It’s Thank You Weekend!
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Jeremiah over at Web Strategist, someone I have great professional admiration for, thanked me for my contribution to his group in Facebook, the Web Strategy Group (which you absolutely must join if you’re on Facebook - if you’re not on Facebook, reply with why not. I’m really curious!).
It came as a big surprise, especially since I feel like I haven’t been doing as much as I could… in any way lately. I have a real tendency to be hard on myself for not being able to maintain my former workaholic status.
Being thanked, for something that I didn’t think really mattered gave me a real boost, and totally made my day. And whenever I feel that good, I always ask myself, “how can I make everyone feel as good as I do right now?”
It occured to me that I could follow Jeremiah’s lead.
In my case, I want to take this weekend to acknowledge people who have contributed to my success, to have you meet some of the people I know, go visit their blogs and read about them.
There are all types of wonderful people in my life that can make working online an absolute pleasure that I feel like I just don’t thank enough. I mean, I do recognize them privately… but I don’t say much about them in public. So that’s what I’m going to do this weekend. I have been up all night so I’m pretty beat now. But when I get up, I’m going to make a list of people who have been pivotal in my career, including everyone from clients, colleagues, fellow bloggers, to subscribers… and make blog posts about them.
Never, ever underestimate the power of gratitude.
You never know how much those two little words, thank you, are going to mean to someone.
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[...] The most important thing a community should do is recognize those that are making meaningful contributions, and I’d like to thank a few folks for their continued engagement: Tinu Abayomi-Paul (Facebook, Blog): She’s been adding the most to the discussions, and adding valuable insight from her own experience as well as answering and helping others. Her status profile on Facebook reads: “is thinking about what my next meaningful contribution can be”. For someone that gives so much, I’d like to thank her, Thanks Tinu! (Update: Tinu’s graciously accepted the thanks) [...]
It is awesome meeting inspiring people like you! You’re very open with sharing your experiences too! (I’m still working on gaining the experience
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I’m humbled to be listed in the same league as you. And I want to know how you kicked the ‘former workaholic status’? Any tips on that?
Enjoy your accolades, you earned them!
Connie
Excuse me, Miss Connie? Are you TRYING to make me mist up? Don’t you know how sensitive we poet types are? As far as leagues, I don’t know if anyone is really keeping track, but if they are, you deserve to be in my league and better.
HM… tips for kicking workaholic status… work so hard for so many months for no pay, just because you can afford it and people paid good money for your attention, until your body says, “Chicka, I don’t think so. We were sick before you started THIS whole mess.” Then, find out you’re probably going to die if you don’t smarten up your act.
Not the recommended route, instead I say, heed my story and back AWAY from the work pile. Slowly!
Thanks for coming by Connie. It’s funny, my Facebook-met friends visit my blog — and comment! — way more often than any of my “met in real life”, or even “met in the Blogosphere” friends. If that’s not reason enough to learn about Facebook intimately, nothing is!