Indeed there are many competent people who are plagued by a sense of inefficacy, and many less competent ones who remain unperturbed by impending threats because they are self-assured of their coping capabilities
I think many people have an illusion of success based on entering in at a level that's higher than their experiences.
I can't rate myself, but if you ask Russell I'm sure he'd give me a ten out of ten.
That sort of reputation which precedes performance [is] often the larger part of a man's fame.
People who regard themselves as highly efficacious act, think, and feel differently from those who perceive themselves as inefficacious. They produce their own future, rather than simply foretell it.
Even if you haven't encountered great success yet, there is no reason you can't bluff a little and act like you have. Confidence is a magnet in the best sense of the word. It will draw people to you and make your daily life.. and theirs.. a lot more pleasant.
Given a sufficient level of perceived self-efficacy to take on threatening tasks, phobics perform them with varying amounts of fear arousal depending on the strength of their perceived self-efficacy
Judgments of adequacy involve social comparison processes
Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against.
Male founders who come across as Type B are more likely to get the benefit of the doubt.
Among the types of thoughts that affect action, none is more central or pervasive than people's judgments of their capabilities to deal effectively with different realities
