One of the first steps is not claiming for oneself any characteristic you dislike, ie. stop calling oneself “socially awkward”.
”I” statements are very powerful. Anything (words, statements, ideas) associated with “I” statements have the effect of manifesting or making real whatever the association entails. So it is inperative that one refrains from associating anything negative, or anything you do not want to see manifest in your reality with the word “I”.
Required reading:
As A Man Thinketh: by James Allen
(complete online text)