I remember my first few weeks as a team leader, which is more or less a junior management position and the one I'm in now. At first I wasn't entirely sure if it was worth the extra money, but I've come to appreciate the value in helping others achieve their potential and learning to communicate more effectively with them.
My situation is a little unusual, in that because our team is very small (three people including myself), my job is less focussed on managing personnel, and more focussed on defining and implementing policy (yes, that business speak is vague, but deliberately so). But what's nice is that because it's a small team, I get to do a lot of everything - adwords campaigns, SEO, analytics reports, social media, newsletters, overseeing packaging design etc. It's cool, because although I enjoy it, I don't think I'll be there forever, and even if I quit tomorrow I'd leave with bucket-loads of transferable skills and a way better CV than I had when I started in March. Plus it's a really relaxed working environment - I pretty much set my own hours, and the place is very non-corporate.
But I think we're talking about the same thing at a broader level - it's funny getting to a point where you consider your job as part of a career, and start taking pride in your work. I've always been a good worker, but previously I'd work hard because I felt I had to, rather than because it was something I enjoyed for its own sake. It's amazing how agency and autonomy affect your attitude to work.
I give loads of presentations at conferences etc... the worst bit are the questions at the end.
Apart from that it's a bit of a jolly.
I'm apparently quite good at presentations and that kind of thing - I always feel very nervous, but apparently it doesn't come across. But I've never given a talk of this length, and never on content that is so obviously controversial. I'm sure I won't get eaten alive... but not entirely sure. And yeah, the Q&A is what I'm most nervous about.
EDIT: spell check grrrr