67. The #1 Skill: How to Win Friends and Gain Influence (Dale Carnegie) - Part 3

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Welcome back to the Unlimited Potential Show! Today is part three of our six-part series on the trailblazing book “How To Win Friends And Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. This book has been mentioned as one of the most influential books by some of the highest performers around the world. That’s pretty amazing for a book written in 1936!

While 2022 may seem like a world away, this book is stuffed with insight and wisdom that has withstood the test of time. If you want to create deep connections with others and positively influence the future of our world, then don’t miss this series! Hit play to join the conversation and gain foundational principles that will serve you (and others) for years to come.

If you missed parts one and two, go check those out first and get caught up on topics like the fundamental techniques of handling people, and part two of the book was the six ways to make people like you. Today's episode is a powerful concept that can be used for good or for evil. Part three is all about how to win people to your way of thinking!

Have you ever lost a friendship over an argument? Learning how to disagree like a gentleman (or lady) is a high-level life skill we should all be working on. From lovers, co-workers, friends or strangers on the internet…there are a lot of opportunities throughout our life to get into an argument or debate. In this episode, we share what Dale Carnegie discovered about how you can start to win every argument and help people arrive at those same ideas themselves.

Learning the skills we break down for you in 40 minutes or less could be the keys you need to not only Win Friends and Gain Influence but preserve the relationships you have and empower others with a new level of thinking through this affirmative state of mind.

We hope you enjoy this series and our discussions on how to make more friends. But don’t let your learning stop here, takes these principles and start taking action. We believe that finding a community and tribe of like-minded people is one of the best ways to unlock your unlimited potential. If you don’t know where to start, connect with us, and let’s do this together. Follow the links below for more information.

More Of What’s Inside:

• How to ask better questions
• Learning how to communicate your point of view
• Why listening will unlock everything
• Why connection and relationship are so important
• Helping others by giving them “softball” questions
• How to win any argument (and avoid them)
• One powerful lesson Chris has learned by being a lawyer
• Learning executive presence
• And much more!

Episode Related Links:

• The Healing Power Of Human Connection Book: https://www.amazon.com/Together-Connection-Performance-Greater-Happiness/dp/0062913298
• How To Win Friends and Influence People: https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034
• Toastmaster website: https://www.toastmasters.org/
• Wiki Article Dale Carnegie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Carnegie
• Adam Grant Website: https://www.adamgrant.net/
• Cal Fussman Website: https://www.calfussman.com/
• The Power Of Listening Cal Fussman: https://tim.blog/2016/03/11/the-interview-master-cal-fussman-and-the-power-of-listening/
• Wiki Article on Gary W. Keller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_W._Keller
• Wiki Article on Mikhail Gorbachev: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev
• Wiki Article on Ronald Reagan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan
• Derren Brown: Pushed To The Edge: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5340856/

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• morrellfirm.com
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Episode Minute By Minute:

• 0:02 Sneak peek of today’s conversation
• 1:01 Welcome to part three!
• 2:11 The truth about loneliness in 2022
• 9:11 How Dr. Ram joined Toast Masters
• 13:43 How to win an argument
• 19:01 A piece of advice that stuck with Dr. Ram
• 20:35 How to gracefully disagree
• 27:28 Chris honestly assesses his leadership skills
• 30:42 Disagreement lessons from Ronald Reagan
• 34:35 Dr. Ram’s Netflix recommendation
• 36:27 How to practically apply these principles
• 42:06 What’s coming up on the next episode