Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.
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Dale Carnegie
Dale Harbison Carnegie (/ˈkɑːrnɪɡi/; spelled Carnagey until c. 1922; November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's behavior toward them. 2Biography Born in 1888 in Maryville, Missouri, Carnegie was a poor farmer's boy, the second son of James William Carnagey (b. Indiana, February 15, 1852 – May 18, 1941) and wife Amanda Elizabeth Harbison (b. Missouri, February 21, 1858 – December 4, 1939). His family moved to Belton, Missouri, when he was a small child. In his teens though still having to get up at 4 a.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely.
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain— and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do.
When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
We sit there and complain that we're not being given opportunities or chances. Meanwhile, moments like these are there to be seized–the chance is there, take it!
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
IN A NUTSHELL SIX WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU PRINCIPLE 1 Become genuinely interested in other people. 2 Smile. 3 Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language. 4 Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. 5 Talk in terms…
The secret of his success? ‘I will speak ill of no man,’ he said, ‘. . and speak all the good I know of everybody.
We are interested in others when they are interested in us
Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.
It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy.
Instead of the question 'What most I do for my employer?' substitute 'what can I do?'
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.