The Goal

Successability is the second factor in the model for self motivation. Successability is your confidence in your competence. The more confident you are that you are a competent person, the more motivated you will be. In earlier blog postings I shared with you two things that will strongly impact your successability. They are the proper degree of risk and clarity.

I pointed out in that blog that one way of increasing clarity is by using the three step process for successability. Because for me it is such a fundamental part of the model for self motivation, I wanted to make sure that I was clear as to how we use this strategy to keep ourselves motivated.

The steps in the three step process for successability are:
vision >>> goals >>> tasks

In the three step process we first need to discover our vision, that special image of ourselves. In the second step, we determine what goals we need to complete or be working on to manifest as our vision. In the third step we figure out, for each goal, exactly what tasks we need to accomplish in order for that goal to be achieved.

(For those of you who are visual learners and would like to see a graphical
representation of the three step process, drop me an email at strategiestomotivate@yahoo.com.)

In order to use the three step process, it’s helpful to understand exactly what the terms vision, goals and tasks mean, and how to make sure our vision,goals and tasks are motivational. In an earlier posting I explained what vision means. In this posting I will explain what goal means, and how you can create an effective, motivational goal.

A goal is an accomplishment the achievement of which will result in you being closer to your vision. I use the word accomplishment because a goal can involve just about any type of accomplishment you can imagine; it just depends upon your vision.

However, to be motivational, a goal needs to meet certain criteria.

A goal must be related to your vision; its accomplishment must bring you closer to you manifesting. Each goal must have a purpose, must in some way bring you closer to manifesting your vision. You should be able to write down how it is related to your vision. If you are clear how it relates, your vision will actually motivate you to achieve your goal.

A goal must be specific and measurable. It must be clearly stated and easily understood. If a goal is vague, it will not motivate you. You need to be able to tell when you have achieved the goal. You need to know if you are not achieving a goal. A specific and measurable goal will allow you to evaluate your progress.

A goal must be attainable and realistic. If the goal does not seem realistic to you, if you think there is no way you can successfully achieve it, you will not be motivated to attempt it. Every time you achieve a goal, you will be motivated by your feelings of competence. There is nothing wrong with an easy goal, however, so long as after you have achieved it you are closer to manifesting your vision.

A goal must be prioritized. When you prioritize your goals, you focus your energy. Sometimes it will be necessary to work on a couple of goals at the same time, for example when you are waiting on someone else to complete a part of a project that you need completed before you can continue with your work. But try to avoid working on too many goals at the same time, as it can drain your energy and make you unfocused. This will negatively impact your successability, which will have an amotivating effect, robbing you of your motivation.

Picking the right goals and making sure they are motivating will make manifesting your vision much easier and much more enjoyable.