I believe that you and everyone else close to you are in their own personal nirvana, me I’m not so sure but they say when you review yourself you see many of your own flaws that others don’t care about. I’m not sure this applies to everyone but it does apply to me.
I’ve never been good at promoting myself. Something in my upbringing shies far away from anything that could be interpreted as ego, narcissism, or excessive pride. Good work should speak for itself, and if people enjoy it, they are the ones who should decide what to do with it. I know that you have to advertise to live, but I just don’t like drawing attention to myself for money’s sake. Now, drawing attention to myself for attention’s sake, that’s all well and good. But I’ve been taught that doing something just for the money is as impure as stealing credit for something or a host of other sins of hubris.