How to Win Friends & Influence People
The ONLY BOOK You Need to Lead You to SUCCESS
Age Old Wisdom
Written almost 90 years ago, and yet it appears that the manners in which to become more “likeable” haven’t changed. In fact, in How to Win Friends and Influence People, author Dale Carnegie often cites the actions and words of those who came long before him. In a world that is changing rapidly with the pace of technology, there appear to be some hard truths related to communication and human interaction which remain unchanged.
I will admit that much of what I found within How to Win Friends and Influence People wasn’t earth shattering. In other words, I can’t say that I had too many “ah hah” moments. But don’t let that derail your interest. After all, knowing and doing are very different from each other! Personally, a book like this is a good kick in the you know what to remind me of how I could do better. So although I might say things like, “I’ve heard that before”, or “That’s obvious”, or even “Everybody knows that!” – what I tend to follow those statements up with is, “Yes, but are you doing that?”
A Collection of Titans
Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Lao Tzu, Ben Franklin, Henry Ford, William James, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James, Sigmund Freud, Charles Schaub, and Carl Rogers are just a “few” examples of the titans whose lives are referenced and stories told throughout the book.
Dale Carnegie does an amazing job not only to organize the various principles related to How to Win Friends and Influence People, he also shares real world examples from some of the greatest minds of history to illustrate their effectiveness. Further, he shares stories of the not so famous as well… often to illustrate that such tact and diplomacy are not solely reserved for politics or other grand arenas, rather for everyday life.
So grab yourself some humble pie and open yourself to a world of greater communication and relationships. And if you are a know-it-all like me… grab yourself two slices of that humble pie and challenge yourself to act as you claim to know!
A few of my favorite quotes from the book!
Do you know someone you would like to change (...) why not begin with yourself.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
No matter how “important” or successful you are, no one is immune to the pleasure of someone taking interest in you as a person.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
Make the other person feel important – and do it sincerely.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
You will never get into trouble by admitting that you may be wrong.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
Any fool can try to defend his or her mistakes – and most fools do.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
By becoming interested in the cause, we are less likely to dislike the effect.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
If you are satisfied with the results you are now getting, why change? If you are not satisfied, why not experiment?Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
We respond to what others believe about us.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
Everyone has at least one quality that can be respected and admired.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
If you want to influence a person in a certain respect, act as though that particular trait was already one of his or her outstanding characteristics.Dale Carnegie : How to Win Friends & Influence People
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