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Que: I am a young person, not long out of school. I’m filled with ambition, creative ideas and a burning desire to achieve a lot of things in my life, but one thing holds me back: Fear of blowing it. How can I get some nerve? Please advice. (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Ans: You don’t really need “nerve,” exactly. All you need is self-confidence. Without it, you’re going nowhere. But you seem to know that already. Look, only you know why and how self-confidence has eluded you so far. To be honest, perhaps you weren’t born with much of it – as there does indeed seem to be “some” genetic component to it. But then, “by far”, self-confidence is clearly a developed trait. Some people get it at their mother’s knee, where they first hear the happy news that their every bright comment qualifies them for the Nobel Prize, or that they’re taller, cleverer and certainly better-looking than every other child on the block. Others get it from great grades that set them apart, or sports at school, whether they score goals or get elected as captain….

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Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006