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.

This week on the podcast, we talked about imposter syndrome, and I shared that it could be

called imposter experience, since it appears that almost everyone at some point in their lives

have dealt with a stumbling block. And I thought it might be helpful for you to hear an anecdote

shared by author Neil Gaiman. I want to share it in his own words. Some years ago, I was

lucky enough to be invited to a gathering of great and good people, artists and scientists,

writers and discoverers of things, and I felt that at any moment they would realize I didn't

qualify to be there among these people who had really done things.

On my second or third night there, I was standing at the back of the hall while a musical

entertainment happened, and I started talking to a very nice, polite, elderly gentleman.

We talked about several things, including our shared first name.

And then he pointed to the hall of

people, and he said words to the effect of, I just look at all these people and I think,

what the heck am I doing here? They've made amazing things. I just went where I was sent.

And I said, yes, but you were the first man on the moon. I think that counts for something.

And I felt a bit better because if Neil Armstrong felt like an imposter, maybe everyone did. Maybe there

weren't any grownups, only people who had worked hard and also got lucky and were slightly out of their depth.

All of us doing the best job we could, which is all we can ever really hope for.

Well said, Neil.

So I hope this weekender has helped you and your week feeling a little more productive.