A book that has sold over 15 million copies, How to Win Friends and Influence People needs no introduction (I hope). This book was successful long before WW II. Can you imagine that? Human nature basically remains the same, whichever continent you live in. And anyone who can understand the other person is bound to be successful. “It changed my life” says Warren Buffet according to the book’s Amazon page. And we all know who Warren Buffet is.
The book starts with nine suggestions that will let you get the most benefit from it. A deep desire to improve your ability to deal with people is one of them. Think and ponder over what you read and mark any passages you feel are important. Dale Carnegie also encourages the reader to ask their family to hold them accountable to practicing the book’s principles. Sort of like adding a dollar to the ‘swear’ jar?
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“If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive’, screams the chapter heading. Even Al Capone thought he was a benefactor, says the author. Criticizing anyone is futile, is the point here. All you will do is end up wounding the other person’s pride and alienate them.
Different sections in the book teach you how to handle people, and win them over to your way of thinking. Leadership means changing people without offending them. remembering people’s names, showing interest in what they are talking about, giving them what they want to hear, how to criticize without being hated for it etc. are the different chapters in the book. There is even a section for making home life happy which gives some do’s and don’ts on how to behave with your spouse.
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The book is peppered with lots of anecdotes and quotes which are supposed to drive home the point the author is making there. If you can school yourself in developing some of the winning traits given in the book, you are sure to win a lot of fans and have people adore you, leading to a successful professional and personal life.
Self help books are a dime a dozen, with new ones cropping up all the time. I say this is the Real McCoy, one you should have on your bookshelf and refer to again and again and again. Even if you don’t agree with what the book says, it might give you insight into another person’s behavior, or help you spot someone who is using the principles given in the book.
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Have you read this yet, and tried to use its principles?