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by fsloth 2197 days ago
"4.be your own advertiser. Probably no other person will be. Make sure that when you have a success everybody knows it was yours and what you did."

Yes! This! This does not mean false promotion. It means being able to express succintly and understandably that what you are good at. The world is drowning in noise. You do a disservice to everyone, including yourself, if you don't create a "personal brand".

It does not mean being obnoxious or pushing yourself. It just means you can explain clearly - when the need is - what you are good at in as few words that are as effective as possible.