3 Key Elements to Feeling Accomplished
Which one do you need more of?
5 min readDec 7, 2022
“an achievement is something that is accomplished particularly by great effort, courage, or special skills.”
The definition of achievement above gives us some clues to the key elements of feeling good about our work. That is, what goes into feeling accomplished.
Procrastination coach Cristina Roman has taken this definition of achievement a bit further and created a broader concept around it — you can watch her 8-min video here.
The gist is that there are three things you need to achieve a goal and feel good about it:
- Courage — are you putting yourself out there?
- Effort — are you putting in sufficient time and energy?
- Skill — do you have the expertise and experience to do this?
Therefore, feeling accomplished is the trifecta of courage, effort, and skill.
Which one you need more of today: courage, effort, or skill?
