I was not exactly sure how to take my day of personal success. It was exciting to finally have my bachelor's degree, but what comes after this?

Some of us may feel that there is this pressure to figure your life out right now, this second. Well, let me just say take a deep breath and relax because there is no time limit on having everything figured out. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my degree after graduation. I was worried that my psychology degree was not going to help me, especially considering my father said I was wasting time with that major.

Now that I am out of college, and I've only been out of college for exactly two days, I found out there are companies that want to hire me. Word of mouth went a long way and people want to have interviews with me. I wasn't expecting this, honestly, I thought that I would wallow in my self-pity because I would never achieve success.

I felt like college did not prepare me for what is currently happening. I didn't learn how to handle a mortgage or how to make sure that financially I am stable. I even had trouble with the basic necessities that each individual needs to learn when living on their own. College taught me how to be a fake adult with small responsibilities, like how to pay bills, how to talk to professors as professionals, and how to benefit from services that are available. Yes, college taught me how to do those things, but it didn't teach me how to turn down one company if another wants you. I feel like I left college knowing so much knowledge but not enough real life scenarios that I can apply to my life.

So here I am a fresh college graduate, who is eager to start my life and finally utilize what I have learned. Truthfully, I am scared. I am scared that I will not reach what is expected out of me; I am afraid that I am going to fail or that I won't be good enough. But, those thoughts are not going to control me. Success is not just a straight road; it has curves. It has stops and sometimes even pot holes of failure. However, at the end of the day, it only matters how strong you are and how much effort you put in based on whatever you want to achieve.

I am a college graduate. I am ready to conquer the world and I am ready to be the best me there is. Are you with me?