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Summary: ALL TIME BEST!!!
Review: I make all my sales representatives listen to this CD at least once a year. I highly recommend this CD and their Dale Carnegie course to EVERYONE, not just sales professionals!
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Summary: Show Them That You Care About Who They Are, In This Moment
Review: The optimum phrase in the title of this review is, "in this moment."Although I read this book 9 years ago, just scanning the book for the highlights that I noted reminds me of what I must live by. The Fundamentals of Being Influential:
1. Instead of criticism, compassionately respond to what your interlocutor has experienced.
2. To get someone to do something, give them something that they want; something that is within your principles; something that you do for them, based upon their needs and wants, not yours.
3. Talk about what they want, and encourage them to get it, based upon their own abilities.
4. Before you try to make someone do stomething, ask yourself, "How can I influence him/her, in a way that is mutually respecting, to want to do it?"
5. Show people that you are sincerely interested in their ability to express what they most value?
6. Become a good conversationalist, by listening well, and by responding to the underlying meaning of what your interlocutor is telling you.
7. If you believe that you have something to prove to someone, do so in a subtle, adroit way, without telling anyone that you are doing it - be sure that you are doing it, as part of who you are?
8. When you are wrong, admit, unequivocably, then gracefully change subjects.
9. Begin adverse situations and otherwise, with a friendly demeanor, and focus upon peaceful resolve.
10. During conflicts, let your interlocutor talk more than you. Recognize that those who talk the most have the most to lose.
11. Show that you consider your interlocutor's ideas and feelings to be just as important as yours are, while you keep counsel with your agreements with yourself.
12. Appeal to nobler motives.
13. When you state a truth, follow this with vivid, interesting, dramatic, yet succinct supportive information.
14. Realize that the majority of people are motivated most by self-expression - challenge them to embrace this.
15. Be sincere, respectful and compassionate
16. When making a request, put it in a form that conveys the idea that your interlocutor will benefit by doing what you are requesting, and that the benefits are ones which you see are ones that s/he appreciates. There's a reason why this book has been around since 1936, and that next to the bible, it is the # 1 book. Read this book to guide yourself to get more out of life, through taking responsibility for your part in your experiences with each person who you interact with - no matter what the perceived external power.
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Summary: An easy 5 stars
Review: Of all the books out there in the entire world, this book is on the top of my list. The very top. This book, How To Win Friends And Influence People, and, The Little Guide To Happiness, are the best two books going. No doubt about it. I give it 5 stars easy.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: Wow, I can't say enough about this book. This is definitely one of the best books I have ever read. I would say it is just as good as "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind", but the anecdotes are not as interesting in this book. Still, you probably can not find better writing or more focused writing from any other non-fiction book than from this one. Each chapter talks about an important rule. And the rule is boxed-in at the end of each chapter. These chapters/rules are then further categorized according to their uses. The first 3 rules are fundamental ones for getting along with people. The next 6 rules are for making people like you. The next 12 pertain to how you can make other people do stuff for you. And the last 9 are for effective leadership skills. I just know that everything in this book is true because while reading each chapter, I can recall a time or times in my life that actually followed the rule. The thing is, back then I had no idea what was happening. After reading this book, I can actually learn from my past! Talk about effectiveness! There is a preface or introduction in the book that tells you how to use this book. This may probably be the most important chapter in the whole book. But in case you forget to read it, it basically tells you to re-read this book and highlight important points so you can go back to it on a regular basis. I think most of us probably won't read this book more than once. I know I won't; so I copy down just the rules on a separate piece of paper so I can go over them each month. Maybe you would want to do this at the very LEAST! The truth is, I think they are that important to warrant for such memorization. You don't believe me? I work in sales and for over half a year I couldn't sell this guy my product and after reading this book and using the rules, I finally sold it to him! If you are reading this review and have gone this far, make sure you force yourself to read this book. If not, you have just wasted thirty seconds for nothing, NOTHING! Most of all, it would be a real pity, not because you wasted a few seconds reading my review, but because you have come so close to becoming a master communicator. Read it and memorize the rules.
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Summary: For Everyone
Review: Everyone should make themselves available to listen or read this book...it's Life 101.
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Summary: Fail safe strategies here
Review: I have read this book many times and each time I get more out of it. Skills for dealing with people can be learned and this book gives you fail safe strategies. You won't be disappointed with this book. I also recommend Optimal Thinking - How to Be Your Best Self to show you how to be your best self no matter what you are up against -- abuse, silent treatment, insincerity, selfishness etc. Read each of these books to be your best and bring out the best in everyone you deal with.
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Summary: NOT the book Dale Carnegie wrote
Review: Dale Carnegie's great book, How To Win Friends and Influence People, is practically unrecognizable in this revised version. Carnegie's quaint language and examples have been "updated", much to my dismay and the book's detriment. If ever there were a time to leave well enough alone, it was this book.
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Summary: Life-changing Read
Review: This book was one of the most life-changing books I've ever read! It will help you learn to relate to people in a more complete and helpful way. Althugh the title turned me off because it sounds like a book on manipulation, it really is a great book on how to make successful connections with others.
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Summary: This book will forever change your life!!
Review: This classic book by Dale Carnegie goes way beyond the title. Dale teaches us a new way of life that leads to success via the timless principles in this book. Think back over your life and review the great successes you have had...now think about the people that were involved in those successes. A rich fulfilled life is a life filled with great relationships with people and nobody teaches relationship building better then Dale Carnegie. I also loved a new book called "The Power of Positive Habits" which teaches you how to acquire new relationship habits, success habits and health habits so you can reach your goals ...automatically!!
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Summary: Human relationship skills that stand the test of time
Review: I love this book. I read it 20 years ago and still use many of the ideas. Nowadays, I am most excited by Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self and Crucial Conversations. Optimal Thinking shows you how to be your best no matter how difficult the situation. If you are facing an abusive person, a passive-aggressive, or any conflict, you learn how to be your best. Crucial Conversations shows you how to deal with difficult conversations. Buy and read these three books!
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