You Can Develop Self - Confidence-Unfortunately , however , this is not all that easy . Most people have limited self - confidence and many people have no self - confidence at all . Human beings tend to be plagued with doubt about their own abilities and fears about every imaginable thing , especially the unknown . The psychologist Abraham Maslow said the story of the human race is the story of men and women " selling themselves short . " The great majority of people tend to compare themselves unfavorably with others . They dwell on their own weaknesses and limitations , and they eventually settle for far less than what they are really capable of . Instead of enjoying high levels of self - esteem , self - respect , and personal pride , the average person just gets by from day to day . If self - confidence , and the self - esteem that goes with it , is so desirable , why is it that so few people have enough self - confidence to live the lives that are possible for them ? There are a thousand reasons , but perhaps the most wonderful discovery about self - confidence is that it is a mental quality that can be learned with practice . Because it is learnable , self - confidence can be developed and built up systematically and progressively over time by following the instructions in this book . The good news is that everyone has a certain amount of self - confidence , more in some areas and less in others , and by working from that base , it is possible for you to build yourself up to the point at which you are completely confident in any area that is important to you .
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