Big Goals

The Science of Setting Them, Achieving Them, and Creating Your Best Life
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-394-27331-7
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 452 g

Unlock the Secret to Achieving Your Biggest Goals

No matter where you are in your journey—hesitant to begin, frustrated by failure, or striving for even greater success—Big Goals offers a proven roadmap to turn your ambitions into reality. Drawing on 15 years of cutting-edge positive psychology research and Caroline Adams Miller’s extensive coaching expertise, this book equips you with practical tools, unique worksheets, and actionable strategies to take charge of your personal growth and professional success.

If you’ve struggled with setting or reaching your goals, the problem isn’t your ambition—it’s your approach. Big Goals introduces a fresh, science-backed framework to help you overcome obstacles, stay motivated, and achieve results that truly matter.

Through the pages of Big Goals, you’ll discover:

- How to use positive psychology practices to build grit, resilience, and a winning mindset.
- The BRIDGE methodology (Brainstorming, Relationships, Investments, Decisions, Grit, and Excellence) to clarify your goals and maintain momentum.
- How to integrate Goal Setting Theory (GST) for smarter task management, effective feedback, and consistent performance improvements.

Packed with practical advice and real-world insights, Big Goals will inspire you to dream bigger and work smarter—whether you’re aiming for personal transformation, career advancement, or organizational success.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams Miller, Caroline

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword xi

Introduction xiii

Part I The Pillars of Productivity 1

Chapter 1 The State of Goal Setting Today 5

Chapter 2 The Emergence of a Better Way 17

Chapter 3 The Science-Based “Secret” 33

Chapter 4 The BRIDGE from Theory to Success 53

Part II Crossing the BRIDGE 63

Chapter 5 Brainstorming 65

Chapter 6 Relationships 87

Chapter 7 Investments 101

Chapter 8 Decision-Making 115

Chapter 9 Good Grit 129

Chapter 10 Excellence 145

Part III Supplemental Resources 159

Acknowledgments 209

About the Author 211

Index 213

Über Autor(innen)

CAROLINE ADAMS MILLER is best known for her groundbreaking work on goal setting, grit, happiness, and success for over three decades. She wrote the first evidence-based mass market guide to goal setting that combined the science of success with the science of well-being, Creating Your Best Life.