Some important things you need to learn which help you to find and express self confidence:
1.Your own feelings and needs are equally important as others. Rather than ignoring your ideas and feeling that they are not important, you need value your own ideas as you value for others. What you feel and think is more important than anything else.
2.Nothing happens if you express your feelings and opinions honestly with others. You won\'t get hurt but you become empowered.
3.If someone disagree with your decisions, nothing happens. You must be thinking that you will feel very uncomfortable when someone disagree with your decisions, instead you will become more strong and the feeling of fear become weak.
4.When you start taking your own decision and follow your own heart, for some period people around you will feel uncomfortable but afterwards they get use to it. Nothing matters if others get surprised on your behaviour, the things which matters is that you are doing right for yourself. After sometimes others also get adjusted and even they respect you.
5.Be honest to yourself because you setting an example to inspire others and makes changes. The gift to yourself of changing is also a gifts for others.
6.Try to read your mind and speak up. Because you can only read you own mind, others cannot read and take decision for your side. Express your feeling in such a manner that it does result in misunderstanding but give them opportunity to understand you.
7.when you do not speak anything, you start getting the feeling of resentment. Resentment affects your health as well as your soul. Discuss your feeling till you get satisfied and them move ahead.
8.Try to listen others also. Don't get soo busy in putting forward your ideas and opinions but also listen to others also. Try to put your opinion aside while others speaking, you will notice that others also start taking interest when you are speaking.
9.Many people have afraid of being honest and thus develop fear and resentment, and then they force others to their work. Try to say kindly and with respect instead of saying directly.
Self confidence comes from taking risk, but not from taking help from others. So start expressing your views and notice how many people listen to you.