The level of self confidence you give yourself creates room for other to treat you with the respect you deserve. High Self Esteem is very important; you become more resilent and self aware of who you are. You learn to appreciate yourself for who you are. You give yourself the opportunity to make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. If one most have a high level of confidences, he/she needs to stop comparing his/herself to other people and acknowlegede their own little accomplishment. Life is not a competition and we are not competing against anyone.