The ways to build confidence around a given area are demonstrated by famed psychologist Dr. Alfred Bandura.

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Bandura calls that confidence "self-efficacy, " and it could possibly change the world, one person at a time.

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Psychologist Albert Bandura of Stanford University has written extensively about the connection between positive thoughts and better sports performance, demonstrating that belief in oneself improves motor skills.

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Well, meeting Bandura was really cathartic for me, because I realized that this famous scientist had scientifically validated something we'd been seeing for the last 30 years.

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Achieve what Bandura calls self-efficacy.

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