

To be a good listener, we must actually care about what people have to say. The easiest way to become a good conversationalist is to become a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. We can make people feel extremely valued and important by remembering their name.

“The average person is more interested in their own name than in all the other names in the world put together.” People love their names so much that they will often donate large amounts of money just to have a building named after themselves. Remember that a person's name is, to that person, the sweetest and most important sound in any language. Smiles are free to give and have an amazing ability to make others feel wonderful.

Happiness does not depend on outside circumstances, but rather on inward attitudes. “You can make more friends in two months by being interested in them, than in two years by making them interested in you.” The only way to make quality, lasting friendships is to learn to be genuinely interested in them and their interests. Become genuinely interested in other people. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. How to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, published in 1936. How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the best selling self-help books ever published.
