An axiom: Setting goals is one of the most necessary steps to effectuating change in your life. As most of us know, though, it is often quite difficult just to take that first step and make the ...

There’s a reason the words “believe in yourself” are plastered on classroom signs and cross-stitched on throw pillows. Your sense of self-efficacy, or the belief that you can accomplish what you set ...

Hello, readers. Last week, I had a wonderful conversation with Caroline Adams Miller of Getting Grit. Today, I’ll share a snippet that I particularly enjoyed. I particularly enjoyed it, I must admit, ...

This is the first in a two-part series from Albert Bandura, a pioneer in the field of social cognitive theory and the most cited living psychologist in the world. The David Starr Jordan Professor ...

How do you feel when you face a challenging situation? Do you feel self-confident and believe you have whatever it takes to succeed, or do you doubt your ability to tackle the task ahead of you? The ...

Last month I wrote about answering the question, “How are you doing NOW?” To recap, I spoke about the need for healthcare to find the secret sauce again in a psychological capacity. I believe, and the ...

Leadership is not easy. Anyone who has been in a leadership position has a deep understanding of that. There are so many different challenges leaders face. According to the Organisation for Economic ...

Bandura's self-efficacy theory was used a model for examining levels of confidence and clinical skills among undergraduate speech pathology students. Forty-four second-year students rated their ...

Belief makes champions out of an ordinary group of individuals—like the little train that could! While that story is fictional, its message couldn't be more real. Every once in a while, an underdog ...

Chronic ankle instability (CAI) commonly develops after a lateral ankle sprain (LAS). Widespread residual complaints suggest that rehabilitation provided for many LAS is insufficient. We propose a ...