On goals and self-determination

What do goals have to do with self determination, and how can we use the ideas of self determination to help our achieve our goals more reliably?

Self-Determination Theory – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-determination_theory
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13525945-so-good-they-can-t-ignore-you