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A Noble Goal is a type of purpose statement — not just the What, but also the Why and How. Noble Goals connect your daily choices with your overarching sense of purpose.
Noble goals activate all the other skills in the Six Seconds Model of EQ. When you are connected with your personal vision and mission, emotional intelligence has a powerful meaning and relevance. Having a clear noble goal helps you focus on what is most important and access your full power and potential. When you realize that even your smallest actions help bring the future you want into the present, even the most mundane actions take on a sense of purpose and vibrancy. You make your legacy with every moment of every day.
The Components of a Noble Goal
There are five criteria that need to be met for a goal to qualify as a noble goal.
- Not complete in your lifetime — It is enduring and inspiring, something beyond the daily struggle. This helps you maintain a long-term focus so you can avoid the confusion of short-term thinking.
- Pointed outward — While you will benefit, the focus is on others. This helps you maintain an expansive vision.
- Integrates different domains — It encompasses all dimensions of your life; serving your noble goal in one domain (such as work) supports you in all others (such as family).
- Gets you out of bed — It motivates and inspires you at a deep level; this helps you to have the energy when the going gets tough.
- No one is made less by it — No one has to be “less than” or “wrong” for you to pursue your Noble Goal; this helps you stay out of ego and power struggle.
READ one of the following articles.
Find Your Purpose as an Educator | Brian Sztabnik (3 minutes)
Here are three ways to find your purpose and develop a deeper love for what you do.
Pursue Noble Goals in the Six Seconds Model of EQ | Six Seconds (5 minutes)
Noble goals activate all the other competencies in the Six Seconds Model of EQ. When you are connected with your personal vision and mission, emotional intelligence has a powerful meaning and relevance. Having a clear noble goal helps you focus on what is most important and access your full power and potential. When you realize that even your smallest actions help bring the future you want into the present, even the most mundane actions take on a sense of purpose and vibrancy. You make your legacy with every moment of every day.
WATCH TWO of these videos.
All of them options below address the idea of working to articulate your own Noble Goal and why and how it can help. Noble Goals encourage connection and help you define what matters in your life.
Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence: Definition of “Pursue Noble Goals” (Give Yourself) | Six Seconds (1.31 minutes)
The eighth competency in the Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence, Pursue Noble Goals is about connecting your choices each day (each moment) with your long term purpose. Where do you really want to go? Take one small step now.
Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence: How do I “Pursue Noble Goals”? (Give Yourself) | Six Seconds (1.36 minutes)
What does it mean to have a Noble Goal, and how can I use that to be more emotionally intelligent?
Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence: What is a “Noble Goal”? (Give Yourself) | Six Seconds (2.50 minutes)
When we connect with our own core sense of purpose, we can express that as a “Noble Goal.” That helps us keep it in focus to add meaning and direction in our lives.
How do you use a Noble Goal to help you be more emotionally intelligent? (Give Yourself) | Six Seconds (2.50 minutes)
Once you’ve identified a Noble Goal, how do you use it? Want an infographic to remind you about Noble Goals? Try THIS.
