Document the kind of work you do.Take a lot of pics of yourself alongside your workflow, regardless of you share them or not,they will be the tokens of your self progress.

Become A Documentarian Of What You Do

The more you put out into the abyss of internet,the more hits.i.e., criticism you may have to take.Relax and take a deep breath whenever you receive a backlash or bad comments.Strengthen you neck,let people take their best shots on you.And understand opinions differ,embrace it and try to find lessons in every opinion.

Learn To Take A Punch

Best selling author Austin Kleon threw light on importance of documenting work and putting it out into the colossal land of Internet.

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Whenever you think of sharing something,but are unsure about doing so,let that piece of your daily documentation stay with you unposted for 24 hours.If you are still unsure,leave it for some other day.Get back to work and keep documenting as already said.But one thing,share something small everyday.

The So What?Test

For artists ,the great problem is to solve how to get oneself noticed.

Steve jobs said remembering that you will die some day will be the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.So just go and put your work out there ,share what you do and love,people who love the same will show up to you.

Read Obituaries

One thing most of people think commonly is teaching or telling out the trade secrets of your work is instant competition, it's not.The moment you learn something ,turn around and teach it.Sharing what you learned on internet, in itself is a free education that goes on for life .

Teach What You Know

Know that the ones who made were the ones stuck by what they loved and what they wnated to show the world, long enough.Care about the path you want to lead yourself on,and keep sharing for lofe.Keep learning for life ,document and the process repeats till the end of the line

Stick Around

One of the biggest things holding back anyone to share their work in public is the insecurity of being less genius than fellow people.But what if we try to stop worrying about how genius or intelligent we are and how our work will impact our figure in society,rather find a scenius(intelligence or intellectual power of group of individuals) and thinking to contribute our part of the work and ideation to it.There are numerous ways of finding a scenius,be it a club or a Twitter list or a social grp .Observe the scenius ,what they have shared,what they haven't.Be an amateur,do it for love.

You Don't Need To Be A Genius

To connect with people through your work,you have to be able to tell good stories.Every e-mail or letter or blogpost you are putting out is telling a story on its own.Being able to say what you like honestly is a strong story building asset by itself.

Tell Good Stories

In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by “stealing” from the community of other movers and shakers. Now, in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book, he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey—getting known. Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It’s about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time “networking.” It’s not self-promotion, it’s self-discovery—let others into your process, then let them steal from you. Filled with illustrations, quotes, stories, and examples, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules for being open, generous, brave, productive. In chapters such as You Don’t Have to Be a Genius; Share Something Small Every Day; and Stick Around, Kleon creates a user’s manual for embracing the communal nature of creativity— what he calls the “ecology of talent.” From broader life lessons about work (you can’t find your voice if you don’t use it) to the etiquette of sharing—and the dangers of oversharing—to the practicalities of Internet life (build a good domain name; give credit when credit is due), it’s an inspiring manifesto for succeeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.

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In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by “stealing” from the community of other movers and shakers. Now, in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book, he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey—getting known. Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It’s about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time “networking.” It’s not self-promotion, it’s self-discovery—let others into your process, then let them steal from you. Filled with illustrations, quotes, stories, and examples, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules for being open, generous, brave, productive. In chapters such as You Don’t Have to Be a Genius; Share Something Small Every Day; and Stick Around, Kleon creates a user’s manual for embracing the communal nature of creativity— what he calls the “ecology of talent.” From broader life lessons about work (you can’t find your voice if you don’t use it) to the etiquette of sharing—and the dangers of oversharing—to the practicalities of Internet life (build a good domain name; give credit when credit is due), it’s an inspiring manifesto for succeeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.

I’m a writer who draws. I make art with words and books with pictures. Author of Steal Like An Artist and other bestsellers. Visit my website: http://austinkleon.com/

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