I don't know about you, but I am so tired of all of the negativity I read in the papers, see on television and scan on the Internet. Its enough to make you just want to give up. Or is it truly the time to take some personal responsibility for your own well being and take action? Ok, I'll vote for a move in the positive direction.

As an instructional designer (training professional) with over 25 years experience, I noticed there is a trend in the corporate training marketplace for clients asking for standards and criteria to help them distinguish practitioners who have proven they can produce results through a systematic process. Up until 2003, there was not a way to distinguish true training professionals.

Sending a Thank You card is a great way to build and maintain a business or personal relationship. In our impersonal world, just the simple act of saying "thank you" is very powerful.