How do you approach life challenges? Whenever you face a challenging situation whether you think that you will go through it successfully or do you get overwhelmed and feel like a failure? If you think that you will perform pretty well even in difficult times, then you possess a strong belief called self-efficacy. 

Self-efficacy is all about having confidence and belief in our own ability to complete a task or achieve goals. Our belief in our own ability to succeed plays a role in how we think, act & feel about our place in the World.

Self-efficacy , a concept introduced by psychologists Albert Bandura, refers to your belief in your own ability to succeed in specific situation or tasks. It’s about having the belief that your efforts will lead to positive outcomes. Having a strong sense of self efficacy makes you motivated, increase your resilience and improve your overall well-being. With the high self-efficacy, you are more likely to take new opportunities, overcome obstacles and roadblock and achieve success in personal and professional areas. Self-efficacy is not a fixed trait, it can be developed and strengthen over time.

The four keys to increase your self – efficacy are

• Learn by doing- when you are doing something you always learning new things in new ways. previous success provides the strongest foundation for self
• -efficacy.  when you do something by yourself you learn how things are work and success or failure re a matter of later You always learn something and get to know your own skills and abilities better. To make this experience set realistic goals and start with small and achievable goal. 

2.  learn from observation-. By observing others from performing a task or facing a challenge you can learn that success is attainable with similar skills and abilities.

• Following the role models and learn their strategy, habits and mindset or try to interact with them and took a guidance from them.

3. Learning through Social connections – learn positive think from your surrounding people. Take a feedback and encouragement from other about your strength and capabilities.

4. Physiological & Emotional States – physical and mental sensation that you feel when you face a task or a challenge. Is that how you handle and manage yourself in the particular situations.  To calm yourself in any stressful situations doing breathing exercise and some mindfulness techniques are helpful.

Taking a break is also helpful to make you more energetic and effective.

Self efficacy is a powerful mindset. that can boost your confidence you can overcome from obstacles, achieve your goals and unlock your full potential. The journey to self efficacy begins with a single step – believe in yourself.