@nicholberrygoldens: I apologize for the small size here, but I hope that the content makes up for the aesthetics, as so many of us battle imposters syndrome. I clung to a few quotes as I wrote Puppy Brain - may they help you like they helped me: “Fear is always triggered by creativity, because creativity asks you to enter into realms of uncertain outcome. And fear hates uncertain outcome. That’s its job. So, of course, it will kick up a fuss—who do you think you are? What if you suck? What if people laugh? What if you’re found out? That’s just fear doing what fear does. You don’t have to believe it. You just have to keep going.” - @elizabeth_gilbert_writer “The people who never feel like impostors are often the ones you have to worry about. Because they’re not questioning themselves, they’re not doubting their assumptions, they’re not learning. Impostor thoughts can be a sign of high standards and a drive for excellence. The problem isn’t the feeling—it’s when we let it stop us from acting.” - @adamgrant on Tim Ferriss This clip is from my conversation with @kristinkovalwriter at @zibbysbookshop . It was a wonderful conversation about braving change (yes, it’s scary), writing in our second act (Kris and I are both lawyers), and creating new friendships (through social media, no less!). I cannot wait for our events together on the east coast in September. An enormous thank you to the remarkable team at Zibby’s and to @zibbyowens herself for creating the space for conversations like this. What a gift she has given all of us. #impostersyndrome #authorlife #writingcommunity #dog #puppybrain

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