How to Win Friends - Begin Meditating

The most useful book I?ve ever read hands down is How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. I just finished reading it again for about the 9th or 10th time, and I still come across reminders that help me every day in almost every human interaction I have. There should be a mandatory How to Win Friends class and exam for every citizen in order to graduate high school.

The book is the bible for resolving interpersonal relationship and communication issues, and was the result of years of painstaking research on the part of Carnegie interviewing the most successful businessmen and leaders of his time.

How to Win Friends inspired me to make a conscious effort to remember peoples names years ago (?a person?s name to that person is the sweetest and most important sound in any language?). It was also responsible for me relinquishing my need to be right, even if I knew that I was indeed right (?doesn?t matter,? reminds Carnegie, ?a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still?). Carnegie outlines the anatomy of an argument and strongly advises the reader to avoid arguments at all costs: ?look for areas where you can admit error and say so. Apologize for your mistakes. It will help disarm your opponents and reduce defensiveness.?

This book should not only be read by everyone on the planet, but it should be re-read at least once a year as a refresher. There are actually many Vedic themes in this book as well, and any student of the Veda will see a slew of parallels between Carnegie?s findings and ancient principles that have been around for thousands of years. I guess none of this is new, but Carnegie certainly packages this knowledge in one of the freshest and most accessible ways that I?ve ever come across.

Get a copy as soon as you can. If you have one, read it again. I have a sneaking suspicion that it will be the most relevant book you?ve read too.

Light Watkins is a meditation expert, and teaches beginner meditation classes across North America. You may read more about him?here. Follow Light onFacebook?and?Twitter

Source: http://beginmeditating.com/2012/10/how-to-win-friends/

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