Posts Tagged ‘how to win friends and influence people’
HOW DO I “THINK ON THESE THINGS”…..
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
PART 1 – DALE CARNEGIE, PEALE, OSTEEN OR JESUS?The best selling Business book of all time is “HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE” by the great self-help author and business trainer – DALE CARNEGIE. In terms of impact, while other books like “A Purpose-Driven Life” by Rick Warrren may have sold more (over 26 millions copies) per unit, Carnegie’s book and philosophy has influenced more worldwide, due to its ongoing training institute.
Dale Carnegie’s personal story is very instructive in doing the right thing (for himself) at the right time. Even his name change from Carnegey to Carnegie, was a stroke of marketing genius. At the time, famous US steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was as well-known as Donald Trump’s is today. Carnegie took the world by storm on the following principles, which formed the foundation of the best known course in the world:
- Build greater self-confidence
- Strengthen people skills
- Enhance communication skills
- Develop leadership skills
- Improve our attitude and reducing stress
His “How to Win Friends...etc” book was based on the following four pillars:
- Part One: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People
- Part Two: Six Ways to Make People Like You
- Part Three: How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking
- Part Four: Be a Leader – How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment
If you look at these items above, there seems to be nothing wrong with any of it. However, I am more interested in How Christ would measure up to any of these things. This is important because a person’srelationship with the Lord Jesus is more significant than succeeding in the natural.
One major fault I find with this book and its successor – Norman Vincent Peale’s “THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING” – is its complete dependence on Psychology. Peale even said ” Positive Thinking is another term for Faith”!
WHAT????
While Peale’s Guidepost Magazine is still a wild bestseller, it should not be confused with biblical Christian doctrine, as it sometimes includes stories of other religious Faiths.