Top Quotes From Dale Carnegie on Secrets of Mega Success
Dale was the developer of many famous courses like salesmanship, public speaking, interpersonal skills, etc. He contributed tremendously in the domain of motivation and selfhelp, influencing people all over the globe.
The essence of all art is to take pleasure in giving pleasure. Dale Breckenridge Carnegie, popularly known as Dale Carnegie was an American and Lecturer born on November 24, 1888. He is the author of the popular bestselling self-help books, How to Win Friends And Influence People.
“Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.”
“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
“Our thoughts make us what we are.”
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
“Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.”
“It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.”
“If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be. ”
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."
“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ”
“Success is getting what you want.. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
“Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
Dale was the developer of many famous courses like salesmanship, public speaking, interpersonal skills, etc. He contributed tremendously in the domain of motivation and selfhelp, influencing people all over the globe.
Dale was born in Maryville, Missouri to a poor family. His family moved to Belton, Missouri when he was very young. After completing his college, he started selling correspondence courses to ranchers. He always had a dream of becoming a lecturer. (Norman Vincent Quotes)
Dale also worked as an actor in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, but did not find much success in this space. After the production ended, he was once again unemployed and went back to New York.
Dale started working as a salesman in travelling before teaching public speaking at YMCA. Soon, he started gathering his lectures to convert them into books. The core idea of his books conveyed a strong message that goes – “it is possible to change the behavior of other people by changing your own behavior towards them” (Andrew Carnegie Quotes)
Dale’s first marriage ended up in a divorce and then he married again, but this one was also not successful.
The Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations is a program for individuals based on Dale Carnegie teachings. This program is conducted in almost 90 countries across the world and was founded in the year 1912. The Dale Carnegie training has been completed by almost 8 million people.
Till date, Dale Carnegie teaching and methods affect people in their daily lives, citing some amazing personal transformations.