When we are motivated to make changes in our lives, there are certain steps or phases that are common. You’ll want to understand the factors involved in change and how to take action to strengthen your chance for success. In this chapter we’ll look at a formula for personal change, common steps when going through a change, and then how to set goals that will help guide your success.

A FORMULA FOR MAKING CHANGES Another way of looking at motivation and how it is involved in making changes is demonstrated by the

C = D × M × P
C stands for Motivation to Change D stands for Dissatisfaction M stands for Model P stands for Process


A Formula for Motivation to Change The translation of the formula is that motivation to change occurs when you have a level of dissatisfaction with the way things are, a model for how you want them to look instead, and a plan or process for getting to that model result. When you are not happy with how things are at the moment, you will want to change them.
But unless you have a vision for how you would prefer things to look and a way that you believe will get you there, you are unlikely to be truly motivated to make a change.
Think for a moment about what this equation says about change:
• In any case of change, all three elements (D, M, and P) must be present.
If any of them are absent (=0), change will be zero.
• When the amount of motivation to change is high, the amount of at least one of the elements on the other side of the equation must be high if the equation is going to balance out (if change is going to be successful).
• Alternatively, if any one of the elements on the right hand side of the equation is high enough, change will eventually be brought about.


The equation means that motivation to change comes from having a level of dissatisfaction with the status quo, a vision for something better, and a plan for how to get there. You may may have an idea for a change, but if dissatisfaction with the current way of doing things is not there, you’re not going to be motivated to take the steps necessary to make the change happen. If you lack the model for what you want things to look like, you will have nothing to direct your activity towards. READ MORE HERE