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Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List Guide Hardcover – January 6, 2009

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The passion for life lists has spawned an industry that includes thoughtful experts such as Caroline Miller, a life coach and motivational book author, and Dr. Michael Frisch, a positive psychology coach and clinical psychologist at Baylor University. Working together, they have fashioned the most useful, science-based, and up-to-date book on the topic of goal setting and accomplishment.
Creating Your Best Life supplies dozens of interactive exercises and quizzes readers can use to identify their most cherished needs, ambitions, and wishes. The exercises are fun, making the process of self-discovery enjoyable and productive. The authors unique ?life list coaching program organizes life lists into 16 key areas that are universally known to make people happy?to help you actually achieve your aspirations. No other life list book offers research-validated information on why certain steps matter in goal accomplishment, or even how goals are connected with any type of life satisfaction.
Readers will feel both educated and inspired to start writing goal-setting lists in order to live their lives more consciously, productively, and happily.

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Starred Review. Life coach Miller collaborates with Frisch, a researcher and clinical psychologist, to create a fascinating book that connects the research on goal-setting with the new science of positive psychology. Turns out these two have a symbiotic relationship, for as Miller says, [H]appiness requires having clear-cut goals in life that give us a sense of purpose and direction.... when we make progress toward attaining goals in one area of life, we raise our overall life satisfaction in other areas because of the 'spillover' effect. Each chapter focuses on ways to increase happiness and self-efficacy, and directs readers to a particular life list at the back of the book. These range from 100 Things to Do Before I Die to a list of mood-boosters that bring Jolts of Joy or a Web of Influence Map, where readers can chart how the closest people in their lives reflect their values; research indicates that rates of obesity and smoking are determined by who we socialize with. The authors share ingenious tips on reminders (cellphone ring tones, screen savers) that will help readers achieve long-term goals by suggestion. An excellent resource list rounds out the book. (Jan.)
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co.; 1st edition (January 6, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1402762593
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1402762598
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches

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Caroline is one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on Goals & Grit™. Caroline is passionate about helping people get more grit, achieve their goals and find happiness! She’s spent more than 30 years helping individuals, leaders and companies to cultivate grit, one of the top indicators of success!

Caroline is the author of six books including Getting Grit (Sounds True 2017), Creating Your Best Life (Sterling 2009), Positively Caroline (Cogent 2013), and My Name is Caroline (Doubleday 1988). Live Happy Magazine named Creating Your Best Life one of the top 10 goal setting books ever published and Getting Grit one of the 10 books that would change your life in 2017.

Caroline’s work has been featured in hundreds of magazines, newspapers and other media around the world including BBC World News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, NPR, and CNN.

Angela Duckworth, winner of the 2013 MacArthur Genius grant for her research on grit, said of Caroline: “I don't know anybody who has thought more than [Caroline] about how to apply the scientific research on grit and achievement to our own lives!"

Caroline’s TEDx Talk “The Moments That Make Champions” explores the three things that we can choose to do differently to improve our chances of developing grit.

Caroline has worked with clients around the world, including: Morgan Stanley, lululemon, The Wharton School/UPENN, RE/MAX, Booz Allen, Young Presidents’ Organization, Harvard Law School, and Swisse Wellness.

Caroline has a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard. She is a top-ranked Masters Swimmer in multiple events, has a black belt in Hapkido and has more than three decades of unbroken recovery from bulimia.

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Stella Carrier

Creating A Blissful Life

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2012

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"Creating Your Best Life" by Caroline Miller is a heartfelt book that is akin to having a portable mentor. This is because "Creating Your Best Life" contains some novel ideas on combining personal dreams with practicality. I have been fortunate in being able to live on my own since the age of 19. However, I admit that I have learned various lessons through a combination of trial and error, logic, and intuition. From my humble perspective, "Creating Your Life" includes information that I am thankful to be aware of now, but that I only wish I knew much sooner. The following is a microcosmic sampler of what is discussed from an expansive range of helpful data:
Pages eight to twenty-seven: Michael Phelps and Lou Holtz are two men that are listed as case studies on how they achieve their goals. Miller and Frisch also share tips on building efficacy.
Pages thirty-six to eighty-five: The mood-boosting effects of "Best Self" journaling are discussed. In a happy way, the "Best Self" exercise reminds me of the "Journal of the Future" exercise listed in "The Vision Board" by Joyce Schwarz. There is a feature story regarding what inspired the singer of the Plain White T's to sing "Hey There Delilah." "Goal scrapbooks", "Happiness Houses", and willpower boosters are only a few of the exciting concepts covered in this section.
Pages two hundred and seven to two-hundred and fifty-four: Miller and Frisch share their advice on how to savor life. The suggestion on page 208 to discontinue making upward social comparisons resonated strongly with me. Techniques on personal reinvention on pages 213-220 are also exciting to me. Last, but not least, doing the "Three Blessings" exercise on page 254 boosted my mood.
"Creating Your Best Life" by Caroline Adams Miller and Dr. Michael Frisch is best for those who enjoy having a "portable mentor" and/or reading unique ideas on increasing personal quality of life.

