With Thanksgiving just a few days away I think it is appropriate now to thank those who have made a difference for me over the last year. By no means is this a complete list as there isn’t enough bandwidth in the internets to complete it, but I know that I don’t thank some of you nearly enough so I’m going to try to get some of it out here:

• Melissa – My wife who puts up with me and my insanity day in and day out.  Thank you for everything we are together. I wouldn’t be who I am without your love.
• Amie – My daughter who reminds me that there is nothing more important than family.
• Jade Meskill – Thank you for believing in me as a salesman and trusting in me to help shape Integrum’s growth.
• Derek Neighbors – Thank you for never holding back your true feelings and being smart enough to know the right way to say them.
• Chris Young – Thank you for the honest feedback on my ideas and the objectivity to know that when we disagree its not a bad thing.
• Mike Benner – Thank you for the late night hours cranking away on my personal pet project and the conversation
• Andrew “Mini-B” Bowerman – Thank you for reminding me that there is something valuable in making a blind leap of faith.
• Ed Nusbaum – Thank you for the perspective from outside of my own little bubble when it comes to the business world around me.
• Tyler Hurst – Thank you for being the agitator and provoking voice that is needed sometimes around here.
• Steve Swedler – Thank you for calling me on my bullshit when I need it.
• The Whole Integrum Team – Thank you for being a great team to work with and one that I’m proud to represent every day.
• James Archer – Thank you for countless ideas bounced back and forth at Gangplank.
• Reese Lloyd – Thank you for being the brother in spirit that I never had in blood.
• Stan Fleming – Thank you for reminding me that family does all kinds of things for each other without fear and for providing an example of success in business.
• Justin McHood – Thank you for the many emails and blog comments of advice and opinion from one salesman to another.
• Mark Dudlik – Thank you for truly loving the community even though your profess to hate people at every opportunity.
• Dave “Bully” Bjorn – Thank you for the great conversation anytime we take the time to slow down and have it.
• Jason Newlin – Thank you for being a great guy even though you like the Yankees.
• Joe Guadagno – Thank you for the many hours put in to rally the local dev community to do better things.
• Chuck Reynolds – Thank you for the reminder that hard work pays off and days don’t end at 5pm or midnight or 2am unless all the work is done.
• Tammy and Leo Godin – Thank you both for being great friends to my family in so many ways.
• Bill Weaver – Thank you for being a great leader in our church and reminding us that life is fun too.
• Mom – Thank you for teaching me to work hard for everything because no one is going to give me anything in life that I don’t earn. Thank you for the constant reminder that I’m still somebody’s kid with half a clue about what the world is all about sometimes.

I really could go on and on and on with this list, it’s already longer than I expected it to be, and I know that there are plenty of people who I’m leaving out that are as equally deserving of an honest and heartfelt thank you. I debated doing the whole list thing because I knew I’d miss people but in the end I realized that I can say thanks in many different ways.

Don’t forget to thank those around you this week who have made your life better.

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