I read my own work, sometimes years after having written it (I still have remnants of my first attempt at being a novelist), and either cringe or rework it so that I'm happy, and maybe I'll send it to a writer friend to pick apart. I would definitely read my work aloud, and frequently make those around me listen to my poetry (not all of it getting a good reaction, lol). I'm not scared to share my work with others, because I have confidence in my abilities that only comes from being almost pathological in my focus on writing, and years of just doing it.