Once established, reputations do not easily change.
Interpretation
Reputations, once formed, are difficult to alter.
This quote by Albert Bandura emphasizes the idea that people's perceptions and judgments about others are often cemented over time, making it challenging for individuals to change how they are seen. It suggests that the impressions we leave on others are enduring and can significantly impact our interactions and opportunities throughout life.
In practice
In a discussion on personal branding, you can quote this to highlight the importance of building a positive reputation.
Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears.
Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage prospective situations.
A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior.
We are more heavily invested in the theories of failure than we are in the theories of success.
Humans are producers of their life circumstance not just products of them.
The content of most textbooks is perishable, but the tools of self-directedness serve one well over time.
Everybody is special. Everybody. Everybody is a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain. Everybody. Everybody has their story to tell.
Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.
O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.
The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery.
To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.
The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.
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