029: 4 Steps to Rebuild Self-Efficacy and Boost Productivity
Jul 14, 2026 · 17 min · 10 segments
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Michelle Oucharek-DeoHost
Jul 14, 2026 · 17 min · 10 segments
**Boost Your Productivity: Join Michelle's Time Community Today.**…
Michelle Oucharek-DeoHostWhat do they mean to you, and how do they affect your ability to be productive? Can you be productive in one area of your life but not another? These are all great questions.
Today we're going to focus on the difference between confidence and self-efficacy and what you can do to start making a shift in improving productivity in certain areas of your life.
The goal is not to try and solve all your productivity problems in one episode, but if we can get you thinking about things from a different perspective regarding one productivity challenge you have and how you might take steps to solving it, then that would be a step in the right direction.
In the world of improving productivity, we spend so much time talking about time management, better systems, better checklists, better apps, and yes, all of that does matter.
But what happens when the thing that is actually standing between you and getting something done is none of those? What happens when it's actually a conversation or an argument you've been having with yourself about confidence or a lack of it? Sometimes it comes out in other phrases like, "I'm really struggling.
My self-confidence is in the toilet." Another one, "I feel like I don't deserve to be here.
[laughs] And this one, "Confidence is a myth because at this point I feel terrible at everything." Well, news alert, I have a problem with the word confidence and how it generally is applied in many situations.
When we say, "I lack confidence," or, "I have confidence," what are we actually saying? Because here's the thing, [laughs] that statement doesn't tell us anything useful.
It can't be measured, and it does not create any action steps to move us forward or give us any ideas of how to make things better, thus creating a challenge where productivity drops off and then we're all left with a situation of, well, what do we do next? Saying, "I'm not confident," is a bit like saying, "I don't feel well." Okay, but where? Where does it hurt? What is actually going on? And without getting specific, we can't solve anything.
And this is where I want to talk to you about a principle I believe has more power to improve productivity than the word self-confidence altogether.
Because when you understand it and then apply it, it can change everything.
What do they mean to you, and how do they affect your ability to be productive? Can you be productive in one area of your life but not another? These are all great questions.
Today we're going to focus on the difference between confidence and self-efficacy and what you can do to start making a shift in improving productivity in certain areas of your life.
The goal is not to try and solve all your productivity problems in one episode, but if we can get you thinking about things from a different perspective regarding one productivity challenge you have and how you might take steps to solving it, then that would be a step in the right direction.
In the world of improving productivity, we spend so much time talking about time management, better systems, better checklists, better apps, and yes, all of that does matter.
But what happens when the thing that is actually standing between you and getting something done is none of those? What happens when it's actually a conversation or an argument you've been having with yourself about confidence or a lack of it? Sometimes it comes out in other phrases like, "I'm really struggling.
My self-confidence is in the toilet." Another one, "I feel like I don't deserve to be here.
[laughs] And this one, "Confidence is a myth because at this point I feel terrible at everything." Well, news alert, I have a problem with the word confidence and how it generally is applied in many situations.
When we say, "I lack confidence," or, "I have confidence," what are we actually saying? Because here's the thing, [laughs] that statement doesn't tell us anything useful.
It can't be measured, and it does not create any action steps to move us forward or give us any ideas of how to make things better, thus creating a challenge where productivity drops off and then we're all left with a situation of, well, what do we do next? Saying, "I'm not confident," is a bit like saying, "I don't feel well." Okay, but where? Where does it hurt? What is actually going on? And without getting specific, we can't solve anything.
And this is where I want to talk to you about a principle I believe has more power to improve productivity than the word self-confidence altogether.
Because when you understand it and then apply it, it can change everything.
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