gotohealth's Blog

 

 

Seventy years ago I thought I was strong in science and math so I chose nursing. Girls, in the 1950s, became teachers, nurses or secretaries.  I loved Lewis and Clark College, but I hated the practical nurses training at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon.  I didn't like following procedures and having to follow doctor’s orders. But, I also completed and finished anything I had started. 

 

One day, I accidentally found Dale Carnegie’s book HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE and was excited to change the world. I bought 3 copies, although I was really poor. I sent them to Frank Walters, the Administrator of Good Samaritan Hospital; Hazel Hinds, Director of Nursing for the hospital; and Lloydena Grimes, Director of the School of Nursing. Years later, my roommate, Sandy Byers, became a nursing school instructor there and told them who had sent the books.

 

Today, I’m listening to Joe Hart interview Guy Frieri on a Dale Carnegie Podcast. They are raving about the principles of “showing genuine interest in others, giving honest appreciation and avoiding criticism and complaints”; in business and in life. Frieri adds, seeing the world in me and not being afraid to fail. 

 

Since 1991, I’ve been committed to OMOIDE (memories) writing group-connections, using the Dale Carnegie principles of speaking, teaching & writing. 

 

Amazing to continue to learn from Dale Carnegie and to value our connections as he suggests!  LOVE IS CONNECTION!