Catalyst S+F: Thankful - Jim Nichols - MediaBizBloggers

Excuse me if I make this column rather personal this week Because I am feeling rather thankfulamp183 Thankful that my Mom beat cancer this yearamp183 Thankful for being able to work with people I genuinely loveamp183 Thankful for working in a media environment that is more tsunami than placid sea How fun is thatamp183 Thankful that I am one of the lucky people who has a job and an income in a nation where far far far too many people do notamp183 Thankful for health joy and my little ginger pupamp183 Thankful for the blessing and curse of my work life PowerPointamp183 Thankful that I get to write something and post it somewhere and people find it worth reading All one of you Hi Dadamp183 Thankful for my own health and modest prosperityamp183 Thankful for friends family and a roof over my headamp183 Thankful for my Toughbook that takes a lickin and keeps on tickinamp183 Thankful for Bridget Jones my Scion XB whom I love just the way she isamp183 Thankful for the People39s Republic of San Francisco and all its quirky peculiarnessamp183 Thankful that the Governorship of California cannot be bought Whatever your POV on policiesamp183 Thankful for Season Three of Jersey Shore Yes I knowamp183 Thankful that I have gotten to know fabulous people like Lissie Heinkele Coco Jones Lucy James John Furey and Joy Nestor this yearamp183 Thankful that I got to reconnect with magnificent people like Carol Phillips and Lori Xelleramp183 Thankful that I got to keynote at iMedia Sydney and meet so many brilliant people with sexy accentsamp183 Thankful that my neglected friend Grecia got his teaching degree and is now surrounded with screaming 9 year olds I hope they know how lucky they are I expect they doamp183 Thankful that I got to spend 8 hours at Powell39s bookstore in Portland last weekendamp183 And while I still don39t care what you had for breakfast I39m even thankful for Twitteramp183 And 127 other wonderful people places and eventsamp183 Thankful that Bill Bryson released a book this year And Ian Sansom to bootWhether it39s things people relationships bookstores or your fingerprintcovered iPad please take a moment to think of a few things you are thankful for In this business it39s easy to get caught up in mayhem and tempests in teapots But there is so much we can all be thankful for What about you What39s on your gratitude list this seasonJim Nichols is a Partner and Chief Strategist at Catalyst SF He can be reached at jimcatalystsfcomRead all Jim39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at The Marketing Capital ReportCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBlogger

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