Let yourself be recognized for something you actually believe in.

Being known for something you do not care about is worse than being unknown, because it commits you to sustaining it. Recognition attaches to whatever you show, so what you show should be something you would want to keep doing. It is easier to choose this at the start than to correct it later.

Ask what you would be content to be associated with for years. Make that the thing you put forward. Attention arriving for the wrong reason is a burden dressed as a reward.