Book Review

How to Win Friends and Influence People was a book that changed my life.

Fundamentally, the book explores how to deal with people in various social situations.

Some of the major ideas covered include:

Simple techniques to handle people

Six ways to make people like you

How to get people to agree with your way of thinking

How to change people’s mindset without offending them or creating feelings of resentment

What I liked about the book was the simplicity of the advice offered. The techniques were easy to apply and most importantly, they actually worked!

Here were some of my favorite tips that I’ve seen been able to keep consistent with in my own life:

Giving honest and sincere appreciation to others

Remembering that a person’s name is the sweetest and most important sound in any language to that person

Getting the other person saying “yes, yes” immediately

Letting the other person do a great deal of the talking to understand who they are, their goals and how to help them

After implementing some of this advice, I have transformed into a more collected and confident person. I encourage anyone who wants to improve their relationships, whether personal or professional, to read this book.