When am I gonna stop talking about self'-confidence?. Never... the reason for this is as follows: I do believe that no matter how good you´re at what you do. If you don´t believe in yourself, you ain´t gonna succeed. Some have got down in the dumps after trying to overcome shyness and failing. I myself thought I was one of them. However, now I know it´s not the case. I may be making slow progress, but at least I´m trying. Anyhow, there is a lot of reasons not to get sullen for thinking there´s no way one can become a confident and successful person. It is a long process that doesn´t happen overnight. Apart from working hard, one has to be organized and persistent. The verb ¨to give up¨ cannot exist within the corpus of your knowledge of English. Nonetheless, to become social ain´t easy. There is a few steps one has to take. People may say for instance:- ¨I don´t know what to do¨. - ¨Every time I go up and talk to a new person in a party, my conversations tend to be vapid¨. Well, this can be solved by being more creative. Find out what the person you´re interested in likes. Try to ask questions about themselves and even spice the conversation up with a few slight jokes. Any social activity can help you deal with shyness. By joining any sports club or whatnot. Not only can you make new friends, but also you can learn a lot of new things. It´s important to be assertive as well. Next time your mom tries to ply you with sweets; tell her the following: ¨I´m sorry mom, but I´m on a diet starting today¨. To sum up, I´d say that you should disregard people who deride your work out of envy and ignorance. Focus your energy on achieving your goals.