One card simply stated: “Thank You for Being My Person.” According to the Greeting Card Assn., Americans purchase around 6.5 billion cards each year.

I think we should use our precious time and energy to say thank you in whatever way works best for us and our relationships. Writing a card is great — but so is a call, an email, a video, or a text.

Ashley Harwood began her real estate career in 2013 and built a six-figure business as a solo agent before launching Move Over Extroverts, her coaching company for introverted agents, in 2018. She ...