Do you know the behaviors you must execute to be consistent and confident? Can you perform these skills on command?

According to Stanford psychologist Albert Bandura, the first step of four to improve self-efficacy (a fancy word for confidence or competency in a given skill) is to do the activity—a lot—and create what he calls “mastery experiences.” I call this myelination process “getting your reps in.” The other ways Bandura found to improve self-efficacy is through experiencing verbal encouragement from others, learning to control your emotional state, and by vicarious experiences (as in, observing others). A bonus mastery tactic is through visualization.

So, let’s do this! Using this framework, know what you want, build your plan, and get your reps in to strengthen myelin and mental pathways. Trust these habits and execute when it matters—all while conserving mental energy. 

It's time to reprogram your subconscious mind to help you not hurt you. Your conscious mind is the goal setter, while your subconscious is the goal getter. Developing your process is a crucial step toward creating a quiet mind.

List the skills you want to master by getting more reps in that particular area. Using Bandura’s model, here’s a business example if someone wants to nail their sales pitch or presentation: 

1. Get Your Reps In: Prepare your outline or slide deck and start practicing it with a variety of people—colleagues, friends, and family.
2. Verbal Encouragement: Be in a positive environment where it’s safe to fail and grow.
3. Success Leaves Clues: Study others who have the skills you want.
4. Nerves = Energy: Interpret nerves as excitement not fear, and use them as fuel.
5. See It In Your Mind: Have clear intent and visualize success.

By executing these process keys consistently, you will move closer to being in a conscious competent state that will develop into an unconscious competence state. 

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Build your confidence plan now. Using Bandura’s model, list how you will do the following…

Get your reps in:

Put yourself in a positive environment:

Observe other successful people in your craft:

Better manage nerves (Tip: Practice slow deep breaths and use productive self talk):

Visualize success:

Coaches and leaders, this is a fantastic model to help your people. Walk them through this framework to help develop their confidence plan.

Quiet Mind is the blueprint you need to get out of your own way, gain clarity on what you want, and build a system to get there. Written by top rated speaker, mental performance coach, and founder of Master Your Mindset, Collin Henderson, the goal of this book is to help you find inner-peace, confidence, and maximize the most powerful tool you have to execute your goals: your mind.