Here are three key ways to build your self-efficacy – your ability to believe you can overcome hard things as outlined by psychologist Albert Bandura. 1. Vicarious experiences: Taking in the stories of others through podcasts, movies, conferences, keynotes, and conversations. Ever wonder why we love to hear a hero’s journey and story of overcoming? It’s because it helps us believe the same is possible for ourselves! 2. Mastery experiences: Reflecting on and taking note of the things you’ve overcome, accomplished, and survived that have helped you get to where you are today. Through remembering those things, you can elevate your own self-efficacy and confidence when facing whatever you’re navigating today. 3. Verbal persuasion: Having people you trust in your life reinforce what you are capable of and reminding you of what you’ve achieved in the past. This can be friends, family, a therapist, coach or mentor – whoever you trust and respect who will support your well-being, and dreams especially when things get hard. One way to combine some of these tools for building self-efficacy is through attending live mentorship events and conferences related to your industry, like DHL’s Fast Track. Fast Track is a crash course in everything e-commerce that includes webinars, workshops, articles, and much more. It’s a powerful resource especially for small business owners. When you sign-up for @dhlexpressca’s Fast Track, you can join me on Thursday, October 20th at Stackt Market in Toronto for a live workshop: Using Storytelling to Scale Your Business + Protect Your Well-being. I’ll be diving into the power of defining and sharing your founder and brand story as you scale your business on your terms. I’ll also dive into how you can use your story to better protect your well-being as a business owner. Sign-up by visiting: https://goglobal.dhl.ca/fast-track/ Can’t wait to see you there, and online (my talk will be available on the Fast Track website after October 20th)! #ad #dhlexpress #dhlpartner #dhlmentorship #positivepsychology #selfefficacy #selfbelief #buildselfconfidence