The Roots of Low Self - Confidence- The world is full of people who are not happy with their results , and yet they continue to do the same things , think the same thoughts , say the same things , and take the same actions , every day , and they are amazed that they continue to get the same negative effects . Einstein's definition of insanity was , " continuing to do the same things and expecting to get different results . " However , this is simply not possible . The law of cause and effect applies with equal validity to our levels of self confidence . All around us , and throughout human history , there are and have been men and women with exceptionally high levels of self - confidence who have gone on to achieve extraordinary things . In studying the lives and stories of these people , we find that some of them started out with high levels of self - confidence that they learned from their parents in early childhood . However , most of them started off the same way we all start off , with deep - down feelings of inferiority and inadequacy . Because of destructive criticism , lack of love , and other mistakes that parents make with us in early childhood , we grow up with diminished feelings of self - esteem , low self - confidence , and a feeling that , " I'm not good enough , " in comparison with others . With low self - confidence , many people today work extremely hard on the outside to achieve success . However , when they do , deep down inside they feel like " imposters . " This so - called " fear of success " is really a feeling of unworthiness that we can't seem to get rid of no matter how much we achieve . Many successful men and women are repeating the line to the Peggy Lee song , " Is That All There Is ? " when looking around them at their homes and cars .
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