Coaching practices for Self Affirmation Theory in a New Job
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- Before any big evaluation my whole sense of worth narrows down to how I’ll perform in that one room, and if I bomb it I feel like I’m worthless as a person
- I keep telling myself "I’m great at this, I’ve got this" right before the thing I’m scared of, and it somehow makes me feel worse
- I’ve got a big evaluation looming and I can already feel myself bracing to defend my whole worth on it
- I just bombed at something and I’m stuck swinging between making excuses for it and beating myself up over it
- The person I’m trying to help has basically given up on themselves
Practices that may help
- Use value-based self-affirmation before threatening evaluations
Before a threatening evaluation, write for 10 minutes about a value that matters to you — unrelated to the domain being evaluated.
Power Posing Revisited - Use affirmation of values, not affirmation of ability
Affirm that you are a good person with important values — not that you are good at the specific thing you are anxious about.
Self-Affirmation Theory, Made Practical - Write about a value that matters to you
Before a stressful or threatening situation, spend five minutes writing about a value that is genuinely important to you.
Self-Affirmation Theory, Made Practical - Affirm a different value after a failure
When you fail in one area, actively invest in a domain where you know you contribute.
Self-Affirmation Theory, Made Practical - Affirm genuine strengths and effort
Notice and name real strengths the person brings — not empty praise.
Motivational Interviewing, Made Practical - Self-Affirmation Theory, Made Practical
Claude Steele’s self-affirmation theory holds that people protect their sense of moral adequacy by reflecting on values that are genuinely important to them — and that doing so reduces defensive reactions to threats. The evidence for reducing defensiveness and improving openness to threatening information is solid; claims that brief affirmations broadly raise achievement are more contested. - Use values affirmation to counter stereotype threat
When your social identity is under threat, a brief values reflection can protect performance.
Self-Affirmation Theory, Made Practical - Understand the "become it" claim accurately
Sustained behavioral practice of confidence — acting as if — can build real self-efficacy over time, through mastery experiences rather than pose duration.
Power Posing Revisited - Affirmations
Repeat chosen statements about who you are and what you’re committed to.
The Miracle Morning, Made Practical - Build self-knowledge from behavioral evidence
Ground your self-beliefs in specific past behaviors, not feelings or others’ opinions.
Self-Concept Clarity, Made Practical
Related concerns
- Self Affirmation Theory
Claude Steele’s self-affirmation theory holds that people protect their sense of moral adequacy by reflecting on values that are genuinely important to them — and that doing so reduces defensive reactions to threats. The evidence for reducing defensiveness and improving openness to threatening information is solid; claims that brief affirmations broadly raise achievement are more contested.
- Self Affirmation Theory At Work
Affirm that you are a good person with important values — not that you are good at the specific thing you are anxious about.
Use affirmation of values, not affirmation of ability
- How Self Affirmation Works
Affirm that you are a good person with important values — not that you are good at the specific thing you are anxious about.
- Self Affirmation Theory For My Teenager
Consistently reflect back who the child is becoming, not just what they’re doing.
Build the child’s inner wealth narrative over time
- Self Affirmation Theory On A Budget
Affirm that you are a good person with important values — not that you are good at the specific thing you are anxious about.
- Self Affirmation Theory When Starting Out
Before a threatening evaluation, write for 10 minutes about a value that matters to you — unrelated to the domain being evaluated.
Use value-based self-affirmation before threatening evaluations
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