Expressing Your Gratitude in Business

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If you think about it (even just for a minute or two), you will realize that you have a great deal to be grateful for in business and in life. In life, you have your family and friends and in business, you have people who support you and believe in what you are doing as well as many other things for which you should be grateful.

Appreciate all that you have

At this time of year, it is natural to remember that there is a lot to be grateful for. If you are succeeding in business, that means that you have quite a lot to give thanks for right there. You should think about the people who have given you love by standing behind you in the past and now. They wouldn’t have done that if they didn’t believe in what you are doing with your business and if they didn’t believe in you as a person of good standing and strong ethical values. Along with that gratitude, you are probably equally supportive and loving to others, which is the true meaning of gratitude.

Don’t wait to show gratitude one time a year

True gratitude should be expressed every day, not just once in a while or once a year. Interestingly, that gratitude will not only help you to appreciate what you have but it will also keep your fortune flowing and make sure that everything moves smoothly and helps you to get where you want to be without struggling. If you are humble and thankful, great things will be yours before you know it. It is important for you always to keep in mind how much you have and how others have much less in comparison. It is extremely important to always remember to keep that mindset and not to take anything for granted. It will never be enough for you to say that you are grateful but not to actually be grateful. You need to feel it in your bones and in your heart and really mean it.

Say it loud and say it proud

When it comes to gratitude, if you think about being gratefully in your head (silently), it really won’t benefit anyone but you and it won’t hold the power that it should. You need to verbalize your gratitude often and make sure that the right people understand not only that you are grateful but also why you are grateful to them and in general. If someone helps you out with something, you have a responsibility to give thanks. Just as other people thank you for what you do for them, you need to return that in kind. It feels really wonderful to receive thanks and those people deserve your gratitude for the love and support that they have given to you.

How should you express your gratitude?

There are many different ways to express your gratitude to others. One powerful way is through your writing. You can thank individuals or you can write a blog (or some other article) to express how you feel and address those people who have really been instrumental in your success. When it comes to writing, you need to make sure that you say what is in your heart and to express those feelings in ways that are sincere, genuine, and sweet. Of course, you can also speak with individuals in person, which is another very effective approach.

Conclusion

Expressing gratitude doesn’t require a large number of words. It does require that you express true feelings and that you think about the feelings of the person to whom you are saying thank you. You should always be ready to show your appreciation in as many different ways as possible. Your expression of gratitude will really go a long way to making others appreciate you even more. You may be surprised at how far those few words go and how much they do for your relationship with the other person.

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  • Michael Cohn

    Michael Cohn is the founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of CompuKol Communications. He has decades of experience in IT and web technologies. Michael founded CompuKol Communications to help small businesses and entrepreneurs increase their visibility and reputation. CompuKol consults, creates, and implements communication strategies for small businesses to monopolize their markets with a unique business voice, vision, and visibility. Mr. Cohn earned a Master’s degree in project management from George Washington University in Washington, DC; and a Master’s degree in computer science and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ.