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Thank You Notes Are A Pleasure To (Hand) Write

Whether you write quick email pings or Blog to show passion, there’s still nothing like receiving a handwritten note. During this past holiday season, I Blogged about the power of putting that personal touch into everything and how it does make all of the difference.
I also put my money where my mouth was and ordered some blank Twist Image “thank you” cards to keep the pen and paper contact in my world beyond the holiday season.
Since then, I’ve made an effort to write handwritten notes for many occasions including a follow-up after meeting with potential clients, or a simple note to let someone know that I was thinking about them. I try to keep a small stack of thank you notes stashed away in my briefcase for when I travel and have a couple of minutes to write.
Much to my surprise, Ken Schafer over at One Degree – Where Canadian Internet Marketing Professionals Gather – posted this: Hand-written Notes In A Digital World. At first I was a little embarrassed, but that emotion was quickly replaced by feeling flattered by his comments. Especially that my penmanship looked like Hugh’s from Gapingvoid.
It’s really quite a pleasure for me to write, so it’s surprisingly nice when someone acknowledges it.
Thanks Ken (here’s a little link love right back at you).

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.