We are harsher to ourselves than we can imagine. Thus, with every negative input we receive from this critic, we are left upset and unconfident. It is like tearing the walls that we have built for long in exchange for a few unjust remarks that we rarely need. Avoid using sweeping statements about yourself because these are the very things that would eventually strip you off your good self image. They walk straight, speak their meanings very well and influence people, both subtly and obviously. In short, they are those who care recognizable even from afar. Sometimes, self confident people are very much loved by the society. It is maybe due to their charisma or they are, by nature very amiable. Raising children is not enough. Parents must be careful not to affect their children's sense of self in any negative way possible. Every experience he has encountered in his childhood that would be detrimental to his self confidence must be avoided because in the end, it is not only the child who would suffer, the parent would suffer with him. In fact, if you just set your mind to gaining confidence then you are sure to be like him someday. People are not born with confidence. We have to develop it and there are many interplaying factors that must be put to balance before we can actually create an ideal self confidence that would guide us through our achievements. This is inevitable actually since once the person feels his insignificance, he tends to isolate himself and build a word where he is best understood. He will find his comfort zones, which often led to situations that are convenient for him. These zones may not necessarily help him grow and recover from too low self esteem yet these will cerate environments where he is safe from critical eyes. You are so endowed with talents, skills and personality that would make you fit for the world. So face it with all things you have. Your inner critic may tell you otherwise because it would not want you harm. After all, it is there to make everything safe. The thing though is that we don't always have to be safe with everything.