This is an old post...but since we're on the subject of Thank You Notes. I thought I would resurrect it. Scott Baio was interviewed on national television last fall about his reality show Scott Baio is 45 and Single. I didn't see the interview but I did catch the talk show host mentioning it in a following program. The host read some positive letters about Baio and added he had received a thank you note from him. "I don't get many thank you notes from guests," said the host. "He's a classy guy."

Baio won't have a problem getting another guest appearance on that particular show and it only cost him a stamp to get positive national press. Everyone's time is valuable and we don't show enough appreciation for the time people give us. We shouldn't wait for the traditional reasons to send a note; gifts, parties etc. Has someone spent some of their time with you to mentor, guide or add to your life in anyway? What better way to acknowledge it than taking a bit of your time and putting some heartfelt words of gratitude to paper?