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She placed her maternal finger in the calf’s mouth, and let the calf suck her finger as she gently led him into the barn.Īndrew Carnegie’s sister-in-law was very worried over her two boys, who were busy at Yale, and had neglected to write home, despite her frantic letters. Carnegie was confident he could get an answer by return mail, without even asking for it.

Along came the Irish housemaid, who intuitively considered what the calf would want. Emerson pushed and his son pulled, but the calf merely stiffened his legs and stubbornly refused to leave the pasture. Ralph Waldo Emerson and his son were trying to get a calf into the barn (which was what they wanted). INFLUENCING PEOPLE BY GIVING THEM WHAT THEY WANT

He congratulated Bedford for saving 60% of the investments, saying, “That’s splendid! We don’t always do as well upstairs”. Rockefeller could have dished out criticisms, but he knew Bedford had done his best, and hence he chose to dish out praises instead. Bedford, made a bad decision which cost the firm a million dollars. Enjoy!Įxamples from “How to Win Friends and Influence People” EMPHATHY AND APPRECIATION, NOT CRITICISM In this article, we’ll share some of the great quotes, stories and highlights from the book. What makes the book so valuable are the examples, stories, phrases and snippets of encounters from Carnegie’s interviews and research of kings, generals, and famous personalities like Franklin Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. In this article, we’ll zoom in on specific examples from “How to Win Friends and Influence People”. Read our book summary online here, or download a free copy of our audio/ text/ infographic summary here. Simply put, it is a book about winning friends and influencing people from the heart. Dale Carnegie’s book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” is a timeless success classic on how to build meaningful and lasting relations, develop deep-felt trust and influence, and to become a better person, touching others around you positively.

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