'Tis the Season...To Be Thankful

Thanksgiving is almost upon us!

I can hardly believe it!  In the throes of exams and assignments, we are almost done with classes for 2011.

As I peruse friends' Facebook posts listing the things, memories and people for which they are thankful, it makes me think of all the things that have blessed and enriched my life this year.  Just think about all those things that get us through the "excitement" of B-school!

Here's one of the items on the list of things that fill me with gratitude:

• Friends & Family  
  Of course they top the list!  These are the people who...
• Celebrate your successes, like finally finishing a Marketing Analysis of Cannibalization in the Razor Blade market (A SERIOUS doozy!) ... 

• Listen as you lose your cool because you're frustrated by the aforementioned Cannibalization Analysis or because you're feeling overwhelmed trying to maintain a semblance of your Pre-B-School life while balancing class work (or class AND work) and managing diverse team member personalities.

• Send you supportive emails out-of-the-blue or surprises in the snail mail just to keep you going because they want you to know they believe in you, even when there's no big achievement on the horizon, no test that week, no interview... They do it just because they have faith in who you are as an individual (Thanks Mom!)... 

These people keep us going when the going gets tough and the tough don't feel like going much farther. (like revising that paper ... one. more. time.)  

So this is just the beginning of my list... What's on yours?  Write down a few things, and don't be surprised when you just can't stop writing that list!