Many people who gain recognition and fame shape their lives by overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, only to be catapulted into new social realities over which they have less control and manage badly. Indeed, the annals of the famous and infamous are strewn with individuals who were both architects and victims of their life courses.
Albert BanduraSelf-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure.
Albert BanduraAccomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how one is doing.
Albert BanduraSuch self-referent misgivings creates stress and undermine effective use of the competencies people possess by diverting attention from how best to proceed to concern over personal failings and possible mishaps
Albert Bandura