Dale Carnegie 's How On Win Friends And Influence People

* Criticism alone makes the worker feel hopeless but constructive criticism provides information on how the worker can overcome problems and become a better worker - it gives them solutions and makes the situation less hopeless.

The idea of a self-made man has always been a centerpiece of the American Dream, an identity that embodies the belief that anyone can achieve prosperity and success from even the lowest-ranking positions. One of America’s finest “self-made men” reflects this flawed ideal that fails to account for the variety of factors stacked against an individual. In his speech, “The Road to Business Success: A Talk to Young Men”, Andrew Carnegie argues that the self made man exists, and it is possible to become a successful businessman and leader through hard work. He begins his speech by arguing that all successful individuals must start in lower ranking positions, as he did. He then highlights three requirements every leading businessman must follow

The theme of friendship courses through Chaim Potok’s book, The Chosen. Potok desires to show the reader what a strong friendship looks like and how it stands up to the test of time. When two people know each other well and spend a lot of time together, there are bound to be misunderstandings, fights, and other trials. Yet God says in His word “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (New American Standard Bible, Proverbs 27:17) Even when friendships are difficult, they can “sharpen” the people involved in the friendship, like in the case of Danny and Reuven. Danny and Reuven’s friendship lasts through Danny’s irrational behavior, Reuven’s outbursts of anger, and Reb Saunders’s absurd beliefs.

“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one . . . just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had” (1).

Happiness is only real when shared” it’s a passage in the book Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer) wich is about Christopher McCandlessa who had given up everything and moved to Alaska to live by himself and took refuge in nature. However, Cristopher behavior’s is uncommon. As human being we company is needful, have friends is necessary to share the bad things and especially the good ones, like Cristopher figured out. But, what traits should have a person in order to be considered a real friend? How do recognize na inadequate person to avoid whatever relationship?

The main lessons in Ellis' book were friendship and collaboration. In the book friendship is seen as a common and recurring theme

When I first come here, it is tough for me to make friends because all of the students here come from different backgrounds. I managed to overcome that problem by engaging with the clubs’ activities and participating in volunteering programs. I improved my self-confidence by make a lot of friends from day to day. This gives me a good impression that being in a wonderful college like Bunker Hill Community College really helps students to build themselves by brushing up their potentials. By connecting with people every day and knowing others, we can brush up our communication skills as well as widen our knowledge. Based from these experiences, I promised to myself to help the new students adapting themselves in the new world attracting them to get involved with clubs, activities and volunteering

The statements made by C.S. Lewis can easily be agreed with or refuted. The idea that friendship “gives value to survival” is agreeable with because it is not vital to your physical health. However, your physical health can be affected by your mental or emotional health. Having no friends could lead to falling into a state of depression; depression often leads to self-harm or in some cases, suicide. Mental problems can occur through the lack of friendship as well. People can acquire mental illnesses such as schizophrenia which can compensate for the lack of people in your life.

and in some cases enlist the help of a “confederate”, someone who appears to be a naïve part of

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who fought for the equality of African-Americans and victims of injustice. His leadership was instrumental in ending the legal segregation of African-Americans in the United States. One of his famous quotes: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends” was delivered during the 1967 Steeler Lecture. This is one of the five orations in the “Trumpet of Conscience” which encompasses distinct themes about issues on inequality, mobilization of young people, nonviolence, and social change. This quote was a call to action for bystanders to start supporting the movement to end segregation. Nothing happens when people stand by passively.

While perusing this book, I additionally could investigate myself also. It truly made me consider my association with my brother. This truly made me think how there are minutes when I truly am clashed about our relationship, however at last I understand that I show improvement over most children out there. It likewise made me consider what's truly out there. I started to end up contemplating a place where I can go to discover my self-confidence and peace. This book is significant to me essentially in view of reality of the story. The story and story of Chris McCandless and how he carried on with his life. It made me truly consider the amount he and his family experienced, most importantly, what they should at present be experiencing. It made me truly acknowledge and acknowledge how essential fraternity and family truly is to me. Family is something that can't be supplanted and ought to be held imperative above everything. I read this book just about a 2 weeks prior regardless it makes me consider what I am doing each day. It truly made me consider that family is super imperative and ought to be dealt with all things considered. It made me understand that on the off chance that you need anything, you should procure it

Thinking about the types of defensiveness styles I engage in, I came to the conclusion that I have very different styles between my work/school life and my personal life. When I have found myself in situations where I am receiving critical feedback, my reaction depends on who I am receiving the feedback from. In a more professional setting, I will do my best to avoid conflict by agreeing with critiques and accepting the suggestions I am given to change my behaviour for the future. I do not want any kind of exchange where I have less power to result in a greater conflict than what it was in the beginning. I recognize that this is not a healthy way for me to be in these conversations because there have been many times when I think the criticism

In order to be successful at handling people this book states that there are 3 rules to live by; don’t criticize, condemn or complain, give honest as well as sincere appreciation and lastly, arouse in the other person an eager want. Throughout part one of this book the author Dale Carnegie gives many examples through history and his life that these rules are proved to be true due to some of our nations biggest leaders and influences abided by them. Carnegie wisely states that criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s pride, and hurts their sense of importance, which, in time causes resentment toward the person who made the criticism. B.F Skinner conducted an experiment to prove this.

Dale Carnegie's book How to Win Friends and Influence People gives several proven methods and examples on how to succeed in the business world. The book's chapters are comprised of how to handle people, how to be a successful leader, and how to win people to your way of thinking. The preface provides several ideas and suggestions that will help the reader get the most out of the book. The author suggests that the reader keep an open mind, and also suggest some other reading materials that will also help.

Have you ever had a person in your life that just points out all the shortcomings in your work? For me this was my 9th, 11th, 12th grade English teacher, Mrs. Paula Jacques. She would assign us work that was beyond most of our writing abilities that I myself at first thought was just to prove that we had no idea what we were doing. Part of this was true, but the actual reason and lesson did not come from the subject, but from the work.