Once again I came back to my home, Israel on July 29th (6 weeks ago). Several good things have happened to me during this period which has strengthened me for life. I was asked by Ofer, (a very close friend of mine in Israel) to write about the top 10 thanks that I am grateful for.

There are several reasons why this task became complicated for me. The first one is that the majority of people have a strong tendency to take some of the best aspects of their life for granted and I am one of them. For example, I am writing this post with several spelling mistakes. Thanks to Microsoft for creating the great feature that autosuggest correction. This is a really nice feature that I am grateful for, but I usually take it for granted…

The second reason is that it was very difficult to pick only 10 reasons out of the hundreds that I should be grateful for. So here we go…

1. I am grateful for being myself - This was the toughest one for me to identify and it would have not been listed on top 10, if I have had written this post a few months ago. Lately I found myself loving things about me that I never liked before. A couple of times I felt that I have become a child again in many aspects and I love every second of it. After living 30 years of my life I decided to put things aside to get a little more future oriented. But as soon as I saw my son and his friends from the kinder garden playing with sheer enjoyment and fun, I have decided to put gratification and cheerfulness in front again.
2. The love of my life – Irit – Finding the second reason for your smile is not as easy as you might have thought. I found the love of my life 13 years ago. I met her in the month of February, 1996 in officer’s school in IDF when I got detention from my Regime commander for being irresponsible one day. This incidence taught me a very important lesson of life that sometimes good things can evolve from the bad. I am very grateful that I met her and that she is living with me for the last 13 years. She is by far the best friend I have ever had in my life and I know that she will always be here for me.
3. My Family – We lived in Beijing for 4 years and we used to visit Israel only twice a year. It is true that absence makes heart grow fonder, sometime the fact that you are away from something or someone makes you realize how important it is for you. This case implies with my family. I just spend a memorable weekend with my family in the north of Israel. During the last 24 months we had two small baby boys Amit & Noam. This change in my life is enormous as it has made me mature and more responsible. The love I have for both of them is immortal and it can’t be expresses in words. I have added my family photos in one of my favorites posts, which were clicked when we left china.
4. My Business partner Guy – Yesterday I had a conversation on phone with Gila, Guy’s mother regarding arranging a visa to the US. I wholeheartedly said to her that she don’t know how gratified I am for meeting Guy. I would have not been as successful as I am today without meeting Guy. Guy came up with the innovative idea of Meijob in the first place and he is an ideal partner to work with. If I develop a new business in near future then Guy will be my first priority to become a part of it.
5. My Friends – Four years of my life in China has given me success and many good friends those are hard to find. I hope that some of them will stay friends for the rest of my life. I wish that they will join my new friends residing in Israel as well as my dear friends that have been with me for the last 30 years. I am very obliged to Facebook for developing a great platform to stay in touch with distance friends.
6. Meijob.com – Meijob is and will always be my first business. I am in love with Meijob as it is a great business. I love Meijob Team, the website and the office we worked in. I am looking forward for my next visit to Beijing head quarters of Meijob.
7. JiPingMi.com – I wanted to set up a real estate business in China, before I met Guy. I want to give my sincere thanks to Guy Sivan, Alex and Terence for helping me execute this dream.
8. Arik Lukach and our investors – It is very difficult to find angel investors in this competitive world. It is even more complicated to find a true angel. This is exactly what Arik is… He was very helpful to us even during the tough periods when we needed the biggest support. I consider myself fortunate for meeting him.
9. Philip Beck – Philip is the new CEO of Meijob.com. He just came to Israel to enjoy 4 exciting days. Meijob looks complete with Philip as its CEO and I feel pleased to have him lead Meijob. He is one of the most talented managers that I have ever met. Moreover he is a mench… which literally suggests ‘man’ (Human being) in German. I love the character he possesses as he is honest, friendly and always listens before speaking.
10. Traveling – My biggest passion in life is travelling. I have travelled to over 30 countries, across major continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. I am grateful for that and I plan to position travelling as one of the strongest pillars of my career and life.

I need to stop here and let me tell you that this was a really difficult task to achieve. For each item that came to my mind, I had to stop and pause for a while and visualize it. The feeling was absolutely sensational and I would recommend you to try it. I realized how I used to take things for granted and speak to myself what a waste it is. From now on I will commit to thank these top 10 items on my long list on a daily basis.

To read more thanks, see some more pictures of me and my family and read more about my china experience, click here