Enhancing feelings of self-efficacy

Boosting feelings of self-efficacy involves increasing confidence in your ability to accomplish tasks and achieve goals. Here are some strategies to help enhance self-efficacy:

• Set achievable goals: Breaking down goals into smaller, achievable steps will build confidence and reinforce your beliefs in your abilities. 

• Visualise success: Imagining yourself completing tasks successfully will help reduce self-doubt.

• Celebrate progress: Acknowledging and celebrating your achievements can boost self-esteem and reinforce feelings of competence.

• Seek positive feedback: Seeking out feedback from others, particularly when it is constructive and affirming, can validate your skills and abilities.

• Focus on past successes: Reminding yourself of your past successes can instil confidence in your ability to overcome current obstacles.

• Develop skills: Acquiring new competencies and expertise can increase feelings of self-assurance and competence.

• Surround yourself with supportive people: Seeking encouragement from people who believe in you and offer encouragement and support will reinforce self-belief.

• Challenge negative self-talk: Reframing negative, self-doubting thoughts with statements that emphasise your strengths and capabilities.

• Take risks: Taking on new challenges will enhance personal growth and learning. 

• Build resilience: Viewing challenges as opportunities for growth and resilience, rather than as indicators of personal inadequacy.

Other strategies will help boost your feelings of self-efficacy, particularly creating your own Personal Board of Directors (FWB1 Safe and Secure Quick Win), strengths-spotting (FWB2 Self-confidence and Self-efficacy Quick Win) and making the most of feedback (FWB4 Professional Identity Core Action)