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Share Some Love!

02/12/201402/11/2014 Sonya terBorg

Yesterday I posted about Austin Kleon’s upcoming book, Show Your Work.

I was thinking of #10 as I wrote this post.  It reads:

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This one leapt out at me. Perhaps because as a new mom, I am realizing very quickly that my time is no longer my own.  I love it, it just takes some adjusting to a new kind of normal.

*SIDE NOTE* How could you NOT love something this adorable?

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This blog is something I am really passionate about.  I use it to synthesize my thinking, process what is going on, curate ideas for future use, and, connect with others. There have been lots of times in the last year and half when morning afternoon sickness or later, tiny human + “life”, made me think of packing all this in.  My postings were infrequent and I didn’t feel I was giving them the time that was warranted to make sure I was fulfilling #’s 5, 6, and 7.  But I hung in there (#10) and I focused on #’s 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, and I kept the blog. But still….its a lot of work.

On Friday I am giving away 2 copies of Seth Godin’s latest book.  In order to enter, I asked readers to leave a comment.  I was expecting “Pick me!” or “I would love a book!” and I did get that (awesome!) but I also got these:

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I know I need to “learn how to take a punch” (#8) but perhaps there should also be a #11 that says something like:

11. Make a difference

And that this point reminds us that in sharing our work, we may just never know the difference we are making in the lives of others.

Or maybe we will.  I encourage you to reach out to those who share their work and, in honor of Valentine’s Day this Friday, share some love with them as a thanks for sharing THEIR work with you.

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Creativity, Inspiration

Show Your Work

02/11/201402/11/2014 Sonya terBorg

I am a big believer in “Process over Product”.  I have posted about this before. It would appear I am not alone (thankfully!).

Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist, has a new book in the works titled Show Your Work.  Here’s the trailer:

Here’s what Austin has to say about the book:

Show Your Work! will teach you how to think about your work as a never-ending process, how to build an audience by sharing that process, and how to deal with the ups and downs of putting yourself and your work out in the world. Whether you’re an artist or an entrepreneur, a student or a teacher, a hobbyist or a professional, it’s time to stop worrying and start sharing. – Austin Kleon

Putting yourself and your work out into the world.  Something else I have posted about.  I think Austin and I would be good friends.

Here is a very cool “flip through” of his book (Austin flips through the book in 6 seconds of awesome! Can’t make it embed here so do click the link!).

The book is out on March 6th BUT you can pre-order from Amazon or from Austin’s Website – and if you do, there is a treat in store for you from Austin!

But, why do I care?  Why is this whole post dedicated to getting you to think about the concept of ‘Showing Your Work’? Well, as with “steal”, Austin is going to share 10 ways you can SHARE like an artist:

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His book will expand on these ten points but here’s my take:

  1. You don’t have to be a genius – you just have to be passionate, honest, genuine, and operating with only the best intentions.
  2. Process, process, process – HOW do you do what you do? WHY do you do what you do?
  3. SHARE – we all get richer when we bounce off each others ideas.
  4. Did I mention you should share? I think this also means you should ask great questions.
  5. Don’t just babble on – make your stories worth listening to.
  6. One of my favorite quotes is from Tony Wagner: “No one cares what you know, they care about what you will DO with what you know.” Teaching others is a great start.
  7. If you don’t have anything good to say…..no one likes a spammer.
  8. Remember, all the world is a stage – but not everyone is going to be your biggest fan.
  9. Sell Out….I am sure there is a double meaning here! I am curious to read where he is going with this one!
  10. Stick around – no one really becomes an ‘overnight’ success.  And even when you are not sure you are making a difference, by putting your honest art out there, you are. Trust me.

 

Can’t wait to read it!

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