Korokkenosuke's 3-Minute Mind-Up Tips Part 2: "Confidence Comes After You Do It" 🐱🐶

Today's topic is the psychological concept of "self-efficacy."


🐱 "Kuro-chan Sensei, I have a question."

Korokkenosuke froze just before pressing the post button.

🐶 "What's the matter?"

🐱 "I was thinking I'd post once I've gained a little more confidence."

🐶 "When is that 'confidence' scheduled to arrive?"

🐱 "Huh?"

🐶 "Today? Tomorrow? Or is it being delivered by paw-print express?"

Korokkenosuke looked out the window.

Unfortunately, there were no trucks driving by loaded with confidence.

🐱 "But it's scary to start without any confidence."

🐶 "That's true. By the way, were you able to brew coffee well from the very beginning, Korokkenosuke?"

🐱 "At first, it was so weak, the hot water was just pretending to be coffee."

🐶 "Then how did it get to taste the way it does now?"

🐱 "Because I brewed it over and over... oh."

Kuro-chan Sensei nodded quietly.

🐶 "Confidence isn't something you prepare before you start. It's something that grows little by little from the experience of having done it."

🐱 "But won't I lose confidence if I fail?"

🐶 "Even if you fail, the experience of having 'tried it once' remains. If you can think about changing things a little next time, that's progress, too."

Not having confidence doesn't mean you aren't trying hard enough.

You might just be overlooking the footprints you've already made.

In psychology, there is also the idea that the experience of having "done it once" leads to the feeling that you "can do it again."

It doesn't have to be a huge success.

You wrote one post.

You put something difficult to express into words.

You didn't give up halfway and kept going a little bit today, too.

Those are also wonderful "things you've done."

🐶 "Then, let's write down just one thing before you go to sleep today."

🐱 "What should I write?"

🐶 "Something you were able to do today."

Korokkenosuke stretched his paw toward the post button.

🐱 "I pressed it!"

🐶 "Well, that's the first one for today."

🐱 "I feel like I've already gained some confidence."

🐶 "That was very fast."

🐱 "Cats are quick at both growing and napping 🐱"

Confidence isn't something you wait to have before you start; it grows little by little as you discover the version of yourself that started small.

Even if you don't have the answer, you can light the way for your next step. 🍽️

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