How to Make People Like You Instantly

If you have too many friends... read this. If you'd like more friends, The article below might help. It was first published in 1941 by Dale Carnegie.

Want to know the secret of making people like you instantly? It is simple. Use the method employed by the most perfect winner of friends in the world.

You have met him. In fact, he lives in your home town right now. He is a little puppy. You pat him on the head and he almost jumps outs of his skin because he is so happy to see you. And behind all this show of affection there are no ulterior motives. He doesn't want to marry you or sell you a refrigerator. All he wants is the privilege of being with you and loving you.

That technique always has won and it always will win.

So take a tip from the puppy. Be friendly. Forget yourself. Think of others.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

People are not usually interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves. They always have been - and they always will be.

So, if you want to make friends easily - here is the first rule to remember: Become genuinely interested in other people. Try this for a while - and see if you don't find that you have added something to your personality - something that makes people like you almost instantly.

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The above article was published in 1941 by Dale Carnegie. Email [email protected] for more information on Dale Carnegie programs forming in Metro Detroit. The Dale Carnegie Course is an action course (no lectures!) designed to help you develop confidence, communicate effectively with others, earn trust in leadership, manage worry and stress, and sell ideas.