Do Not Just Dream, Make It Happen

Chapter III Lesson 2: Understanding the Self

Ten years from now….
• Who will you be?
• What position/s will you be holding?
• What will be your possessions?
• Who will be with you?
• What will your spirituality be like?
• As a group, make a (original) slogan about success..
Write ur names
Success

• A state of accomplishment or
achievement resulting from an endeavor
Albert Bandura
Self-Efficacy Theory
Self-Efficacy Theory
• Self-efficacy - “people’s beliefs about their
capabilities to produce designated levels of
performance that exercise influence over
events that affect their lives.”
• Outcome expectancy is “a person’s estimate
that a given behavior will lead to certain
outcomes.”
• Efficacy expectation is “the conviction that
one can successfully execute the behavior
required to produce the outcomes.”
Sources of Self-Efficacy
1. performance accomplishments or
mastery experiences;
2. vicarious experiences;
3. verbal or social persuasion; and
4. physiological (somatic and emotional)
states.
Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-
disbelief assuredly spawns failure. –Albert Bandura

By sticking it out through tough times, people emerge

from adversity with a stronger sense of efficacy.”
–Albert Bandura
 People’s beliefs about their abilities have a profound
effect on those abilities. Ability is not a fixed property;
there is a huge variability in how you perform. People
who have a sense of self-efficacy
Carol S. Dweck
Fixed and Growth Mindset Theory
2 types of mindset
• Fixed mindset – people who believe
that success is based on their innate
abilities and have a fixed theory of
intelligence
• Growth mindset - People who
believe that success is based on
hardwork, learning, training, and
perseverance and have a growth
theory of intelligence.
Edwin Locke
Goal Setting Theory
Goal Setting Theory
• Was based on the premise that much human action
is purposeful, and it is directed by conscious goals
Goal
• A level of performance proficiency that one
wishes to attain within a specific time period.
Factors that will make individuals highly
motivated:
1. Goals are challenging and specific
2. They are strongly committed to the goal/s
3. They strongly believe in their ability to
accomplish their goal/s
Those factors will occur if:
• People know what is required of them
• They know how they are expected to perform
• They can identify with the goals
• Feedback is precise and frequent
Five principles of goal setting

1. Clarity
2. Challenge
3. Commitment
4. Feedback
5. Task complexity
SMART goals
When failure comes
Failure
• The inability to achieve one’s goals.
• An experience of failure makes ones stronger,
provided that s/he knows how to apply the lessons
gained from that episode
How do you deal with failure???
Guidelines how to deal with failure:
• Separate the concepts of failing at a task and
failing as a person
• Find our where you exactly went wrong
• Change your attitude or mindset towards
failure
Guidelines how to deal with failure:
• Come up with a failure strategy
• Look for good alternatives to what you are
doing
• Make effective decisions to avoid repeating
the same mistakes
• Visualize the effects of your decisions
The need for spirituality
• Spirituality – refers to an individual practice related
to a sense of peace and purpose
• Faith – the confidence on what you do not see but
rather feel.
– The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen (Hebrews 11:1)