Author
I’ve been a writer since I was six years old. From my first scribbled book on, I just knew.
So I read compulsively, earned a perfect verbal SAT II score, and graduated from Vassar with an honors degree in English Literature.
But of course I still had lot to learn, so I started a blog in 2011. I write about trading perfectionism for possibility at
A Wish Come Clear.
A full-length book is in progress, and I’m represented by Angela Scheff of The Christopher Ferebee Literary Agency.
Speaker
I’m an introvert through and through, but I love getting up in front of a crowd and telling true stories. I’ve given talks and breakouts at events across the country.
I get pre-talk jitters like everyone else, but taking the mic? That part is magic.
In September 2014, I gave my first TEDx talk, “Perfectionism Doesn’t Protect Us.”
In September 2016, I returned to the TEDx stage as an All Star speaker with my second talk, “You Don’t Owe Anyone An Interaction.”
Coach
The most common regret of the dying is, “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
Here’s what this looks like in real time: Not writing your book, playing your music, or starting your company. Wasting time with self-doubt and procrastination.
Prepared to move past all that? Progress On Purpose is my private coaching program, designed women who are ready to take action and step into more creative work they love.
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Caroline Garnet McGraw is an author, speaker, and coach for recovering perfectionists. She's the creator of A Wish Come Clear, a community of thousands trading perfectionism for possibility.
Caroline is represented by literary agent Angela Scheff of The Christopher Ferebee Agency; a full-length book is forthcoming. Her writing has been featured on the front page of HuffPost Women (where her essay went viral), as well as on Momastery and other major websites.
Caroline has given two popular TEDx talks with 20,000+ views, as well as keynote presentations across the country. She's the creator of The Clarity Course and The Confidence Course, online video interview series featuring top speakers such as Adam Grant, Amy Cuddy, Erin Falconer, and Samantha Arsenault Livingstone.
In addition to coaching with private clients, Caroline serves as a PACE Private coach for HeartCore Business, one of INC 5000's fastest-growing companies. She also coaches for acclaimed composer, conductor, and recording artist Deborah Hurwitz's Mission Accomplished group program.
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My Myers-Briggs type
INFJ, The Counselor. I love going past shallow-end small-talk and wading into deeper conversational waters. (Big 5 fan? I score high on Agreeableness & Conscientiousness.) Let's have tea and discuss all the things. Hearing about your goals and dreams - & helping you realize them - is pure delight.
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My Enneagram Type
Type 1: The Perfectionist. (No one is surprised.) My wing is 9, the Peacemaker. Is it any wonder that my childhood vision of heaven was a place without any barriers between beloved people? Though I adore the Enneagram now, it took me ages to get into it because the types are numbered and I was scared that there was math involved.
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My Top 5 Desert Island Movies
Strictly Ballroom, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, About Time, Proof, and Good Will Hunting. I’m not sure why 2 out of 5 are about math geniuses, since being a math genius is not something I can relate to at all. But all of these movies are about the journey from lost to found, from fear to love.
The Huffington Post
TEDx
Momastery
Gretchen Rubin
MindBodyGreen
The Art of Simple
SheLoves Magazine
