Five years ago I wrote about a book, a poems and an article that stayed with me throughout my adult life. The article was In Pursuit of Happiness and Success. The book I selected was ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People‘ by Dale Carnegie.
I’m planning an article soon about Leadership Influencing linked to behavioural styles. This article is a prelude to my forthcoming article to once again remind us what a tremedous influence Dale Carnegie has had on many people.
The Book
As far as books go for me, it was ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’ by Dale Carnegie that set me on my future path. I have a 1977 paperback edition. The subtitle on the front cover says: ‘The phenomenal bestseller that is helping millions find success and happiness’. It’s well used, marked up with pencil and has post-it notes sticking out to draw me back to things I must have thought were important to me in the 1970s and beyond. I was introduced to this book by my late father-in-law Ken Smith. What’s even more exciting for me is that I now have Ken’s 1936 hardback imprint of the same book. And it has his pencil marks ups, which give me a great insight to what was important to him in the 1940s and 50s as he started out on his path to happiness and success in his life and in his career. The inside front cover of Ken’s book quotes Carnegie’s ‘Twelve things this book will help you achieve‘.
The Reviews
Not got time to read the book? Or perhaps you don’t even have a copy. Here are some reviews:
A brief, no fluff, summary of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Summary and Lessons: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The most successful leaders all have one thing in common: They’ve read How to Win Friends and Influence People.
