How To Win Dale Carnegie’s Secrets of Success

At a time when it seems like technology has turned the world of business upside-down (and certainly it has in many ways), it’s important to remember that the key to success in business and life has really not changed at all: success in 1937 or 2010 continues to depend not just on hard work and constant innovation, but on positive interpersonal relations.

So when I learned of an opportunity to be a part of a blogger program to spread the word about a new iPhone app featuring the timeless principles of Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in the art of interpersonal relations and personal development, I jumped on it.

At envisionGood, we cover the wide umbrella of social innovation, with an emphasis on producing content that inspires and provides insights to you, our beloved readers/viewers. Dale Carnegie was certainly a social innovator in his time. The fact that his famous book, How To Win Friends and Influence People, has sold over 15 million copies globally since its first publication in 1937 is testament also to the fact that his principles continue to be relevant today.

[Note: be sure to keep reading below to learn how you can win a copy of Carnegie's famous book.]

Dale Carnegie’s Secrets of Success iPhone App: Get Insights On-the-Go

So here’s the scoop on the new Dale Carneige iPhone app: for 99 cents you can carry a Carnegie coach in your pocket, gaining insights on-the-go from Dale Carnegie Training’s well-known work­shops and courses. The app outlines basic human relations principles and shares tips, techniques and daily confidence boosters to help you sharpen your professional edge. Check out the video below for a tour of the Secrets of Success app:

Dale Carnegie’s Principles:

Six Ways to Win Friends

1. Become genuinely interested in other people.
2. Smile.
3. Remember that a person’s Name is to him/her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
5. Talk in the terms of the other person’s interest.
6. Make the other person feel important and do it sincerely.

Twelve Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking

1. Avoid arguments.
2. Show respect for the other person’s opinions. Never tell someone they are wrong.
3. If you’re wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
4. Begin in a friendly way.
5. Start with questions the other person will answer yes to.
6. Let the other person do the talking.
7. Let the other person feel the idea is his/hers.
8. Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.
9. Sympathize with the other person.
10. Appeal to noble motives.
11. Dramatize your ideas.
12. Throw down a challenge.

Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense

1. Begin with praise and honest appreciation.
2. Call attention to other people’s mistakes indirectly.
3. Talk about your own mistakes first.
4. Ask questions instead of directly giving orders.
5. Let the other person save face.
6. Praise every improvement.
7. Give them a fine reputation to live up to.
8. Encourage others by making their faults seem easy to correct.
9. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest.

Want a free hardcover book on the Secrets of Success?

To celebrate the launch of their new iPhone app, Dale Carnegie Training is giving away 200 copies of the original book, How To Win Friends and Influence People.

To win a free copy, just follow these two steps:

1) Leave a comment below this post OR on our Facebook page.

2) And in the comment, please share a tip for success in business and/or let us know how this book could enhance your life, professionally or personally.

That’s it. It’s that easy! Ten winners will be selected based on your comment on Saturday, April 17th, 2010. The contest is open to anyone, no matter where you live in the world.

(* Thanks to @JDLasica at SocialMedia.biz for the opportunity to be a part of this blogger program.)

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