How can I deal with and not be intimidated by the dating scene?

[Michael H.]

As a guy, I know I'm going to have to go through this obstacle if I ever plan on being in a true relationship.

How can I be more willing to date without feeling to nervous about some things? As guys, we pretty much got to initiate nearly everything: dates, romantic moves, questions, breaking the ice, and all that. Gotta be entertaining, or cool, funny, confident...

Just reading that makes me not too motivated. How can I feel more upbeat to date? My female friends consider me "hot", but I'm not that interesting. I work, go to the gym regularly, play video games, and go to community college and plan on transferring to a 4-year after I get my associate's.