"How to Win Friends & Influence People" - Dale Carnegie

I don't know about you, but I can defenitely say I do not like to read or maybe I should say I didn't like to read when I was younger.  When I was in middle school and high school I wasn't a big fan of reading and I think there are 2 main reasons why.

1- Neither of my parents read much.  And I don't ever recall seeing a book in their hands.
2- When I did read, it was because I was "forced" to for school (and for those of you that don't know me, I don't like to be told what to do).

When I started college I always remember saying, "I wish I liked reading, I just don't like it."  And I think I felt that way because I was starting to realize that reading really does make you smarter.  To be honest, I didn't read much more than I had to in college either.

So where am I now?  I still have a hard time reading and not dosing off, but what I have found is that I LOVE reading when it is my choice.  I have always loved learning new skills, facts, information...so really I knew this was going to be one vehicle to help me learn.

I started a side business not too long ago and I found that reading personal improvement/development books are really what I like.  These books are going to be the ones that help me succeed as a business woman, a coach and maybe most importantly as a wife.

I have just started reading "How to Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie and what a great book so far!  This book will be my main focus for this blog, but more than that this blog is just going to be a journal for my thoughts.  I welcome your comments, so please do let me know what you are thinking.

It would be really cool too, if you bought this book and read it at the same time as me because then we can compare notes.  And even though I have already started, I am somewhat of a slow reader so it won't take long for you to catch up.  I know you will love this book :)

~ Michelle's Mind