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Get Your Work Seen

For the quiet craftsperson whose best work stays hidden. This plan pairs deliberate skill-building with a simple, repeatable habit of sharing — so the quality keeps rising and the right people finally see it.

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Why this plan

What this book is for

Plenty of talented people stay stuck because they treat visibility as separate from the work — or worse, as something a bit shameful. So the work gets better and better in private, and the opportunities that should follow never do, because no one knows it exists. Skill without visibility is a light under a basket.

This plan builds the two together. You'll keep sharpening the craft with deliberate practice and feedback, and at the same time install a low-key habit of sharing — process and progress, not just polished reveals — in one place, on a regular rhythm. It reframes promotion as being useful rather than boastful, and over 90 days it builds both a body of work and an audience that can actually open doors.

This is for you if…

  • You do good work but nobody sees it
  • Self-promotion feels uncomfortable or gross
  • You want the skill and the recognition to grow together

How to use this plan

Start with Week 1 — that's the whole job

Don't try to do all 90 days at once. Read the timeline below to see where it's headed, then pick the keystone habits and first steps in each area and just begin. The milestones at Day 30, 60, and 90 are how you'll know it's working. Download the PDF to keep it close, or build your own version if your situation is different.

The big picture

Your 90 days at a glance

Day 30

Craft. Shared my work publicly at least three times

Craft. Chosen one target skill and committed to it

Day 60

Craft. Built a simple portfolio or home for my work

Craft. Held a weekly practice rhythm for three weeks straight

Day 90

Craft. Got real responses from people who found my work

Craft. Finished a piece of work that proves the growth

Craft

Get my work seen

Build a simple habit of sharing your work so it reaches the right people.

The challenge

I do good work but nobody sees it

Why it matters

Great work nobody sees can't open doors — visibility is leverage.

How the plan unfolds

Week 1 Do your first actions and start your keystone habits. The only goal this week is to begin.
Weeks 2–4 Make the routine automatic and repeatable, working toward: Shared my work publicly at least three times.
Month 2–3 Turn the routine into a result you can point to, working toward: Got real responses from people who found my work.

Milestones

  • Day 30 Shared my work publicly at least three times
  • Day 60 Built a simple portfolio or home for my work
  • Day 90 Got real responses from people who found my work

Keystone habits

Share in public

Every Friday, I will post one thing I made or learned.

Document as I go

After finishing a piece of work, I will capture it for my portfolio.

Your first actions

  • Pick one platform Choose a single place to share and ignore the rest for now.
  • Build a simple portfolio Put your best few pieces somewhere people can find them.
  • Share work-in-progress Post the process, not just polished results, to lower the bar.

If–then plan

When I want to keep it private, then I share a small piece rather than waiting for perfect.

When promoting feels gross, then I share to be useful, not to boast.

When I have nothing to point to, then I publish one thing this week to start the trail.

Craft

Get measurably better at my craft

Pick one high-value skill and practice it deliberately every week.

The challenge

I want to level up my skills / career

Why it matters

Deliberate practice on the right skill compounds into real leverage.

How the plan unfolds

Week 1 Do your first actions and start your keystone habits. The only goal this week is to begin.
Weeks 2–4 Make the routine automatic and repeatable, working toward: Chosen one target skill and committed to it.
Month 2–3 Turn the routine into a result you can point to, working toward: Finished a piece of work that proves the growth.

Milestones

  • Day 30 Chosen one target skill and committed to it
  • Day 60 Held a weekly practice rhythm for three weeks straight
  • Day 90 Finished a piece of work that proves the growth

Keystone habits

Deliberate practice

On my scheduled practice days, I will practice my target skill for 30 minutes.

Capture learnings

After each practice session, I will note one thing I learned.

Your first actions

  • Choose one skill to improve Pick the single skill that would most move your work forward.
  • Schedule three practice slots Put three short, focused practice sessions on the calendar each week.
  • Find a feedback source Line up a person, community, or rubric to review your work.

If–then plan

When I'm unsure what to focus on, then I pick the skill that unlocks the most and commit for a month.

When practice keeps slipping, then I do a 10-minute version rather than skipping.

When I'm working in a vacuum, then I share one piece of work for feedback this week.

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