Self confidence roots from our inner drive to excel, to show the world how well a man should treat life and how to manipulate the attributes that one is endowed with. From our birth comes the weak foundation of our inner self confidence. We are then responsible of intensifying this fortress as we age. Here are some guidelines that you can follow to lead you in gaining your self confidence: If your past bothers you and you think that it has greatly affected the level of your self confidence (which is by the way a solid truth) then just remember one thing- anyone can begin something at any given moment of his life. We have to start early in building our foundations so that we wont have to loose precious moments that shall never pass by us again. A moment that's gone is gone forever but your light won't even lose its value long after you have gone. With optimism in life we would be able to recognize the fullness of our potentials. After knowing all these things, you need to accept that these are facts and love yourself and your imperfections. Keep in mind that no one is ever perfect however he wanted to be. So there is no sense for you to be harsh on yourself over a few flaws that everyone else has. The thing is, we just have to accept everything about us. There is no biological and scientific explanations to this ever present voice but you see, we all hear them. For some the voice is the all-commanding mentor. It is sad though that for some, this little voice has become their inner critic, or worse has for a long time muted. It is an innate murmuring voice that we hear. Some people are just keener at recognizing themselves and their capacities than others. It all lies on our perception of our selves, our understanding of possibilities and our capability to put our understanding and perception to good use. Like being rich, we think that self confidence is something that all others have except us.