My boss is a woman and talks about that all the time. She mentioned that it's standard for women to downplay their abilities in any workplace, and that she had to kick this habit as well in order to be taken seriously in a technological field, and that she still does have to fight in that regard. Perhaps something to think about - I know hearing it made me think. Be bold! I know what kind of rut that is, especially when comparing myself to my (shitty) engineering roommates. But be your best you, and I think you'll be fine.I'm not really good at selling myself. I'm used to playing down my abilities instead of exaggerating, gotta get rid of that habit.
Thanks for all your encouragement :) I didn't know it was a "women" thing. What usually happens is that I downplay my abilities and then people are impressed witn the result. It worked for a while but now it became a bad habit. I've decided i'll start a website sometime this month for the beard oil we made with my boyfriend. It was just a fun activity to do on the weekend but now I have 9 leftover bottles. Might as well pretend I want to sell them and start a "company". Even if I don't sell any, it will be proof I can set up a decent website and stuff. A failed "startup" (lol everything's a startup now, right? might as well call it that too) is better than nothing at all.