Reflect on situations in which you are not afraid to take risks then contrast those in which you feel timid and repressed

1. Reflect on situations in which you are not afraid to take risks and/or express yourself creatively, and then contrast those in which you feel timid and repressed. Do the ingredients of the psychology of success offer insight into why you feel so different in these situations?

2. Reflect on your personal conditioning as it relates to a mastery-oriented attribution style or a learned helplessness attribution style. What in your past experience do you feel is encouraging a mastery orientation within you?  What factors or experience do you feel may be contributing to a learned helplessness orientation in you?