Confidence is really a mental thing. So in order to be more confident you have to identify which areas are keeping you from shining like the top of the Chrysler building.

You pointed out that your shy which can be construed as lacking confidence. Well, my suggestion there is to take Baby Steps (word to What About Bob?!?) and slowly try to come out of your shell. If you're around other people, chime in amidst a conversation that you have an opinion about. Basically, do the exact opposite of everything you'd normally do to stay in the background. One thing we all notice about confident people is their ability to stand out. You notice them. They do noticeable things and make their presence felt.

Even if they don't say anything, there's just something about a confident person that is palpable.

Underlying all of those practical ways of moving forward is this unyielding belief in yourself. That's all confidence really is - a belief in you and your abilities. I'm sure that's not how Webster defines it, but I'm sexxy, I take liberties. (See? That was confidence.) Figure out your strengths and how to make them work in your favor. Believe in yourself and other people will notice and start to do the same. Then you move onto the Panama Jackson level of confidence which will put you square into "I'm sexxy all the time, and all the time I'm sexxy" arena. At which point you might need to be careful...

...because you might hurt yourself.

BEEEEEEEEEEhave.

It was written.