“I think I can! I think I can!” said the little engine that could. The little engine believed that she could do it–that she had the smarts to figure it out, and the persistence to keep at it. She had a quality that social cognitive theorists call self-efficacy, and it’s the same trait that enables us to achieve our big …
Secrets to Achieving Big Goals (Confessions of a Book Coach)
I’ve been at this book coaching business for a year and a half now, and it’s interesting to reflect upon what I’ve learned about setting and achieving goals during this time. I’ve seen folks achieve big goals, and I’ve seen heartbreak and failure. More often than not, I’ve found that there are common themes for those who achieve their goals, …