Acharya Prashant explains that confidence, or self-confidence, is essentially a matter of deep-seated belief and certainty. He observes that most people suffer from a lack of confidence because they do not truly believe in anything. This lack of belief stems from the fact that almost all the information, values, and beliefs people hold are borrowed from external sources—parents, society, and tradition—rather than being discovered through personal experience. When knowledge is not one's own, even a small doubt can poison one's entire life. He points out the irony that while the world is right in front of us and we possess the senses and intellect to understand it, we prefer to rely on secondary information from others. This dependency begins in childhood when a child's natural, honest observations of the world are often suppressed by adults because they are too blunt or socially inconvenient. Consequently, the child learns to distrust their own eyes and intellect to please others, leading to a life of confusion and a lack of self-trust. Acharya Prashant further argues that living based on others' expectations leads to a tragic existence where one's education, career, and even marriage are not of one's own choosing. This creates a state of constant internal conflict and suspicion. He suggests that there are only two ways to live: either become a complete machine by totally surrendering to social programming or become fully alive by trusting one's own observation and intellect. To regain self-confidence, one must start living according to their own vision, even if it leads to initial mistakes or social disapproval. He emphasizes that while the 'inner voice' might be weak and conditioned at first, it gains strength and clarity as one begins to act upon it. Ultimately, this self-reliance evolves into a state of 'Shraddha' (faith), where one lives with a sense of lightness and freedom, no longer needing constant validation from the world. He encourages the audience to pay the price of initial discomfort to gain the immense reward of a truly authentic and fearless life.