Today,  Mary Carpenter shared the 30 Principles that Dale Carnegie wrote many years ago in "How To Win Friends & Influence People" and, not surprisingly, they still apply today!  It was so powerful that I actually noticed a difference in the PLMI students for the rest of the day, which proved that our words really do make an impact and people ARE watching us! 
   What I noticed was that people seemed to be much more interested in finding out more about others than in talking about themselves, and this enabled us to get better acquainted with each other, especially during our meals together.  It was like an awakening.  I enjoyed it so much, and I had already read about half the book.  I will  keep this book and refer to it often, and maybe memorize all the principles.  Some of them, of course, were not new to us but Mary was a real motivator and helped us to realize how important it is to use these principles in our everyday life as well as our jobs.
   This makes for a great leadership philosophy and I only regret that time did not allow us to dig a little deeper and possibly study the entire book!  I just now am having the idea of using this book as a library book club discussion.  We will see how it goes!  I know it will be beneficial to everyone who reads it.