9th Module Do Not Just Dream Make It Happen
9th Module Do Not Just Dream Make It Happen
9th Module Do Not Just Dream Make It Happen
Jack Canfield is an epitome of success. He has authored seven books listed in the Guinness Book of
World Records as New York Times Bestseller, beating Stephen King. One of Canfield’s featured quotes
about success is: “By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you have achieved –
and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses – you actually can enhance everything
about you. Self-acknowledgement and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move
forward toward higher goals and accomplishments”.
Overview:
In this lesson, we will learn more about Canfield’s quote through Albert Bandura’s self-efficacy theory,
Dweck mindsets theory, and Locke’s goal setting theory.
Learning Objectives:
PRELIMINARY TEST
1. Draw or cut out pictures of your envisioned “Future Self”. Who would you be in the following
years:
a. Five years from now
b. Ten years from now
c. Twenty years from now
In the 1950s, Dr. Bandura had a study known as the Bobo Doll Experiment. In this experiment, the
sample children were presented with new social models of violent and nonviolent behavior toward an
inflatable redounding Bobo Doll. The result were: the group of children who saw the violent behavior
model became violent to the doll, while the control group who was presented with the nonviolent
behavior model was rarely violent to the doll. This experiment has proven right the hypothesis that social
modeling is a very effective way of learning.
Dr. Bandura introduced the social learning theory that focuses on what people learn from observing and
interacting with other people. Bandura’s social cognitive theory states that people are active participants I
their environment and are not simply shaped by that environment.
“Self-efficacy theory is based on the assumption that psychological procedures serve as a means of
creating and strengthening expectations of personal efficacy.”
Weibell stated that Dr. Bandura defined self-efficacy as “people’s beliefs about their capabilities to
produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect their lives,” such
as:
Dr. Bandura described four main sources of influence by which a person’s self-efficacy is developed and
maintained. These are:
Mastery performance or physical performance accomplishments are the most effective ways to create a
strong sense of efficacy.
Vicarious experiences through observance of social models also influence one’s perception of self-
efficacy. The most important factor that determines the strength of influence of an observed success or
failure on one’s own self-efficacy is the degree of similarity between the observer and the model.
People also rely on their somatic or emotional states when judging their capabilities. Stress and tension
are interpreted as signs of vulnerability to poor performance. People with high sense of self-efficacy may
perceive affective arousal as “an energizing facilitator of performance, whereas those who are beset by
self-doubts regard their arousal as a debilitator.
Dr. Dweck described people with two types of mindset. People who believe that success is based on their
innate abilities have a “fixed” theory of intelligence, and goes under fixed mindset. On the other hand,
people who believe that success is based on handwork, learning, training, and perseverance have growth
theory of intelligence, which goes under growth mindset.
According to Dr. Dweck, individuals may not necessarily be aware of their own mindset, but their
mindset can still be discerned based on their behavior. These two mindsets play an important role in all
aspects of a person’s life. Dr. Dweck argues that the growth mindset will allow a person to live a less
stressful and more successful life.
In a fixed mindset, students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents are just fixed traits.
In growth mindset, students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through effort,
good teaching and persistence. They don’t necessarily think everyone’s the same or anyone can be
Eintein, but they believe everyone can get smarter if they work for it.
The goal setting theory was first studied by Dr. Locke in the middle of 1960s. The basic contents of goal
setting theory are summarized in terms of 14 categories of findings discussed in the article.
Goal Attributes
Goals have both an internal and an external aspect. Internally, they are ideas; externally, they refer to the
object or condition sought. The idea guides action to attain the object. Two broad attributes of goals are
content and intensity. Qualitatively, the content of a goal is whatever the person is seeking.
Quantitatively, two attributes of content, difficulty, and specifically, have been studied.
14 Research Findings
LEARNING ASSESSMENT:
Reference:
Alata, Eden Joy P., et. al., Understanding the Self (Quezon City: Rex Book Store, 2018).
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For our next module, we will discuss the Less Stress, More Care