[Rebroadcast] Why Self-Efficacy is More Important than Self-Esteem

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of self-efficacy over self-esteem and how to develop this mindset.

#301: In this episode, Sharif and Dr. Kevin Majeres discuss the concept of self-efficacy and its relationship to mastery and confidence. Albert Bandura, a psychologist at Stanford, initiated the self-efficacy literature. He developed ways to help people overcome their fear of snakes and observed that this process helped them engage challenges in other areas of their lives. They seemed to develop a more general sense of self-efficacy, not only the ability to deal comfortably with snakes. This episode describes the essential elements of self-efficacy and shows how to develop this mindset. Self-efficacy has an interesting relationship to concepts in psychology like self-esteem and growth mindset, as well as OptimalWork’s key pillars of reframing, mindfulness, challenge, developing strategies, and growing in mastery. Find more at https://OptimalWork.com

People in this episode

Host: Sharif

Guest: Dr. Kevin Majeres

Topics covered

• self-efficacy
• self-esteem
• mastery
• confidence
• psychology
• mindset

Keywords

• self-efficacy
• self-esteem
• mastery
• confidence
• psychology
• growth mindset
• OptimalWork

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford, OptimalWork

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