I was honored to work as an instructor for Wynn Etter, a Dale Carnegie sponsor in Cherry Hill, NJ.
Wynn was a force to be reckoned with – a ball of enthusiasm and positivity. A man who could lift your spirits within the first two sentences out of his mouth.
He often could sense when I had doubts and he would say, “you can do it, tiger”.
Me a tiger? I guess so if this force of nature thinks so.
Wynn came down with cancer later in life.
All through his treatment which went on for many years, Wynn lived an exemplary life of a person who had to deal with adversity while remaining positive.
How?
He always made it about you.
I would say “How are you feeling Wynn?”
“Great, tell me about your book, Jerry” and he’d be off and running to avoid sulking, sorrow and sympathy.
He lived for years, joined a gym for the first time when he was 65 and taught me by his example that helping others lift their spirits had the simultaneous effect of lifting his.
Wynn died a few years back but as you can read today, he’s very much alive in me.
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