Abstract

The concept of “Thought Self-Leadership” involves individual self-influence through cognitive strategies
that focus on self-dialogue, mental imagery, beliefs and assumptions, and thought patterns. A plethora
of studies from various fields including management, counseling psychology, sports psychology,
education, and communication, address the effect of these Thought Self-Leadership cognitive strategies
on cognitions and behaviors. This research provides consistent support for the relationship between
constructive self-leadership of these cognitive processes and enhanced performance. The application of
these cognitive strategies to the entrepreneurship domain, however, is sparse. We propose that the
application of these principles to the entrepreneurial process offers the potential to enhance individual
performance and mental states for both practicing and aspiring entrepreneurs. Propositions derived
from the proposed framework are developed to serve as catalysts for empirically testing the applicability
of Thought Self-Leadership to the entrepreneurship context

(PDF) “I think I can; I think I can”: A self-leadership perspective toward enhancing entrepreneur thought
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leadership_perspective_toward_enhancing_entrepreneur_thought_patterns_self-
efficacy_and_performance [accessed Nov 13 2018].