What I appreciate most in the company that I work for is the culture. It does not have a sense of entitlement. I see the CEO and I call him on his first name. I see other companies and government agencies where employees call their bosses "Sir" or "Madam" or "Boss". There's nothing wrong with that, really, because it's a sign of respect.

I used to evaluate the year by the good and bad it brings. This year, I was true to my promise of just listing down things I'm grateful for every month. 

I used to believe in this saying 100%. I realized now that it also has a flaw. This is applicable only to things that you, at the least, 80% like. If you take chances that you don't like, it might just be a reason to regret in the future. You'd "become the adult you don't' want to be". Therefore, this saying does not correlate to, "Take all the chances you can get".