Help 101: Tips on Overcoming Your Lack of Self Confidence Self confidence is one thing that most people think other people have except for themselves. All of us were endowed with special attributes though we rarely recognize these gifts. We may see that men were not created equal but there surely must be a universal stuff that balances all things. Importance of Inculcating Self Confidence in a Child Childhood is where the foundation of men is built. It is when our minds are most absorbent to knowledge and learning. Yet it is also when our minds are most susceptible to damages of negative inputs. What we experienced during childhood will be carried over through the rest of our lives. It may not be out of our chronological age that we would mature but the fact is, we would still mature regardless of the time we would take. Sometimes, development comes out naturally. Sometimes, we would need effective stimulation. Self confidence roots down from these two. Development of self confidence may suddenly dawn on you. Outside stimulation may help but it would all still boil down to knowing yourself and using that knowledge to gain confidence. To get self confidence, you must realize that your limitations must not limit you and your attributes must not destroy you. Instead, use all these factors to develop a personality that would be productive for you and all those that surround you. Activities like developing your verbal skills through writing and public relations will help largely in increasing your sense of self. Most of us have the fear of facing the public. Yet once we get over this fear, we are likely to discover more of our capabilities later own. You may also find reinforcement of self confidence from cultivating your innate talents. Either way, we will benefit so long as we don't choose to be misguided by circumstances that would try to redirect us to failure. Obviously, the first step before we truly gain enough self confidence is for us to understand the entirety of being ourselves. This would entail our knowledge of everything that we are capable of doing and everything that we cannot do superbly or we cannot actually do.