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A Personal Letter of Thanks from Me to You

Dear, ____:

I wanted to personally thank you for your support in my academic adventure also known as the Terry College of Business Evening MBA program.

Sure, you didn't send me any money. You didn't offer to buy me drinks after my finals. Frankly, you didn't offer anything that can be bought or sold.

That is not to say that your contribution is insignificant, although, I think it's fair to say that whatever you did it was immeasurable. Praying, chanting, howling at the moon -- whatever it is that you do -- those things mean nothing to me, but I do hope they were to your own personal edification and enjoyment.

What I want to thank you for, specifically, is for your response to my recent grocery delivery service survey. No, I didn't write the survey. No, I didn't think it was a good survey. Yes, I know that some of the questions were confusing. Yes, I tried to tell my team that letting strangers into your house to put away groceries was really weird. No, they would not listen. So, I guess I can't really call it MY survey, but I do appreciate your responses.

Yours was one of 113 survey responses I collected. Other members of the team doubted my ability to deliver results on this survey. They felt that my 'online channel' was insignificant and I guess it probably is on the scale of all things. But those same team members who ridiculed me collected a total of 4 survey results themselves and I'm not convinced that they weren't surveying each other.

I think it's safe to say "BOOYAH." And you can say it with me because I have you, _____, to thank for this success.

Ultimately, it was with your help that I will be able to hang another diploma on my wall this winter. It is with your help that when people question the wisdom of my decision-making that I will be able to stare back at them solidly in the confidence that I have an MBA and their opinion be damned. It is with your help that I will likely get the crap beat out of me.

That's ok. It would be my pleasure to let you sign my cast.

Thank you, _____. I am indebted to you for... well, the next five seconds. Call it in or lose it forever.

Thanks, yo.
Flibby