I have no other reason to engage in work except to care for others....
Throughout my working career, while doing research, teaching at a private K-8 school, or at the bedside, my life has been around service.
In fact, I’ve known nothing other than service throughout my entire vocational career. It's simply at the core of who "I" am.
Now, please don't get me wrong; there have been times (way too many for my own liking) where I was working because of the paycheck rather than because I had a passion for my job or for serving others. Either due to burn out, or a lackluster work environment, while serving people was my focus, I was there to make money. However, in those cases, the only thing that kept me sane during those times was the fact that I could have mindful and
compassionate interactions with my patients and those I served.
Regardless of this though, and regardless of my downfalls along the way, I recognize that center and forefront in the vision for my life has been to serve others.
To be completely honest, when I first wrote the book, I had a crazy, unrealistic and illusionary dreams that I would have "Stephen King" success; I imagined people knocking my door down to invite me to give lectures and offer me speaking gigs, and I saw myself selling my book like hotcakes!
Unfortunately, either due to my inability to be a solopreneur/nursepreneur and maintain the insane pace of self-promotion, or because what I have to offer doesn't have mass-market-appeal, that is not what has happened. But still...
...since first writing my book, I have come to realize that my book is my offering to my peers, colleagues and dear friends in the nursing profession. I am constantly receiving emails and posts on my site from people who share how my book and what I've written has helped them to combat burnout, get through a tough spot in their life, or inspired them to become more mindful, aware and compassionate in life. And THAT is my greatest joy!!
Since first publishing my book, I've become so determined to get my material to others, that I often give my book out to new people who I work with, to my supervisors and even to upper management.
I do this every year because it brings me great joy to share my content, practices and insights with my tribe, who actually also include non-nurses, computer programmers, social workers, writers and even the occasional physician (you know who you are, my dear doc-friends!)
My sincerest desire is that by providing you, my readers, with my book, and by you using the content, materials, methods and practices that I have offered, you'll be able to pass any benefit that you've gained from it on to your patients, family, friends and even the checkout clerks at the grocery store!.
Here's the magic: I figure that if I can positively affect thousands of nurses and laypeople, then for all the many tens, hundreds or even thousands of patients and people that you come in contact with, perhaps, just perhaps, because something that I've written has helped you to be more mindful and compassionate, you will pass that benefit on to others.
And just like ripples spreading out across the world, through what I’ve offered, combined with the amazing work that you do, we can synergistically benefit many, many people.
In that spirit, I would like to offer you all a chance to get my book for free over the next three days.
All you need to do is to go to this link, on Amazon, between May 8th and May 10th, and download the Kindle version. Voila! It's yours!
I LOST MY REVIEWS!! When I changed the format of my book and began publishing through CreateSpace, which has now been changed to Kindle ebooks, I lost all of the reviews that had ever been written for my book - ugh!! So...
...I'd like to ask that those of you who have taken advantage of this offer - now over 1000 of you - to please write a review if there is something in the content of the book that serve them or help them.
My hope is that you'll inspire others through sharing what helped or benefited you in learning to be more compassionate and mindful at the bedside, or with your family, or...in traffic (one of my biggest challenges.)
