You have come cross typical Government employees,  haven't you?  If you ask them a question, they never answer with a definite "Yes" or "No." If an issue is to be resolved, they will listen to the whole narration, only to say at the end, "Well, why don't you go directly to the higher official and tell everything?" This behaviour is dubbed as "cautiousness."  and it is passing on the responsibility to someone else.
Look at the history of successful people. There are many who have succeeded in life, without education, without money and even without arms or legs! There are many such achievers; but none has succeeded without self-confidence.
Why do only a few countries win gold medals in Olympics? Many reasons can be given for this quality and availability of training facilities, professional coaching, and basic infrastructure.  But there is another very important reason. This is known as sports psychology. The Russians discovered it, but it has been well understood and developed by the Americans.
Sports psychology is based on the realisation that heightened physical activity alone is not sufficient to win any competition, but that mental toughness is also required. Briefly entertaining the possibility of losing enough to make an athlete lose in the competition.
He would not be able to perform with his full strength in the race after such a thought has entered his mind. So, not only while participating, but also while practicing, must tell themselves repeatedly with a conviction - "I am going to win!"
Go on playing the mental video of you winning and position yourself powerfully. This is known as "Mental Rehearsal".
Recently one of my students asked, "Swamiji! I am not like others. I did not depend on a government job; I invested all my money in business. I faced a huge loss and now I am broke. Tell me how I can fill myself with self-confidence?"
The failures in the life of Abraham Lincoln were countless.
When he was 7 years old, his family was forced out of home after a legal dispute.
At 9, his mother died.
At 22, he lost his job as a clerk.
At 25, he was defeated in a legislature election.
At 27, he had a nervous breakdown.
At 28, he lost his beloved.
At 30, he lost the election for the post of a speaker.
At 35, he lost the Congress election.
At 46, he lost the Senatorial elections and around the same time he lost his son.
At 47, he lost the Vice-Presidential elections.
These failures could not shake his self-confidence!
At 52, he became the President of USA.
So, please do not allow the past to damage your self-confidence!