Hello, hello everyone. This is Tanya Dalton, owner of Inquell Press, and I'm here to give you another episode of The Weekender, a mini episode to help you end your week on the right note.

Not that long ago, I spoke at a big conference for women in business, and there were thousands

of women at this event. There were workshops and breakout sessions, keynotes like mine, and there

were meet and greets. There was a lot going on. And since I was speaking, I had a chance to meet

quite a bit with the organizers of the event, and I spoke with a woman in charge of one of the

larger sessions.

Wow, I told her, you've done an amazing job. You must be so proud to create such an impactful event.

She immediately looked down and said something to the effect of, oh, this is no big deal.

I put my hand on her shoulder, and I said, look, look around. What do you see?

All these women learning and growing their businesses with the help of what you have created.

Take a minute and just receive the compliment. You've earned it. And then she did.

And in that moment, I saw her shoulders pull back a little bit and her head lifted up

because she had received it. She accepted that she had done good work. Why is it so hard to receive a

compliment? Why is it so difficult to see the good we do, and yet so incredibly easy to see the bad?

And not just see the bad, but to pick it apart piece by little piece.

We tend to do that.

We stew upon the failures and the things we don't love about ourselves, don't we?

I know I can remember every minute detail of what went wrong. But I want to encourage you

today to receive. Yes, you have to believe to achieve, but keep in mind, once you achieve,

you need to take a moment and receive. Receive the praise, receive the goodness of the moment. It's okay. And the next compliment

you receive? I want to challenge you to look that person in the eye and say one simple thing.

Thank you. That's all it takes. So I hope this weekender has helped you and your week feeling a little more

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