Date A Book This Month

Life is more meaningful when you are with the right people and friends who are like-minded, passionate, and supportive. Having this kind of person within your circles is essential.

Your personality, career, and income hugely depend on your association with friends and people you will meet along the roadside, marketplace, church, college, workplace, and other social gatherings. Making friends and influencing people is not only for salespeople, celebrities, front desk attendants, and some specific groups of professionals. It is everyone's business. On Date A Book This Month, I suggest one of the great books that will help you transform how to make friends and influence people easily.



Front view of the How to Win Friends and  Influence People by Dale Carnegie.


How to Win Friends And Influence People By Dale Carnegie By Dale Carnegie.

In his exuberant and conversational style, the author has faction the book into four different parts. Each part comes with enjoyable and practical principles. PART ONE: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People. PART TWO: Six Ways to Make People Like You. PART THREE: How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking. PART FOUR: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment.



PART ONE: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People. The first part of the book suggests 3 principles and they are: 1. Don’t criticize, condemn or complain. 2. Give honest and sincere appreciation. 3. Arouse in the other person an eager want.


PART TWO: Six Ways to Make People Like You. For this part, 6 principles were recommended and are as follows; 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 of other person’s interests. 6. Make the other person feel important – and do it sincerely.

Front view of the How to Win Friends and  Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Special Anniversary Edition.


PART THREE: How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking. The last but one part of the book gives 12 principles as a guide. Here are they; 1. The only way to get the best out of an argument is to avoid it. 2. Show respect for the other person’s opinions. Never say, ‘You’re wrong.’ 3. If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically. 4. Begin in a friendly way. 5. Get the other person saying ‘yes, yes’ immediately. 6. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking. 7. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers. 8. Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view. 9. Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires. 10. Appeal to the nobler motives. 11. Dramatize your ideas. 12. Throw down a challenge.

PART FOUR: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment. In the fourth and final part, Dale Carnegie stated 9 principles that leaders should practice. 1. Begin with praise and honest appreciation. 2. Call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly. 3. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. 4. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders. 5. Let the other person save face. 6. Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be ‘hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.’ 7. Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to. 8. Use encouragement. Make the fault easy to correct. 9. Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest.


Front view of the How to Win Friends and  Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Original Edition.


This book has the potential to turn around your relationships and improve your dealings with all of the people in your life. As you positively influence and impact people around you, your career and income will also grow steadily.


At this point, you have all the gist that will prepare you for the journey ahead. The green light is on, so surge on!
And have a wonderful reading experience and have a blissful month.


Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 1, 2022 at 5:47 AM

    This book is a must read.its amazing. Attitude is indeed everything. Staying Positive in every situation you find yourself

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    1. The Arthur Kwame PhilipJuly 1, 2022 at 8:02 AM

      That's a wonderful submission from your end. Let's enjoy reading it together.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 2, 2022 at 9:20 AM

      Thank you so much my brother. I really enjoyed the publication you shared. I appreciate you 🙏

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    3. The Arthur Kwame PhilipJuly 2, 2022 at 10:38 AM

      Welcome dear, reading this from my end means so much to me.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2022 at 9:10 AM

    God bless you so much for making my day special, much appreciated

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