Podcast #865: How to Win Friends and Influence People in the 21st Century

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My 12-year-old has done a challenge each week for the past year as a rite and a chance to earn an extra trip. Some of the challenges involved him reading a whole book in a single week. The most recent one was How to Win Friends & Influece People by Dale Carnegie. What was his review? He said that it was the best novel he has read.

A book that was written nearly 90 years ago is still a favorite among children in the 21st Century. What a testament to the book's longevity.

How to Win Friends and Influence People and Dale Carnegie’s other classic How to Stop Worrying & Start Living are timeless. Joe Hart has co-authored Take Command which is a book that synthesizes and updates Carnegie's classics. Joe Hart is the president and CEO of Dale Carnegie & Associates which continues Carnegie's legacy today. We begin our discussion with a little background about the man who started this work in 1936. Then we discuss the principles that can be taken from How to Stop worrying and Start Living to develop a positive attitude. We then discuss the overarching principle from How to Win friends & Influence people and how it can be used to improve relationships. Our conversation ends with some advice on how you can live your life more intentionally and meaningfully.

Resources related to the episode

Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. The Dale Carnegie website, including links to the Take Command page of the book and to the Dale Carnegie Course. AoM Article: 8 of the Best Vintage Self-Improvement Books. AoM podcast #818: Self-Improvement Philosophy.

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Brett McKay, welcome to the latest edition of The Art of Manliness Podcast. My 12-year-old has done a challenge each week for the last year as a rite and chance to earn an extra trip. In some of the challenges, he had to read a book within a week. The most recent one was How to Win Friends and Impress People by Dale Carnegie. In his review, he stated that it was the best he had read.

A book that was written nearly 90 years ago is still a favorite among kids in the 21st Century. Talk about staying power. How to Win Friends and Influence People and Dale Carnegie’s other classic How to Stop Worrying and Start Living are timeless. But to introduce them to a new generation, Joe Hart has co-authored Take Command which synthesizes and adds to Carnegie's principles.

Joe is the President and CEO of Dale Carnegie & Associates. This company continues Carnegie's work today. We begin by giving some background information on the man who coined this term back in 1936. We begin our conversation with some background on the guy who coined this word back in 1936.