Self motivational Quote by Thaddeus Gatling

Discrepancies between self-efficacy judgment and performance will arise when either the tasks or the circumstances under which they are performed are ambiguous

— Albert Bandura

When experience contradicts firmly held judgments of self-efficacy, people may not change their beliefs about themselves if the conditions of performance are such as…

— Albert Bandura

If self-efficacy is lacking, people tend to behave ineffectually, even though they know what to do.

— Albert Bandura

Convictions that outcomes are determined by one's own actions can be either demoralizing or heartening, depending on the level of self-judged efficacy. People who…

— Albert Bandura

Perceived self-efficacy also shapes causal thinking. In seeking solutions to difficult problems, those who perceived themselves as highly efficacious are inclined to attribute their…

— Albert Bandura

Self-appraisals of efficacy are reasonably accurate, but they diverge from action because people do not know fully what they will have to do, lack…

— Albert Bandura

People are much more likely to act on their self-percepts of efficacy inferred from many sources of information rather than rely primarily on visceral…

— Albert Bandura

“While it’s easier to avoid confrontations in the short run, the consequences of doing so can be massively destructive in the long term. It’s…

— Ray Dalio

a problem that presents itself as a dilemma carries an unfortunate prescription: to argue instead of act.

— Elizabeth Janeway

Don't bother to examine a folly-ask yourself only what it accomplishes.

— Ayn Rand

Perceived self-efficacy and beliefs about the locus of outcome causality must be distinguished

— Albert Bandura

Incongruities between self-efficacy and action may stem from misperceptions of task demands, as well as from faulty self-knowledge

— Albert Bandura