How did I become confident

This is my story on how i become confident. Learning how to be confident is hard because, the people who is not used to being with people like me can get a hard time just by looking at the eyes of the people that I meet .The first time that I tried to get out of my shell, I feel so uncomfortable, It felt like i was on a big stage naked. After my first try I already gave up on trying again but then my mother know that there is something wrong about me, so my mother consult me and told me that i'm handsome and that really boost my confidence.In my second try, this time I tried another approach,I used the internet and watch videos about how to be confident and after hours of searching I found a channel that helped me,this channel really help me the most because, on how the owner of the channel is so confident and really know what he's talking about, the thing that i remember the most that this guy says is "BE YOURSELF",this words really struck me, when i stuck these words in my head it really felt good because, It made me realize that being confident is not following steps, its just being you.This means don't be like a guy/girl who doesn't have a real personality,your not like some people who just follow everyone's expectation because everyone is unique in their own way.Then when I become confident,sometimes I still feel awkward but now I say that its not like when I first started.This is my story on how i become confident.