Elevate with Robert Glazer Caroline Miller On Building Grit And Setting The Right Goals
Nov 11, 2025
Caroline Miller, a bestselling author and expert in goal setting and resilience, shares her journey from overcoming bulimia to cultivating grit. She emphasizes the importance of pursuing intrinsic goals free from societal expectations and critiques the misuse of SMART goals. Caroline introduces the concept of learning goals, highlighting their necessity in our rapidly changing world, and distinguishes between good and bad forms of grit. She also stresses the value of allowing children to experience failure to build resilience.
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Set Aggressive Checkpoints For Learning
- Set aggressive, specific learning goals with short deadlines to check what you're actually learning.
- Rapidly acquire skills via mentors, courses, or targeted resources and pivot if a method isn't working.
Three Ways Grit Can Go Wrong
- Miller identifies three bad forms of grit: stupid grit, selfie grit, and faux grit, each undermining real perseverance.
- Good grit awes and elevates others and creates contagious inspiration without craving trophies.
Use Quit Coaches And Preagreed Stop Rules
- Avoid 'stupid grit' by surrounding yourself with trusted advisors or quit coaches who can override your bias.
- Agree on stop rules and delegations ahead of time so humility can prevent catastrophic persistence.
