Self-confidence is a feeling that is garnered through experiences. When a person experiences success, that person will tend to expect to be successful. And that expectation will cause a feeling of confidence.
For example: A man wants to be an extreme fighter, so he gets a manager and takes lessons. His manager will not put him into a competition until he has built up proficient fighting skills. And even then, the manager will only put him up against an opponent that he knows his fighter can pound. When his fighter beats the contender, he is successful, and starts to gain a feeling of confidence in his abilities. Read the rest of this entry
