My friend is a Dental Nurse.
She’s the one that prepares everything that the Dentist needs to make his job easier.
She’s the one who comes and gets us from the waiting room.
She’s the one who smiles at us and mouths ‘Are you okay?’ when we develop looks of terror in our eyes.
She’s the one that helps us set up our next appointments.
I’m looking for a new dentist, so she’s the one I asked.
She replied, ‘Don’t just look for a good dentist. Look for a good receptionist and a good dental nurse. If they care, you’ve pretty much found a good dentist’.
Interesting.
And very smart.
Here’s a story I came across a few years ago, as far as I’m aware it’s not true, but a good story it still is:
When JFK visited Cape Canaveral in the 60’s he met will all the elite people: scientists, astronauts, technicians. Near the end of the visit he was walking down a long corridor and just ahead of him there was an old grey-haired man stooped over a bucket, squeezing out mop. He was working slowly yet methodically.
On reaching the man Kennedy asked ‘What do you do here?’. The man put down the mop, stood up straight and looked right into President Kennedy eyes.
He replied ‘Sir, I am doing the same as everyone else here, I’m putting a man on the moon’.
Never assume that what you do doesn’t matter. It does.
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