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5 Ways to Show Your Work Without Being Cocky

Many professionals struggle with finding the right balance between promoting their work and maintaining humility. In this article, we dive into powerful strategies for sharing your achievements

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Some time ago I asked the 3 managers I have at Amazon:

“Do you see me as too cocky?” “Am I more talk than action?”

Now the question is, why was I afraid of this?

I promoted my work more than other people do. This created the fear I may be doing it wrong.

I asked

Basma Taha
for advice on how to share your guilt-free.

Basma:

I think unlike what the phrase “sharing your work” sounds (cocky, selfish… etc,) it’s actually much more than that.

It’s a strong tool for excellent knowledge sharing. This tool is useful because it helps teach others, to help others grow.

Along with sharing your work, you should also share your mistakes. In the spirit of sharing good knowledge. To allow others to avoid your mistakes, or use the same fixes that worked for you.

On a professional level, I started getting positive feedback when I started sharing knowledge and more updates about my work. People regard this as an excellent communication tool!

On a personal level, I think sharing knowledge gives great satisfaction feeling. …

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Basma Taha
Software Engineer who loves writing. I author the following publications: - An Engineer's Echo [Tech career advice] - Books Mixture [Expand your knowledge on topics like psychology, neuroscience, personal development and communcation]
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