Dale Carnegie

What is success? According to the mainstream media “success” is defined as being wealthy , living in a big house, and owning all the latest cars and fashions; and technology is the key to happiness, and hence, success. The Oxford English Dictionary defines success as ‘The attainment of popularity or profit.’ Personally, I feel this definition is too narrow and a bit distorted. I feel that true success should be defined as setting short and long-term goals and also successfully achieving them.…

Frances Reilly pd9 2/14/18 Mr.Demmers english Julius Caesar “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion” said by Dale Carnegie. This represents Mark Antony’s speech for Caesars funeral as well as his ascension. His is more effective since he appeals to the Romans emotionally then logically and direct. Also Antony is justifying Caesars death rather then proving himself that he’s an…

People are influenced by their environment around them. Properties in one’s environment includes family, friends, media, and schools or institutions. Parents do not always realize it but their child is affected by not only the topics they learn in school but by the policies as well. Cathy Davidson expresses her views on institutional influence in “Project Classroom Makeover.” She is one for believing that schooling and educational institutions do influence students. In “The Naked Citadel,”…

other hobbies you have, beautifully (Scott Alexander, Brainyquote).” When Alex was 1 year old, she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer that develops from immature nerve cells. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (Carnegie Dale, 1948).” Instead of being depressed, she looked on the bright side. After a surgery at the age of 4, she asked her mom if she could hold a lemonade stand. She earned $2000 on her first lemonade stand. Alex decided to donate it to her…

along with special guests Lawrence Dutton and Karen Gellert. The Pierrot Consort consists of LIU faculty members and program instructors Susan Deaver, Maureen Hynes, Dale Stuckenbruck, Veronica Salas, and Heawon Kim. The current group has been together for 25 years and still actively performs in New York City at venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera House which Stuckenbruck and Hynes credit to helping them become teachers. With only a week left of the Chamber Music…

helps in forming relationships with others and reduce personal stress. This topic is studied under the branch of ‘Positive Psychology’. Personal Effectiveness is often viewed from the angle of business management and the pioneers in this field are Dale Carnegie, Deepak Chopra, Stephen Covey, and Wayne Dyer, who have also penned down several books on different aspects of success as well as spirituality. Personal Effectiveness is all about producing desired behaviours and outcomes at home or at…

families and continue to love and labor, they are grateful for what they have, and they live the gospel. “It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.” (Dale Carnegie) We are the only ones that can make ourselves happy, not more money, not other people, it has to be found in our own minds. And as Franklin Roosevelt said, “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of…

Listening is probably one of the most important interpersonal skills when it comes to effective management. To listen means to interpret and understand what the other person is communicating. It’s one thing to hear words that someone is saying and an entirely different thing to actively listen. In addition to what is processed through your ears there are other aspects of listening that should be acknowledged. Understanding cues that are not audible is one way to read into what a person is saying…

to make the reader feel sympathy. For example, she uses words like “We are tired ... “ and “Black people have every right to be angry” to gain sympathy and understanding from the reader. This is because “... humans are emotional creatures...” - Dale Carnegie , and Cooper shows her feelings with words of frustration, and annoyance so that we feel the same emotions she does. King uses pathos by explaining the struggle of Negroes and how they have always been mistreated. Examples is when King uses…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Everyone can learn something from the principles displayed in “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. The principles demonstrated in this book are very simple, but one’s a lot of people tend to forget easily or don’t put into real use. This book gives principles on how to win people to your way of thinking, avoid conflict, and become more popular. This book specifically applies to people in sales or leadership roles, but can be applied to every aspect of lie…