Michelle Gnida – Page 2 – Dale Carnegie Training

Do you ever find it difficult to keep it simple? A common business conversation of mine might sound like “Hi! 2 quick ideas. Well, huh, actually, 3. Or…ok… 5? Yes, 5 quick thoughts we need to cover.”
Luckily, I recently learned the Pythagoreans believed 4 to be the perfect number. There are-

4 leaves in the Four-Leaf Clover – Hope, Faith, Love and Luck
4 Primary Elements – Earth, Wind, Fire and Water
4 Seasons
4 Cardinal Points – North, South, East and West
4 Nucleobase found within DNA
4 main Gospels
4 Phases of the Dale Carnegie Leadership Experience

This Blog will embrace the number 4! Each month will present 4 key ideas and each week we will take a deeper look at one of the 4 key ideas.

Action #1 – KNOW you belong

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020michellegnidaLeave a comment

I promise every week won’t be this deep☺. This is the movie scene that helped me comprehend how deeply humans need to belong. I was 7 years old, watching A Girl Named Sooner. Sooner is brought from the ‘backwoods’ of Indiana, to live with a young couple, in town. She was excited to go to Read More …

4 Actions to Collaborate instead of Polarize

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020michellegnidaLeave a comment

Most Iowa Hawkeye Football fans remember who won the previous 10 Iowa Vs. Iowa State football games. Most of these same fans also cheer loudly for the Cyclones when they pIay other teams. I have many close friends who are Iowa State graduates. I brag about ISU’s Engineering and Vet schools. Still, as a loyal Read More …

More to Do Before 52!

July 19, 2018michellegnidaLeave a comment

It’s Wednesday night, I am standing outside the house looking towards the road, praying to see Zeb’s headlights. Andy walks out of the house, says “It’s 9:45…I’m going.” He jumps in his car and heads towards Monticello. Zeb drove to Monticello for wrestling practice by himself and should have been home around 8:45. In my Read More …

Principle of the Month: Smile!

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017michellegnidaLeave a comment

Smile…laugh, embrace, enjoy,… Andy and I were walking around Vranov Nad Dyji (Bridge over the Dyji River), looking for a place to have dinner. I say “Oh…there they are.” We start walking towards Julie and Stephanie, who were sitting outside a restaurant, having a drink. I say “Hi” and give a big wave. They wave Read More …

Principle of the Month – June 2017: Be a Good Listener

June 5, 2017June 12, 2017michellegnidaLeave a comment

Principle of the Month – #7 Be a good listener. Andy is upstairs getting ready for work and listening to my daughter, who is downstairs talking, right next to me. She says “Can I do that Mom?…Can I do that Mom?…Mom, can I….” Andy yells down “Michelle, Eleanor is asking you a question.” I say Read More …