This is Optimize +1 #1,000.   I don’t really know how to best start this one other than by saying:    Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.   Seriously. I am so honored to be a part of your life—whether that’s occasionally or every day. And I’m deeply grateful to have your support so I can do what I do.   Thank you.   Today I want to celebrate YOU.   And…   I want to shine a special light of awesome on all of you heroically gritty Optimizers who have actually been with us for ALL 1,000 Optimize +1s.    !!!   We’ve actually created a little virtual Hall of Fame. It’s time to induct our first wave of honorees. (If we missed you, sorry! Please let us know and we’ll retroactively add you!)   Ahem. Here we go…   charles agrusa Kay Garkusha Peggy Rakas SYLVIO FERREIRA TORRES Nat Barcellini Tricia Nelson Jaya Chauhan Hussein Jinnah Jordan Bernard Angèle Verrier Judi Wearing Khaled Sultan Georgina Ingram Hal Simonson Angela Stokes Gianni Bergandi Solène Hyordey Esther Ratsch SRINIVAS BNS Abhay Gulmire Ajay Panackal Riccardo Gelmini Soraia Kutby Jason Simmonds Bogdan Petrutescu Matt Willcocks Michael J Smith Kippy Jo Berry Candace Pollock Sidney Hutter Dennis Schvejda Tony Vito Ana Pichardo Matt Ramsey Steve Mortimer Travis Thomas Zack Feeney Cheree Simons Shane Starke Deb Kronsberg Shelly Auld Stephen Stohler Paulo Oliveira Stephanie Martinez Caron MacLane Betsy Newlon Dawn Hoffmann Nancy Stahl Candace Pollock Mark Fischer Kristie Kuehnast Gieta Beckmann Kat Bloom Derrick Wulf Luke Gilson Daniel Keller Pattie Beaven Dennis Miller Tim Brown David Newman Wendy Holt Michael Balchan Tara Bogdon Dushan Bosotov Carl Brenner Bharat Singh Lisa LaMont Josée Boutin Michele Herkimer Katherine Long Henry Mason Cath Cooney Kevin Stallmo Ryan Phillips Virginie Kidwell Patrick Köhn Jaya Chauhan Catherine  Cullen  Antonis Katsarakis David Lee Jr  Bud  Search Brendan Malloy Bruce Ollis Helen Thorgalsen Marta Ribas Aygemang Clay Geoff Downey Kyle Abel Win Callender Arvind Gopal Susie Berman KERRY MEACHAM Jericho Robles Lori Lang RICHARD RINCK Joe Goryl Fernando Orta Cheryl Wheeler Aneesh Ghosh João Alves Ernest Wassmann Stephanie Scott Cathy Dodd Kay Garkusha Pam Holzapfel Yohanse Manzanarez Stephanie Criner Susan  Benson Genevieve  Jones  Anne Dwane Bill Turner Andy Moriarity Jonathan Schreter Glen McNiel Laurie Struck Emmanuel Ryckeboer Hayley  Schmidtke Louise Soifer Wendy Holt Tania May Summer  Teixeira Randall Grayson Blaine Hart Jamie Erwine Grace Christensen Jill Young Scott Miller James Abney Marie Anne Patenaude-Alexandre Steve Medland Tirth Pat Alma-Jade Chanter Julie Beck Jeffry Myers Ben Robins Jason Deppen Mark Davis Carl Blackburn Michael Metcalf Mari Lynch Laura Larsen-Strecker Scott Miller Mike Lange Pamela Castillo Diane Martin