In highschool currently, and I’ve always had a history of being the shy quiet nice guy. Anyway I’ve started to act more cocky, go to the gym, do sports, study, etc. I’ve gotten pretty confident but sometimes I get caught off guard in unpredictable situations (such as approaches from girls).

Anyway since I’ve always been the nice guy, people know me as the nice guy. I feel like while talking to some girls and my guy friends I can tell that they still view me as lesser than them. Maybe I’m just a little over analytical but if everyone continues to see me as a weakling I’ll never be able to get to my full potential as a person even though I see myself as strong

I feel like the only way to change my reputation is to come back from a long break acting more in line with natural male behavior (like during summer) but it’s March so summers a little far off. How do I go about changing how other still perceive me as when I feel like I’ve made so much more progress from who I used to be?