I am feeling really good!
Yesterday, we had a newly-hired employee/manager mixer, which was very stressful for me, but here's the thing:
When I first got there, I was the first to arrive, and so I took a seat at one of the tables. Everyone who showed up afterwards didn't sit down, but rather stood around near the entrance and they were all talking.
I contemplated getting up and joining in, but then out of the blue a girl walks up to me and we talk for a bit, and then she mentions to be that she's a bit of an agoraphobe (when I asked her how she was feeling about this event). I was like...whoa! that makes two of us!
Anyways, later on, I actually managed to find a group of people to talk with and it went really, really well. (mind you, I wasn't talking to the group all the time, but rather to one person at a time, only occasionally talking to the group).
Today, we (all new hires) had to give a presentation in front of said managers and I just nailed it! It wasn't the best presentation, but everything, from the introduction to the questions went so smooth. My voice was perfectly attuned, I looked good, and I think I left a good impression.
I am proud of myself