It's not always easy, but the positive outcomes I've seen, have given me encouragement to keep trying. I can't say I've always upheld the values and techniques Dale Carnegie suggests - I've certainly had my share of failed interactions with people, either out of my own carelessness, stress, or inexperience - but more or less I've tried to keep improving how I interact with people in ways he's described. The skills he talks about are rudimentary and timeless ways to communicate in a positive way with the humans (and the human nature) that surround us. But the thing that is so amazing is it shows that more or less, people haven't really changed that much. So the examples are about companies and people few of us now know, and he uses some terms and slang that today are giggle-worthy. Even though there was a newer edition published in 1981, nearly all the stories are from the original version. So it was with great delight that Peldi enthusiastically mentioned to me a few months back that there was an old book he had just learned about from the 1930's about working with people. (My friends can confirm I have a rather big pile) □ I added the book to the pile of other old-fashioned quirky things that I personally love, but others find a bit dusty. After a few similar reactions, I eventually stopped trying to recommend what I found to be so useful. I remember telling some friends about it in high school or college, and their reaction was basically that it sounded a bit hokey and old-fashioned. I can't remember the names of most of those books, but one did stick with me, Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. I suspect the first was The Little Engine that Could, a sort of early introduction to positive thinking. When I was growing up my parents paid me to read books they thought had value for my personal growth.
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