21 People To Be Grateful To This Thanksgiving
November 27, 2009 Humour, Inspiration, The Inner Game TrackBack URL
1. The person who made you redundant. It may not seem like it now, but in the long run, they may have done you a huge favour. (You just don’t get to find out why until much later… )
2. The recruiter who offered you genuine help and advise, even though they couldn’t provide solid opportunities for you
3. Ellen Degenerous for offering the wisest (and funniest) career advice of 2009
4. Your colleagues and boss for providing security, opportunity and camaraderie through a tough year
5. Joey Tribbiani from the TV show ‘Friends’ for making you laugh on those days when you just couldn’t face job searching
6. God for creating Jennifer Aniston 
7. Your ex-employers for helping you gain the experience and skills on your resume/CV
8. Your family for supporting you through thick and thin
9. Susan Boyle for showing you that if you dream a dream…it sometimes comes true
10. Simon Cowell for showing you how following your gut instincts can change a career and life (and also have an impact on Michael Jackson’s memorial)
11. Yourself. Because it all starts with you. Acknowledging your own efforts and contribution regularly puts you the right state to see and appreciate everything else…
12. Sarah Pailin for keeping a look out for the Russians from her bedroom window
13. Your friends for helping you celebrate your professional highs and being there during your bad times too
14. Leonardo Da Vinci for showing us that we’re all multi talented geniuses
15. The BBC comedy writers for finally revealing that Leonardo Da Vinci wasn’t Italian – but was in fact Indian
16. Your kids for giving you a reason to keep going on your bad days
17. Pam Slim for showing you how to escape the cubicle and become an entrepreneur
18. Gary Vaynerchuk for showing you why NOW really is the time to cash in on your passion and ‘Crush It’
19. Your mentors and coaches for helping you stand out from crowd and create opportunities
20. Your financial advisor / accountant for helping you navigate through the financial crisis
21. You. Thank you for following, commenting on, linking back and sharing this blog with others. I really appreciate it.
Whilst we don’t celebrate thanksgiving here in the UK, I’m thankful for your support and time.
To readers from the US, I wish you a happy thanksgiving weekend….
December 1st, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Sital,
I rarely so enjoy reading the words of other career “specialists”, “managers”, “coaches” or what ever the title du jour, as I do yours. You present wisdom with not only a sense of humor but a sense of self that is a gift. Your clients have chosen well. And during this time of thankfulness, I am grateful for and greater for having read your words. Be well my friend!
December 12th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
thanks for the kind comments Steven, appreciate it
S