How I put myself out there without wanting to die

The best way to get started on the path to sharing your work is to think about what you want to learn, and make a commitment to learning it in front of others.

Learn in public. Resist the urge to work behind closed doors. Instead, learn in public—sharing not just your achievements, but also your false starts and mistakes. Put in the reps. Practice radical transparency so your growth aligns with your true aspirations. Celebrate the process as much as the success that follows.

The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others. Share your reading list. Point to helpful reference materials. Create some tutorials and post them online. Use pictures, words, and video. Take people step-by-step through part of your process. As blogger Kathy Sierra says, “Make people better at something they want to be better at

The best way to get started on the path to sharing your work is to think about what you want to learn, and make a commitment to learning it in front of others.

Approach your content-making like you’re showing up for practice every day, not with the goal to impress or attract. Practice expressing your authentic helpfulness and/or art. Always try to bring the audience along for the journey of how you “got to” that idea. Your skills of communicating online will keep improving, and you’ll gradually get more i