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THIS IS A PLAYBOOK FOR ACCOMPLISHING YOUR DREAMS. It's a guide to making whatever you desire happen.

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015

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This is one of my favorite all-time books and I am only a third of the way through it. WARNING it is a simple book that's easy to read. But it's also a book that challenges you to make big changes in your life and think. It excites people who aren't avid readers as well as people who are. It's a game changer, if you actually take it seriously and do the exercises in the book. It's more of an activity book than a novel. It's based in the social sciences and proven techniques. I feel better and like I accomplish something every time that I complete a chapter. I think so highly of it that I am buying it and giving it to loved ones because I think that giving it to them is an act of love. If you aren't a planner it can help you become one and accomplish the things that are most important to YOU in your life. I highly recommend it.

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A terrific toolkit

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For those who look to identify, reprioritize, or implement lifetime goals, CREATING YOUR BEST LIFE is an amazing, helpful collection of tools. In fact, it's almost TOO comprehensive, in that it suggests so many lists to create and so many exercises to do that the first chapters become overwhelming. But better to have choices than to feel shortchanged.

I was surprised, however, that there wasn't any attention paid to creating what I'll call a daily "TO DO" list. This is the book to go to if you want to determine goals. It's a little less helpful when it comes to balancing your choices with all of the likely other demands on your time. My wish for more attention to time management might be unfair, given the bounty that Miller and Frisch offer. But at least on my first read through, I was puzzled that this step was missing; it seemed like a logical place for the authors to go. The goal list created here seems to exist in a vacuum.

Still, in the future, when I'm asked to recommend a "happiness" book, there's no question that this would be one of my top choices. You won't regret this purchase.

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Compelling read to help you improve your life

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2009

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"Creating Your Best Life" offers a wealth of compelling arguments and concrete strategies for setting goals. I picked up a copy of the book after hearing Caroline Adams Miller speak about positive psychology at New York University. She brings her passion for a science based approach to improving the lives of others and makes the book fun and accessible to her readers. She is a font of knowledge, is up on all the latest research, and is passionate about all things goals and happiness. The book offers invaluable insights into topics such as willpower, risks, and regrets. It's a lively read, packed with information, statistics, and great stories. Don't miss this incredibly rich exploration which will help improve your life.

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It got me out of my rut....

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2011

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If you want to change your life and actually get off your rut and start doing SOMETHING then read this book! I am a reluctant reader, and am always researching everything before I make any purchase. I am so glad I got this one. Its relevant, inspirational, intelligent, and thought provoking. It really forced me to stop making excuses and actually devote my wasted time and resources to things that are meaningful. I transformed from a lethargic, sad and bored reluctant housewife to happy, passionate, and action oriented young woman! Not only do I have a bucket list, I am crossing them off and inspiring others on this new adventure called life.

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Creating Your Best Life

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This is a great book to help guide a bit of introspection. I'm a new empty nester and finally have more time to focus on what I want. I have been reading one chapter each night and I have already put some thoughts into action regarding what I want to accomplish in life and what kind of a person I am. I am trying to build in more time in each day to do the things I love: creative things, things to show I care about others. Great book for starting the new year!

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Three Stars

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2021 is Time to Create Your Best Life! Read this incredible book to learn how!

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Caroline Adams Miller provides ways to focus on what is most important in our lives and strengthens our ability to build our own path for achieving happiness. Bravo!

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The best goal you can set yourself is to read this ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2014

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Wow! The best goal you can set yourself is to read this book! It's packed with information that is interesting and evidence based and best of all it there are clear explanations and suggestions of how you can practically apply it to your own life and 'Create Your Best Life'. It's really easy to read in 'bite-size' pieces so that you can pick it up any time to learn something new or use as a reference guide to make some slight changes to the way you do things things and increase your chances of success. There is lots of science but it's presented in such a easy-to-read text that it's more like reading a thriller - less 'who done it?' and more 'how can I do it?'.

Highly recommended. There are not many books that really change your life (although they claim they will) but this book really does !!

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Just Give This Book a Shot

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This book is an absolute must for everybody. And i mean everybody, because the ones who think that they do not need a book with such a title will perhaps be in need of it more than any other.
The author has a very demonstrative style of writing and constantly asks you to make a definitive list, so You will need a notebook and a pen while reading this book. I would recommend this book to everyone.

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This book can do for you what it says!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2015

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This is a well researched book, with all the suggested ways ahead for the reader having been tried and found useful by numerous people. It reveals that what we may have thought of as 'will power' is often an unhelpful concept. It is readable and gives good examples to clarify the ideas offered - and the evidence is that, if you follow what it says, it makes a very positive difference to life.

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