Lennon Bone breaks down when to share personal content online: ask yourself if you're showing up for you or for others. If it's for them, share empathy or useful lessons. If it's for you, it'll feel self-serving, like asking for money.
As creative people, we're trying to grow audiences that love the work we make. But it's hard to know when have I shared too much? I want to talk about things authentically, but I don't want to seem negative or, you know, go too far. And we were talking about this in my community today, I run a community that helps artists grow communities around their work so they can monetize it. And the thing that I tell them is, look for the line. The line that says, I'm showing up for either you or me. So what that looks like is, if I'm showing up for me, I'm going to say, oh, my gosh, things are crazy. Can you loan me $20? That's showing up for me. If I'm showing up for you, I'm going to say, oh, my gosh, things are crazy. I want you to know you're not alone. Or, oh, my gosh, things are crazy. Here's what I've tried. Or just, oh, my gosh, things are crazy, because people will then feel like they're being seen and heard.
