Comments on: Review: How to Win Friends and Influence People

By: Nanette C

Nanette C — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:57:14 +0000

Im just wondering how i can get my hands on this book as some told me to read so can be a better person

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Dale Carnegie Training » How to Win Friends and Influence People - Tips — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:36:29 +0000

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By: lain

lain — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:59:12 +0000

In the words of a great man:
Criticism is the life-blood of the movement. Don’t surround yourself with yes-men. – Nelson Mandela

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:25:02 +0000

Glenn,
This book was also behind other books in my queue. But since the theme of the month is Relationships, it suddenly jumped to the first spot :)

Janelle,
What a nice coincidence :) If you like the first book I’m sure you will also like this book.

Shanel,
I haven’t read Think and Grow Rich. Looks like I need to put it in my “candidate” list. Thanks.

Flora,

Every time we’re with someone we have another opportunity to practice them.

I agree. Real life is the best laboratory of relationship principles.

DanGTD,
Nice additions.

… especially not behind their back.

It’s an important principle. We should never say anything bad about other people behind their back.

By: DanGTD

DanGTD — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:17:22 +0000

Great summary.

I would add:

“Speak ill of no man and speak all the good you know of everyone.”
People react very badly to criticism; don’t do it, not to their face nor behind their back … especially not behind their back.

Say “Thank You”.
Express appreciation. People yearn, yearn to be appreciated.

Talk about what people want and help them get it.
“Arouse in others an eager want.”
Corollary: let others take credit for your ideas; they’ll like your ideas a lot more if they believe them to be their own.

By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.

Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:02:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing these important principles. Every time we’re with someone we have another opportunity to practice them.I recently spent the weekend reuniting with a group I met in Italy at a retreat. Everyone left feeling satisfied because we ensured that every single person got the spotlight to share their goals and obstacles and ask for ideas fr the group. The hardest part was keeping silent when the speaker paused a long while before responding. But everyone of us knew keeping silent at those times was the most helpful thing we could do.

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Human relations « Later On — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:33:24 +0000

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By: Shanel Yang

Shanel Yang — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:07:50 +0000

This book is 1 of the 2 best self help books of all time! Thanks for the review! I did a very detailed chapter by chapter summary and even that can’t do it justice but in case your readers want even more of a flavor for what it offers, here it is: http://shanelyang.com/2007/10/09/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/

The other greatest self help book of all time is Think and Grow Rich which I summarized at http://shanelyang.com/2007/10/10/think-and-grow-rich/

My summaries are detailed enough to do the exercises straight from the summaries — and I do them often with great results! : )

By: Janelle

Janelle — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:29:53 +0000

That’s ironic that you wrote a post about Dale Carnegie..I’m actually in the middle of reading the first book you reviewed by him (How to Stop Worrying and Start Living). It is an excellent read and many of the things he talks about in there have practical applications all these years later. I’m actually planning on reading ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ next…so thank you for both of the reviews :)