This is so true. As someone who was raised to believe being anonymous on the web is a good idea (I've been on the "WWW" since 1993 ok) I always was reluctant to share more about myself and promote openly online. Steemit has helped me with this. My introduceyourself helped a lot (even if it hadn't gone on to be a top 50 introduceyourself, the act of writing it and putting it out there meant a lot). Unless you have a good reason to stay anonymous, I encourage you to be more open and don't be afraid to promote yourself.