This is the final episode of the six part series, "Making Headway with Your Inner Dialogue: 6 Ways to Take Charge of Your Inner Critic."

     Series 1: Episode 6

In this episode, Dr. Dee discusses:

• How is it defined?
• What is personal agency theory?
• How does having personal agency benefit you
• What is the difference between hypo and hyperagency?
• The ten steps to achieve

Key Takeaways:

• Personal agency helps people choose their own paths and influence short-term outcomes plus longer-term destinies. Bandura's social cognitive theory identifies the core belief in personal agency as self-efficacy—confidence in our ability to perform a task or achieve a goal
• You are responsible for your thoughts which create your feelings and emotions
• There are key steps to achieve Owning Your Space:

1. Find your avatar values
2. Use your voice assertively
3. Control Stimuli
4. Associate Selectively
5. Get Active
6. Position Yourself as a Learner
7. Manage Your Emotions and Beliefs
8. Deliberate, Then Act
9. Connect to Resources
10. Practice mindfulness

“Owning your space is building an empowering consistent inner dialogue that inspires you to be bold, practice compassion and lean into mastering your awareness of your journey”-Dr. Dee

Recommended Resources:

• Alper S. (2020) Personal Agency. In: Zeigler-Hill V., Shackelford T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_1871
• Bandura, A. Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency. Am. Psychol.37, 122–147 (1982).
• Bandura, A. (2000). Exercise of human agency through collective efficacy. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 9, 75–78.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.00064.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
• Bandura, A. (2006). Toward a psychology of human agency. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 1, 164–180.  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6916.2006.00011.x.
• Haggard, P. Sense of agency in the human brain. Nat Rev Neurosci 18, 196–207 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2017.14
• Napper and Rao, et. Al. (2019).The Power of Agency: The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms. Macmillan Audio

Connect with Dr. Dee: 

Website: BlueEggLeadership.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drtrudeau