With Gratitude

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it gives me a chance to show my gratitude to those around me. How often do we stop and thank someone or take the time to be grateful for what we have?

There’s this great restaurant in San Francisco called Gratitude on 9th Avenue, just a few blocks from the Craigslist office. It’s vegan and pretty tasty. At the end of the meal, your waiter walks up to your table and asks you “what do you feel grateful about?” Big question … umm, let’s see … that I found parking? …that I didn’t order the tofu burger? … that I wore my walking shoes?

But let’s get serious for a moment, this is a big question and one that takes time to ponder. When the daily grind blinds us, we forget about the people in our lives, the work we create, the time we invest in ourselves and our families and don’t take the time to show our gratitude.

In sales, there are so many people that are involved in your sales efforts from departments such as Marketing, Operations, Service, Support, Finance, Legal, and Consulting to all the people from Field Sales, Customer Support, Technical Support, Systems Engineers, Purchasing, Product Managers, etc.

Take a few minutes and put your gratitude list together then send a quick email saying Thanks.