Too scared to be embarrassed again this year

I'm going to be graduating from BBA, tier 3 college. I fucked up in 10 and a bit in 12th i took commerce, even though i was interested in building product and working on technical aspect of things. Then in the covid period, i panicked and thought I'll probably loose my year if I'll wait to take addmission thus took admission in tier 3 college, half of the college period i attended from home, in the mean time i learned little bit of scripting and built some shitass blockchain project which ended up amounting to nothing but i enjoyed that. Now idk what I'm gonna do in future. Currently I'm working towards studying for CFA lvl 1. Why? I've loved financial aspects of valuations of companies so thought i might as well do this in the time I'm unemployed. I think my end goal is to work somewhere where i can solve product related problems or evaluate new startups. Consulting sounds cool too BUT me being from a tier 3 college i feel like I don't have a chance. Hell, i don't even know what's the purpose of my rant here, but hey if you have something to share please do :)

Is this uncommon? Can someone shed some light pls.

I am a 26F, 3yoe in advertising and marketing. I'm tired of being in agency side and serving the brand. I wanted to shift to brand side for that I'm planning to give CAT and get an MBA from IIMs. To be honest I feel super underconfident to give a try. I am disappointed with myself and throwing a lot of self hate for this attitude towards my preparation. Anyone who has cracked CAT could teach me how to overcome this would be highly appreciated. Thank you!

I’m always scared that people will judge me if I do this etc, and because of that I don’t even start I wanted to start writing on LinkedIn but I’m scared that people will judge me and make fun of me I’m also very scared of failing, I had a shortlist from almost all the companies but I didn’t even prepare for my interview because I thought I won’t be able to crack it, I regret it so much I think nhi hoga and I don’t even try Instead of being grateful I destroyed all my opportunities which other people didn’t have Did I take it for granted? I want to overcome this in 2024, please help me what do I do?

I'm still hesitant to share that story so please bear with me. I was at Church Street Social yesterday night to meet some of my college friends. After a few drinks and a nice dinner at 12:30ish we decided to leave. Since, Uber was taking some time I was sitting w/ a few of my friends and talking. As soon as one of our guy friends left for home two women suddenly approached us and demanded for cash. We obviously denied and started walking away from them. So, I am not a very strong woman and I am slightly anemic, one of them suddenly pushed me back. My friends started helping me recover and also started to verbally fight with them. Thankfully, a security guard from the nearby restaurant shooed them away. I am obviously very worried about this incident and do not want to discuss this with anyone. I am too scared tbh and have moved in with few of my friends for some emotional support. This is also the reason why I am venting out because I just want to feel heard and understood rather than be told about what I should or shouldn't do.

I think about seriously quitting my job atleast once every few months but I've stuck it out here for almost 3 years now. I don't know if it's just me but the idea of putting myself out there and starting afresh at a new company is just terrifying - the struggle to find something exciting but stable, being evaluated at interviews all over again, the uncertainty of fitting into a new team and having to prove myself all over again at a new work place - all of this just puts me off from taking any real action I see everyone around me talking about career growth and taking up new opportunities. And rationally, I get it. I get that there are tons of benefits to changing jobs - better salary, escaping a toxic workplace, etc. etc. I truly admire people who make these frequent shifts - seriously, how do people navigate this?

Introverts and anxious people of Reddit, I need your help. I'm preparing for an important presentation at work, and public speaking has always been my Achilles' heel. What techniques or strategies have you found most effective for improving your public speaking skills? Have you overcome severe anxiety about presenting? How did you do it?

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