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We are just coming out of a month of thankfulness and looking at what we are to be grateful for in our lives. We reflect mostly on our personal relationships and our personal experiences. But what about your business career. Is there anything to begrateful for in your business life?

So often we take for granted where we are in our business careers and what we have accomplished. Think about it for a moment. In the years of your current career, who was there to guide you, to teach you, to allow you to make mistakes with them sothat you are now in the place you are today.

I personally have been in the same type of business for 46 years. So, I am in the stage of passing along information and showing people the way to do things and how to accomplish the best results. My career is in advertising, public relations and mediarelations. I did not get to be where I am today without receiving the experiences that were given to me for twenty years. Learning public relations can be tricky. Learning new things along the way can be challenging. But, to remember to be grateful tothose that stood beside us in the good and the difficult times is a treasure and a gift.

Who can you think of right now that has been a gift to you in your business career?

I have been truly blessed by people that have thrown me in the fire to figure things out or to gently guide me as I learned to work with media outlets, to write a press release in a way that will get the attention of those you want to get the message to.I have studied under those behind a camera and what angles of a shot works or what the writing of a commercial should include to get your clients the results they are looking for.

All of this was mostly done through people and not at a desk in a school. It is taking those chances and learning to become better at your trade.

It has been my privilege to help others that are in the same field of expertise. I love seeing interns or employees grow in their careers and know that I am passing on my gratefulness of skills and knowledge because someone gave me the gift of time andtalent.

It truly does take a village to learn and to succeed. Never forget those that helped you to get where you are today. And remember to give back what you have learned.

November seems to be the month that people begin to think about being thankful and grateful. It is unfortunate that it is thought about only one month out of the year.

So many people feel they have the right to complain for whatever reason they come up with at the moment. I have heard that those that complain all the time are unhappy with who they are.

November may be a good month to look in the mirror and reflect on who we are and how we can put a more positive spin on our lives and on those we are in contact with.

We at Creative Ideas Agency use gratefulness as a motto on which we build our business and how we treat all of our clients.

Harsh words and negativity will not put a smile on your face. Let’s try and learn to be positive in our words and deeds.

Something that I have personally been doing for the month of November for about five years is to write down one thing that I am thankful for beginning November 1 through November 30. I find that once I actually begin to think about what I am thankfulfor, I usually have more things than I can write for one month and continue it through the month of December. I keep the papers and bring them out to read each year. Being a creative person, my paper is usually colorful and looks like a fall landscapeor colorful leaves. Another thing that will put a smile on my face.

As the holiday season is already here, not all the memories are happy. There are sad moments in everybody’s lives. This list of thankfulness will help us get through the difficult moments and realize how blessed we really are. Share with us some ofthe things that are on your grateful/thankful list. Remember, they do not need to be grand and amazing things.