Happy Thanksgiving from The Talent Trade!

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Hi, and welcome to The Talent Trade.

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This is Stephanie Maas, partner with ThinkingAhead search.

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So anybody knows me at.

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All you know that there are a couple of things that I am a total dork, goofball, over the top person about.

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One is cake.

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The other one is the idea of thankfulness and gratitude.

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Many, many years ago, almost 25, which I cannot believe when I started in the business.

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One of the things that was taught to me very early on was about what you can and cannot control in a 100 percent commission based sales career.

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And the first thing.

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Um, and then the second thing was your attitude for a long time.

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I tried the kind of everything's coming up, roses, sunshine, unicorns type of attitude.

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And while I definitely believe in positive thinking and putting good stuff out there, it's not really.

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Who I was several years into my career, I got introduced to the idea of having an attitude of gratitude.

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And let me assure you that fit me and my personality perfectly.

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And I found that even in the darkest, hardest, most challenging times.

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I could always find something to be thankful for.

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And as we approach this holiday season, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays for a couple different reasons.

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First, I love the food, but I like that there's no other real chaos.

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There's no gift wrapping.

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There's, it's just getting together with people that you love and I'm a total mushpot sitting around telling the people that you love how much you love and care about them.

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And if you can't be together.

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Then you're texting and we're calling them or whatever the case may be.

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I love that about that day.

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I have the same traditions that I've had for years, which include getting up, watching the Macy's day parade while I start making food.

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I love serving others.

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So preparing a big meal is not hard for me.

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I'm super thankful for that.

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Get things going in the oven that smell good.

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Probably throw in a couple of glasses of wine.

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Get mushy and constantly telling everyone how much I love them and how thankful I am this year in particular I can't even help the incredible blessings that I've had.

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I'm ridiculously thankful for my friends My family my health.

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I am incredibly thankful that after almost 25 years I absolutely love my job I am incredibly thankful for the clients that honor me by letting me represent them out in the market I'm incredibly thankful for my candidates.

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I get to meet just some of the most incredible, interesting people.

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I am thankful for this podcast and my other one that helped me grow professionally and talk about meeting some incredible people.

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I truly cannot remember a time where I have been happier and happiness actually feels superficial to me.

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I might have to change the word to joyful.

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Nothing is perfect and I'm not saying that there aren't things that are hard or, or difficult because there are, but I really learn to experience things at a deeper level, which include changing the idea of going from being happy to being joyful.

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I know the holidays aren't the same for everybody.

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For some people.

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Um, it is a very challenging time.

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I think for a lot of folks, it can be a very lowly time.

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And I just want to say, even in the midst of all of my joy and thankfulness and gratitude, I still think of those that it is not an easy time for you're in my heart, you're in my thought, you're in my prayers.

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And I hope, and my wish to you is even if this holiday is difficult or challenging, I hope you can find something to be thankful for.

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So thank you for listening, letting me share a little bit about me and happy Thanksgiving.