Hi,
I overcame my shyness mainly by raising my self-worth through making a big effort in the parts of my life where i am not that good at but that were very rewarding for me. I tryed overcoming my fear of other people. like all shy men, but I discovered that the key is raising your self worth and not so much overcoming fear.
When you do that, girls start to like you, because they like men who are prepared to achieve something by making a big effort. I am still rather fearful but I like my life and have lots of nice (women) friends.
If you want to know the details of this new idea follow this link:
http://www.geocities.com/marksz98/shyness2.htm
sincerely,
Mark