I Unconsciously Learned Something
“How to Win Friends & Influence People” by Dale Carnegie
I’ve been reading “How to Win Friends & Influence People” and it has been amazing so far! Every single situation mentioned in the book surprises me with goosebumps. I’ve been reading a lot of self-help books lately and have been ticking my checklist for the last 1 year.
Coming to the topic, the articulative words by Dale Carnegie blew my mind. The psychology of the human mind was in his grasps like none other and showed how business works with it. I am still halfway through the book but I couldn’t stop myself from sharing this incident.
Arouse in the other person an eager want.
It’s been months since I’ve been sharing my Medium articles on WhatsApp. If it doesn’t interest the other person, you are unlikely to arouse an eager desire in them. So, there is this one friend to whom I’ve been sharing my blogs for about 6 months now. He always appreciated what I did but never really followed me on Medium, and yes, you crave even 1 follower when you’re wanting to achieve your goals for the day. He always said he’d follow me today or tomorrow, but never really did, and I can completely understand why. Nobody is interested in you if you’re not interested in them.
I evaluated his interests in education and hobbies. I sent him links to articles related to famous authors I found on Medium. Since he’s a philosophy student, I sent him some great articles. He was amazed by people’s contributions and their philosophical expertise and methodologies. He was impressed when I told him that one day he’d be sharing his experiments and knowledge here on Medium!
I explained to him about the Partner Program, through which he could earn money by writing. After reading all of this, he decided it was worth setting up a Medium account and following me there! What’s even more surprising is that he even circulated my articles to others. I quickly gained more followers and achieved my goals for the day.
CONCLUSION
Arouse in the other person an eager want.
When you’re genuinely interested in other people, they will be interested in you. I was interested in his subject and that’s why it worked, unconsciously! The world works this way! The explanation by Dale Carnegie worked successfully and I urge you all to just read this book once if you want to work on your people’s skills.
It worked so well that I jumped off the bed when I realized that I learned and applied something from the book because we seldom apply what we read. Although we read and take notes, we sometimes forget to use what we have learned. Read and implement, people. Whatever worked for them will work for us, too. As I also plan to move to another city for three years, I need to improve my people skills.
Learn and grow, beautiful people!
