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The Curse of Self-Promotion

March 5, 2019 by Colin Gautrey

Long ago I met a woman to proclaimed:

“Judge me by the work I do, on my merits.”

I’d tell you her name if I could remember it, but I’m sure you’ll never have heard of her anyway.

Self-promotion is the mortal enemy of obscurity.

Just because you don’t like it, doesn’t mean you can avoid it. You can find ways to do it that chime with your integrity. Make self-promotion an integral part of your work, and let you and your work shine.

 

 


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