Spectral mapping theorem for constant polynomials

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Can I prove the spectral mapping theorem fore non-zero constant polynomials?

If $X$ is a complex Banach space and $p$ is any polynomial with complex coefficients and $A$ then how can I show that $\sigma(p(A)) = p(\sigma(A))$?

Basically, I want to show that $\sigma(\alpha I) = \{\alpha\}$ for any complex number $\alpha$?

I have shown that $\{\alpha\}$ $\subset$ $\sigma(\alpha I)$.

How to show the other way round?