You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
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You’ll Never Make a Decision the Same Way Again Should I take this job? Buy this house? Marry this person? We ask questions every day about the choices we face. But are we asking the most important question of all? In <i
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We sit there and complain that we're not being given opportunities or chances. Meanwhile, moments like these are there to be seized–the chance is there, take it!
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
IN A NUTSHELL SIX WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU PRINCIPLE 1 Become genuinely interested in other people. 2 Smile. 3 Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language. 4 Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. 5 Talk in terms o…
The secret of his success? ‘I will speak ill of no man,’ he said, ‘. . and speak all the good I know of everybody.
We are interested in others when they are interested in us
Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.
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.
Instead of the question 'What most I do for my employer?' substitute 'what can I do?'
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.
Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or grassho…
Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
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 it.
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.