Principles from " How to Win Friends and Influence People "
1. Be a Friendlier Person
+ Don't criticize, condemn or complain
+ Give honest, sincere appreciation
+ Arouse in other person an eager want
+ Become genuinely interested in other people
+ Smile
+ Be a good listener and encourage others to talk about themselves
+ Talk in terms of other people's interest
+ Make the other person feel important - and d it sincerely
2. Win People To Your Way of Thinking
+ The only way to get the best out of an argument is to avoid it
+ Show respect for the other person's opinion. Never say, "You're wrong"
+ If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically
+ Begin in a friendly way
+ Get the other person saying "Yes, yes" immediately
+ Let the other person do a great deal of talking
+ Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers
+ Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view
+ Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires
+ Throw down a challenge
3. Be a Leader
+ Begin with praise and honest appreciation
+ Call attention to people's mistake indirectly
+ Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person
+ Ask question instead of giving a direct orders
+ Let the other person save face
+ Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to
+ Use encouragement, make the false seems easy to correct.
+ Make the other person happy about the things that you suggest
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