I'm a glory hound. There it is.

And yet, somehow I landed squarely in client services at a company whose brand is "best service." It's an enigma.

On the one hand, every creative fiber in my body yearns for approval and recognition. While, on the other hand, I am in a role that probably gets the least of it.

That's not to say I don't work for some very appreciative clients. I do. And I couldn't ask for better. But it is a fact that the foundation of my, and my team's role is to glorify our client. To create a protective barrier around his achievement and make it a phenomenal success.

So where does that leave me? Where do you find my team? Standing there quietly in our client's shadow.

The funny thing, as I have gotten older and more comfortable with myself, I have found I like that spot! There is something spiritually gratifying to watch someone who you care about succeed. To watch them gather praise and accolades as they are cheered and regaled.

This actually happened about a week ago. Amidst a crowd of 300 senior management, my client was called out by the CEO for his hard work and great creative product - we had helped pull him out of a raging fire and created something pretty neat in the eleventh hour.

And as the lights turned on him, I happened to be standing there, coffee in hand. I stepped back, and let him shine, made sure the whole room focused on him, knew he was responsible.

When the moment passed he turned to me with a smile and indicated that I should have joined in the moment. We laughed as I literally stepped into his shadow and smiled along with him... It was then that it occurred to me.

I like this place. I am proud of this place. I am a service person through and through.