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If we don’t set these boundaries, we don’t live our values, and ultimately can’t properly support our teams. Saying no feels strange and uncomfortable at first, but is an act of courage on behalf of your team, in an indirect way. This is a hard job. Take care of yourself, it’s the best way to take care of your team.
Make decisions that are right for you; trust yourself to know what you need.
Belief in your own competence and abilities is related to self-confidence, but is not the same. He calls this self-efficacy. Self-efficacy perceptions are “a key factor in a generative system of human competence.”
When we feel we have some agency in our lives, when we believe in our own competence to act on what’s within our locus of control, we thrive.
Self-efficacy not only helps us be successful in endeavors, it also helps us become resilient...
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Mentorship and sponsorship are different: mentorship is giving someone advice or consultation, while sponsorship is offering someone an opportunity or connecting them with people who may offer an opportunity.
