The Motivational Model

Greetings Team,

As we bring 2010 to a close, I wanted to chat with you briefly about a wonderful concept I had the priveledge of recently learning. I feel it will be very important for ALL of us to get our mindset and goals set BEFORE the beginning of the New Year. You hear me say all the time, Decide in Advance! Let's all decide in Advance how successful we are going to be in 2011.

The Motivational Model is simple. Anything anyone ever achieved can be plugged into this simple formula.
1. You must have a Clear Purpose/Goal
2. You must be clear on the ACTIONS needed to be taken to Achieve that Goal.
3. You must be clear on the REWARDS of the ACTIONS you have taken.

Take a moment to think about this simple formula.......Pretty powerful isn't it? Think about anything that is Worth achieving. Don't you have to have a Purpose? Don't you have to have a plan to get what you want? Don't you have to have a reason to keep taking actions?

So many of us want to be more fit...especially around January 1st. So we have a Goal--> be more fit. But many of us aren't clear on what actions need to be taken. Further, we never really get EMOTIONALLY engaged about the REWARD-->an awesome physique and better health.

Many of us want to achieve more financially. But we tend to stop with that goal also. We make excuses on why it's impossible. We never really look into what ACTIONS need to be taken to get that goal. We don't get EXCITED about the REWARDS we would recieve if we achieved it.

I would encourage you to pick 3 Goals that you KNOW YOU WANT to achieve in the future. Fitness, a college degree, a BLACK BELT. ;)  Take some time to write out WHAT ACTIONS YOU MUST TAKE TO GET THAT GOAL. Then stop for a moment...close your eyes...and imagine how you would FEEL if you had achieved that goal. Let that emotion sit inside you and grow for a while. How does that make you FEEL now?

So you see, I am absolutely in love with the MOTIVATIONAL MODEL. I hope that it impacts your life as much as it has mine!


All the Best!

COACH