In fact, research shows that belief in your own ability can be a better predictor of future success than previous job performance. In his book Self-Efficacy, Albert Bandura discusses this. Some of the great takeaways from his research are as follows: 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
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