The power of “thank you”

This post is all about 2 small words, which can make a huge difference to peoples lives.

I’m talking about: Thank you.

It’s amazing how powerful a simple thank you can be.  By showing your appreciation to someone, you can; make their day, boost their self-esteem and help turn an average day for them into something special.

Whilst it’s possible to utilise this for business development, by thanking clients and prospective clients, I am not going to cover that here. Instead, I would like to focus exclusively on the amazing power of these two simple words, to enrich another human-beings life.

Let me explain.  When we thank someone for something they have done for us; either face to face, on the phone, by email, letter, tweet or blog comment – we have the power to do something incredible. We have the power to improve their quality of life, either by a tiny amount or massive amount.  This is the polar opposite of the kind of fake gratitude, which some people use as a way to make personal or commercial gains.

We each have numerous opportunities to thank someone each day and in my experience, each time I make someone feel good, it makes me feel good too.  If you were being harsh, you might call that an ulterior motive.  However, everything we do is driven by a motive and if this simple expression of gratitude makes others and ourselves feel better, then why not do it?