i'm nico, an idiot with way too much free time. i'm mostly just doing this for fun, and i can't wait to see my name... all the way at the bottom of the leaderboard. i have ZERO confidence in myself.
You shouldn’t bring yourself down. You could probably find a WR in some game.
We all have to start somewhere. You can't realistically expect to start out at the top of every leaderboard you join.
With that in mind, I find that just competing against your own times is a better mindset when starting out, as it feels a lot more encouraging whenever you beat your previous personal best times, forgetting about the leaderboard for a bit.
Of course, that's not to say you shouldn't submit those times to have a record of your progression history, but just don't obsess too much about positions/rank and just let yourself enjoy every improvement you make over your past self :)
Even if you don't start in a high rank on the leaderboard, always know that any attempt you do is still progress and will help you get better as time goes on Being a good speedrunner, or being good at anything takes dedication and confidence! Don't feed your mind bad ideas, try to think more positive and I know you'll do great! :)