Self confidence is not meaningless, it comes from training or practice. Practice/experience in any field of endeavor brings confidence. So practice things you want confidence in. And Karen, confidence can be there with, however if there is an "off" day, that means concentration/focus has been allowed to waver. Practice concentration exercises. Check out the School of Metaphysics Windyville, MO to learn more about concentration, visualization, intuition so that you can survive and even thrive.