What scares me about the Media

What scares me most about the media... hmm..
Well, for me, a couple things scare me. I don't like messing up. I love doing well on an assignment and having it be right. If I work hard, usually it pays off. But with the media, I feel like there are so many tough critics out there, who just don't have a positive word to ever come out of their mouth. I can handle criticism well, but I'm not sure how much will be enough for me to get discouraged. There's always going to be somebody out there who doesn't agree with me, who thinks my writing is crap, and for a perfectionist with her writing, it's not something I'm going to want to hear all the time. I know I'll learn- it's all part of the experience, but just failure as a whole scares me. If people don't like my work, that scares me.

Another fear is that since the media is such a competitive industry, I have these fears that I just won't stand out, and won't be good enough compared to everyone else. It's so cut-throat, and that's not my personality to be overly aggressive and have the "do whatever it takes" attitude to win it. I can stand up for myself but because of the competitive nature of this job, it scares me that I'll get trampled. But not enough for me to not love what I'll be doing! That's why I've been realizing that I like the atmosphere of a non-profit organization or something of the sort better than a large PR firm. But honestly, fears or no fears, I'll be walking into wherever I end up with my head held high, confident, and ready to do the best I can.