Earlier this week, I received a note from a client with a one word subject line: gratitude.
I can’t remember what I was doing at the time, but I know I stopped to read her email. She was offering her thanks for a recent lunch, but she left me feeling like the thankful one. The word kept circling in my mind for the rest of the day, and I started to think about all that I have to be grateful for, especially at the close of this year.
As we round out our seventh year at C.Fox Communications, I simply want to offer my gratitude for all of the people who made an impact on our agency this year.
2011 was one of significant growth for us—a situation that I very much recognize was not the norm, and I shall never take for granted how special that is. We made some very special hires, worked on some fascinating projects, launched a fellowship program with American University, won some remarkable clients, doubled our office footprint in Silver Spring; set up a second office in D.C. and still awarded over $30,000 in pro bono services.
I owe significant thanks to our clients for letting us play a part in their successes of this past year. I owe thanks to my staff for believing as much as I do that ‘inspired’ work begets good work, and I owe thanks to our friend and colleague Don Foley for joining our team this year—marking one of the most special moments of my professional career.
One of my more favorite Steve Jobs quotes is this one… “The only way to do great work is to love what you do...If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it."
We love what we do, and we’re pretty sure it shows. So, with my gratitude, thanks for letting us be a part of your story.
