the pandemic
Caroline Miller’s presentation, “Empowering Women to Win,” provides actionable advice on how to achieve personal and professional goals while avoiding the three types of “bad grit” that can undermine office culture. Caroline empowers women to cultivate resilience and authentic “good grit,” while also embracing a “believe and achieve” mindset that supports their unique contributions to the workplace.
Through the use of her scientifically proven BRIDGE methodology, Caroline helps women identify their character strengths and set goals for themselves and their teams that lead to optimal outcomes. Attendees will leave this presentation feeling inspired to cultivate a team of positive energizers who support women’s leadership and amplify each other’s successes.
Key takeaways include
- Achieving personal and professional goals by identifying and using character strengths.
- Building resilience and authentic grit while avoiding “bad grit.”
- Empowering women in the workplace by cultivating a ‘Believe and Achieve” mindset and using the BRIDGE methodology to set effective goals for yourself and your team.
Mastering Goal Setting for Organizational Success
Effective goal setting is crucial for achieving organizational success, yet many companies fail to utilize the #1 evidence-based approach outlined by Locke & Latham’s theory (1990).
In a post-COVID world, clear goals are critical for coaching employees, facilitating teamwork, and providing accurate performance data for a hybrid and distributed workforce.
Key takeaways include
- Utilizing the Locke & Latham theory for effective goal setting.
- Differentiating between learning and performance goals to avoid the dangers of mixing them up.
- Achieving KPIs with Caroline’s BRIDGE™ method and avoiding the dangers of relying solely on grit for challenging goals.
Talent Short Bio
Caroline Adams Miller is one of the world’s leading experts in positive psychology, goal setting, grit, and human flourishing. An internationally recognized keynote speaker, bestselling author, and executive coach, she has spent more than three decades helping individuals, leaders, and organizations unlock their highest potential through science-backed strategies for resilience, achievement, and well-being.
A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University, Caroline was among the inaugural graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program at the University of Pennsylvania, founded by Dr. Martin Seligman. Her work bridges cutting-edge research with practical application, empowering audiences to achieve meaningful goals while cultivating greater happiness, purpose, and sustained success.
Caroline is the author of eight books, including the internationally acclaimed Getting Grit and Creating Your Best Life. Her work has received widespread recognition, with Creating Your Best Life consistently ranked among the greatest goal-setting books ever published and Getting Grit praised as one of the most influential books on resilience and achievement. Her publications have been translated into multiple languages and continue to influence leaders, coaches, educators, and professionals around the world.
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