With 2011 just around the corner this is the perfect time to retool your thoughts. Dale Carnegie wrote a worldwide best seller years ago titled, “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” I want to share my favorite top ten list with you from his book. Read these and see if they don't strike home and begin to fire up your thoughts about the coming year.
How to Win Friends
— Don't criticize, condemn or complain
— Give honest, sincere appreciation
— Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
— The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
— Let the other person do a good deal of the talking.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
How to face trouble:
— Ask yourself, “What is the worst that can happen?”
— Prepare to accept the worst.
–Try to improve on the worst.
— Remind yourself of the exorbitant price you can pay for worry in term of your health.
Analyzing worry:
— Get all the facts
— Weigh all the facts, then come to a decision.
— Once a decision is reached, act!
— Cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness
— Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health and hope.
— Never try to get even with your enemies.
— Expect ingratitude.
— Count your blessings, not your troubles
— Do not imitate others.
–Try to profit from your losses.
— Create happiness for others.
— Use the law of averages to outlaw your worries.
— Cooperate with the inevitable.
–Don't worry about the past.
— Decide just how much anxiety a thing may be worth and refuse to give it more.
Have a great holiday and while you are at home enjoying the holiday, set up a list of your FEAR and WORRY reduction plans.
How to Win Friends
— Don't criticize, condemn or complain
— Give honest, sincere appreciation
— Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
— The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
— Let the other person do a good deal of the talking.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
How to face trouble:
— Ask yourself, “What is the worst that can happen?”
— Prepare to accept the worst.
–Try to improve on the worst.
— Remind yourself of the exorbitant price you can pay for worry in term of your health.
Analyzing worry:
— Get all the facts
— Weigh all the facts, then come to a decision.
— Once a decision is reached, act!
— Cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness
— Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health and hope.
— Never try to get even with your enemies.
— Expect ingratitude.
— Count your blessings, not your troubles
— Do not imitate others.
–Try to profit from your losses.
— Create happiness for others.
— Use the law of averages to outlaw your worries.
— Cooperate with the inevitable.
–Don't worry about the past.
— Decide just how much anxiety a thing may be worth and refuse to give it more.
Have a great holiday and while you are at home enjoying the holiday, set up a list of your FEAR and WORRY reduction plans.