Leadership

Have you ever struggled to come to an agreement with someone? Of course you have, everyone has encountered a situation where an agreement was difficult to achieve. Mr. Dale Carnegie, in his book How To Win Friends & Influence People, suggests using a method employed by the famous Greek philosopher Socrates – the “yes, yes” […]

Abraham Lincoln said over a hundred years ago, It is an old and true maxim that “a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.” So with men, if you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey […]

Have you ever made a mistake? Silly question, we all have. A better question to ask is, have you ever had a tough time admitting a mistake? It’s amazing to me how difficult at times it can be to admit to making a mistake. If you’ve struggled with this before, rest assured, you’re in good […]

Have you ever met a know it all? You know the person, no matter what the topic is, they know everything about it and you know nothing about it. When you are talking to that person, how do you feel? What thoughts are going through your mind? Is it a conversation you want to continue? […]

We all have that one friend, you know the one, the one who loves to argue about anything and everything. And if you’re having trouble naming that friend, guess what? It may be you! Arguing can be fun at times, especially if you know that you’re right and the other person is wrong. But if […]

In his book, How To Win Friends & Influence People, Mr. Dale Carnegie tells us the importance of making other people feel important. When questioned as to what he wanted from someone who he had complimented, Mr. Carnegie replied, If we are so contemptibly selfish that we can’t radiate a little happiness and pass on […]