About 10 years ago I took a management course given by the organization started by Dale Carnegie. He was an American writer and lecturer who lived from 1888-1955 and developed courses for personal development and business.
His best known book was How to Win Friends and Influence People that has sold 50 million copies since 1936. About friendship he said: "You can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. Which is another way of saying that the way to make a friend is to be one" We also see this in Proverbs 18:24 "A man who has friends must himself be friendly."
Dale Carnegie's daughter said of him: "The importance and joy of work - overcoming fear and defeat by courage and persistence - love and gentleness and courtesy between human beings - a strong sustaining faith in God: this was his creed" He was a great optimist and was a strong proponent of a positive outlook on life and positive personal relationships.
One thing he wrote that showed his positive outlook was: "About 90 percent of the things in our life are right and about 10 percent are wrong. If we want to be happy all we have to do is concentrate on the 90 percent that are right and forget about the 10 percent that are wrong. If we want to be worried and bitter and have stomach ulcers all we have to do is think about the 10 percent that are wrong and ignore the 90 percent that are glorious"
Even though Dale Carnegie lived several decades ago, his writings still have some very practical advice for our everyday living.
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