I'm proud of myself

I think it will either be reworded or reworked somehow.

It appears that I am a poster child for “low sense of self-efficacy.” Need to ponder this some more and figure out ways to address it…

“Perceived self-efficacy is defined as people’s beliefs about their capabilities to produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect their lives. Self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel, think, motivate themselves and behave. Such beliefs produce these diverse effects through four major processes. They include cognitive, motivational, affective and selection processes.

A strong sense of efficacy enhances human accomplishment and personal well-being in many ways. People with high assurance in their capabilities approach difficult tasks as challenges to be mastered rather than as threats to be avoided. Such an efficacious outlook fosters intrinsic interest and deep engrossment in activities. They set themselves challenging goals and maintain strong commitment to them. They heighten and sustain their efforts in the face of failure. They quickly recover their sense of efficacy after failures or setbacks. They attribute failure to insufficient effort or deficient knowledge and skills which are acquirable. They approach threatening situations with assurance that they can exercise control over them. Such an efficacious outlook produces personal accomplishments, reduces stress and lowers vulnerability to depression.

In contrast, people who doubt their capabilities shy away from difficult tasks which they view as personal threats. They have low aspirations and weak commitment to the goals they choose to pursue. When faced with difficult tasks, they dwell on their personal deficiencies, on the obstacles they will encounter, and all kinds of adverse outcomes rather than concentrate on how to perform successfully. They slacken their efforts and give up quickly in the face of difficulties. They are slow to recover their sense of efficacy following failure or setbacks. Because they view insufficient performance as deficient aptitude it does not require much failure for them to lose faith in their capabilities. They fall easy victim to stress and depression.?

I’m proud of myself because I have a strength to live no matter what is happening in my life right now.

I’m proud of myself because I found a courage to attend the English class. I’m happy about it and even found a friend.

is one of the many things that is helping me feel prouder of myself. I am tracking my weight loss. It’s very slow. But just being able to accomplish this tiny thing for myself helps my self-esteem. Not a lot. I have a long way to go in my weight loss. And I also have a loonnng way to go in feeling truly proud of myself. But this is a step in the journey, and I wanted to share it with you.

and you know what? It’s possible to help yourself become a little prouder of who you are.

This month, I’ve set myself small but manageable goals. I said that I’d track the food that I eat, and i’ve been doing that every single day. I said i’d exercise daily and while I’ve not done this 100%, I’ve definitely seen an enormous increase in my exercise. Achieving this wee accomplishments have made me feel a wee bit proud of myself.

I’m definitely going to set myself some small goals for next month, too.

I have a hard time feeling proud of myself. I know I’d be happier and more effective if I were prouder of myself. Any ideas how I can accomplish this? Any (serious) input would be welcome…