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20 Reasons to Thank Someone (Business Edition)

1. They watered your office plant while you were on vacation.
2. They told you your idea was a pretty bad idea before you presented it to the Board, and they gave you suggestions on how to make it better.
3. They caught a typo before your new company brochure went to press, but after everyone else had signed off on it.
4. They told you about that broccoli in your teeth.
5. They called that friend of theirs and raved so much about you and your company that the friend is now one of your best clients.
6. They attended the event you hosted and they enjoyed it so much, they were the last to leave.
7. They attended the event you hosted, but snuck out the back door twenty minutes after they arrived.
8. They brought office donuts.
9. They interrupted their 200-page copy job so you could quickly copy a contract for a client.
10. They entertained a client's 4-year-old while you had the best client meeting ever.
11. They introduced you to a community influencer you admire.
12. They got your press release right the first time.
13. They have obviously had a bad day, but let you have the last office donut anyway.
14. They took the last cup of coffee and made more.
15. They passed a very interesting and applicable article to you, just because they thought you might want to read it.
16. They just placed the biggest order you've ever had.
17. They just placed a small order, but it was their first order.
18. They make your job easier.
19. They fixed the copy machine without having to call the copy repairman.
20. They complimented you, and meant it.

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