Are you showing?

In the words of New York Times Bestseller, Austin Kleon,

Imagine turning a side project or a hobby into your profession because you had a following that could support you.

Or imagine something simpler and just as satisfying:spending the majority of your time, energy, and attention practicing a craft, learning a trade, or running a business, while also allowing for the possibility that your work might attract a group of people who share your interests.

All you have to do is show your work. -Show Your Work! 10 Ways to share your creativity and get discovered. Pages 3-5. Austin Kleon

The title of this book explains itself. I appreciate that there was no deep riddle that I had to uncover to understand what I was going to read. This book is in my collection that I plan to keep. I’m working to reduce the number of physical copies of books but this one I just love to have it, take it with me and flip through pages for some encouragement. It is an easy read but don’t sleep on it. It’s packed full of stories, quotes and enough one liners to serve as a quick start to your daily routine.

Just as the title stated that we should show our work. The title ends not with a period but with an exclamation point, emphasizing the importance of this command. Are you showing others want you have always wanted to do? Are you practicing in public or how to emerge from the shadows as the prolific artist, writer, seamstress, crocheter (is that even a word? Yes, it is. I checked.) photographer? Whatever it is and you enjoy doing it, I’m sure there is someone in this world that would appreciate what you do.

Are you sharing what you enjoy? In my opinion, I believe that you should. I’m sharing videos about what I’m decluttering. Are my videos overwhelmingly popular, no. That’s not actually the point. The point is that I wanted to talk about what I’m choosing to keep or let go and I wanted to record myself and share it. So that’s what I decided to do. I’m at the beginning stages of this so it’s not amazing yet but with repetition it will be. You can quote me on that. 🙂

Show your work, the world is waiting.