Sharing Your Learning Journey
Collect, Reflect, and Revisit
In today’s hyper-connected world, people aren’t just following you for what you’ve already achieved, they’re tuning in to see how you’re growing. Sharing your journey can be empowering, inspiring, and even strategic when it comes to building trust and professional credibility. But just like a good outfit, timing and styling matter. Here’s how to share your professional growth in a way that’s honest, engaging, and tactful, without oversharing, under-delivering, or overwhelming your audience.
Plan: Organize Now, Inspire Later
Not sure where to start? Start by listening. If you don’t know what your audience wants to hear, ask. Use polls, question boxes, or even just open-ended captions to find out what resonates. This is about more than engagement—it’s about building a two-way conversation and a real community.
Once you know what you're offering, make sure it matches your brand. If you’re a landscape architect, maybe skip the seven-slide carousel on tax tips (unless your audience is into that). Instead, share that unexpected plant combo that thrived in a shady spot, or how one soil mix changed everything for a recent project.
Don’t just drop updates—build a story arc. People remember journeys more than isolated moments. If you show them what you struggled with, what you learned, and how it changed the outcome, they'll root for you. And they’ll remember you.
Keep a content bank or a learning journal. Every lesson doesn’t need to be posted the day you learn it. Save those thoughts, add context later, and post when you have more clarity—or when it fits a bigger theme. You’ll build a backlog of great ideas and avoid overwhelming your audience (or yourself).
Curate: Give the Right Info, Not All the Info
Sharing is powerful, but that doesn’t mean you need to share everything. Think of your updates like an outfit—you want the pieces to make sense together and fit the vibe.
Avoid the dreaded info dump. Break complex takeaways into smaller posts or start a mini-series. Weekly or monthly updates give each learning its own spotlight and keep your audience looking forward to more.
Yes, be personal—but stay intentional. Relatability is important, and showing your personality helps. Just be mindful of what belongs in public view, especially if it involves clients, collaborators, or sensitive work. If it's not your story to tell, leave space for the ones who can.
Execute: Done is Better Than Perfect
Listen, I overthought this website for two years. I planned, revised, rewrote, doubted, and procrastinated, and guess what? None of that mattered until I hit publish. The moral of the story? Just share the thing.
You don’t need to wait until you’re an expert. You don’t need to have a polished portfolio or a perfectly curated grid. People connect to the trying, not just the winning. And they’ll only find you if you let yourself be seen.
Your work doesn’t need to be flawless, it just needs to be shared. Because the truth is, no one’s going to remember that one typo. They’re going to remember that you showed up, you had something valuable to say, and you gave them something to relate to.
Sharing your professional growth doesn’t mean putting your whole life on display. It means showing your evolution in a way that’s thoughtful, relevant, and a little bit brave. The key is to plan with intention, curate with care, and share with confidence. When you strike the right balance between transparency and tact, you build trust, connection, and inspiration, and those are the foundations of a truly powerful brand.