A month before attending the International Impact Book Award Gala, we had a Zoom meeting to discuss the upcoming Gala in Phoenix. I remember thinking after the Zoom event that they were overselling the impact of the forthcoming Gala. After attending the Phoenix Gala, I realized they undersold how inspirational and exciting the Gala would be to me. Receiving the two International Impact Book Awards for my books and attending the Gala has been a great endorsement of my work as an author.