TNNW, November, 2008, Weeks 3&4: "Giving Thanks, 2008"

By Adam J. Kovitz CEO, Founder & Publisher

Approaching the end of November, we look to the Holiday Season as a time of joy. Ushering in this time of the year (at least here in the U.S.) is the end of the Fall Harvest and the celebration of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving allows us the opportunity to network in a variety of ways, including getting together with family and friends for eating together, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade televised live from New York City, watching (American) football, and did I mention eating? The kids begin pouring over Holiday catalogs and commercials and networking amongst each other to discuss their individual "toy acquisition strategies".

Despite bleak economic underpinnings, we accentuate the positive by being thankful for what we do have: roofs over our heads, food on our table to share, being with those who are important to us. As we appreciate the quantity of what we do have, we look to those who don't have as much and network to help them. For some of us, we donate non-perishables to food shelters. For others, we invite those who cannot be with the ones they love this year to our dinner table to share in our surplus. I am reminded of the Americana Diner in East Windsor, NJ (the town where I grew up) who, each year, receives donated turkeys, closes its doors to the public on Thanksgiving and opens them to the homeless for a traditional meal. I find it interesting that once we begin to recognize all the things we do have and feel that sense of gratitude, we look for ways to share our good fortunes with others.

This year I, myself, am thankful for the following:
1.) YOU and the rest of our growing number of subscribers for reading this and the rest of TNNW, listening to our podcasts, getting our RSS feeds, etc.
2.) Our writers (past and present) from across the globe who share my passion for bringing you what's working with Networking four times a month
3.) My good friend, co-conspirator and brother from another mother, Douglas Castle for helping me through a tough year and helping me to take TNNW closer to fulfilling my vision
4.) My tremendously supportive family: Wendy (my wife of nearly 16 years) and sons. You are all worthy of sainthood for putting up with me.
5.) My mother, Susan and late father, Joel. Though you are no longer with us this year, Dad, your presence and inspiration are still felt.
6.) G-d.

We are also thankful for a new member of the TNNW family and new featured columnist, Joyce Grillo, CEO of Grillo Leadership Initiatives, a New York City-based coaching and consulting firm. Joyce debuts her new column this week, "A View From the Top". WELCOME JOYCE!!!

One of the ways we wish to share our surplus with you, is to give you a "jam-packed" double issue of TNNW this week as we present both weeks three and four together. And if you feel any sense of loss by not receiving our next regular newsletter until December 7, 2008, you can always get our regularly streaming content plus other extras from our RSS feed or widget available at our blog (http://thenationalnetworker.blogspot.com).

To all our friends in the U.S....HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

To everyone else...WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!!!

As always, I look forward to Networking with you...

- Adam
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