And since nothing comes from nothing, it is unarguable that we were innately confident. We were all entitled to confidence unless we turn away from this gift, which by the way is the normal reaction of most people who have failed on their initial shot. 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. The difference though lies in our personal treatments of the capabilities that we were endowed with. Initial development of self confidence roots from our childhood, the fashion by which we were reared, the opportunities that honed us to be the persons that we are and our reactions to the challenges that were given to us. And obviously, you would not want the consequences of being too confident of yourself that the people no longer view you as effective, instead they see you as annoyance to their daily affairs. Self confidence comes from within. Outside stimulation may help but it would all still boil down to knowing yourself and using that knowledge to gain confidence. Whatever the output is, see to it that you would change things for the better. If you can say that you are confident enough then good! But don't settle yourself with what's enough. There will always be gaps and you should cease the opportunities for improvement. If, however, you answered no then don't tarry. However, if your standards deal more on the innate beauty a person may have like goodness of attitude or skills and talents, you may start revamping yourself by strengthening these areas. Low self confidence is more aggravated by our failures. Failing is inevitable and so it must be dealt with a light heart. They are most often than not, sure that they are incapable of doing things. Thus, even with them most convincing words, they would not be convinced of how valuable they are. The effective thing that would battle with this is to let immerse them to experiences that would make them realize the opposite.