You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you. Dale Carnegie More Quotes by Dale Carnegie More Quotes From Dale Carnegie I want you to think of your life as an hourglass. You know there are thousands of grains of sand in the top of the hourglass; and they all pass slowly and evenly through the narrow neck in the middle. Nothing you or I could do would make more than one grain of sand pass through this narrow neck without impairing the hourglass. You and I and everyone else are like this hourglass. Dale Carnegie neckstasksthinking When we are not engaged in thinking about some definite problem, we usually spend about 95 percent of our time thinking about ourselves. Now, if we stop thinking about ourselves for a while and begin to think of the other person's good points, we won't have to resort to flattery so cheap and false that it can be spotted almost before it is out of the mouth. Dale Carnegie flatterymouthsthinking By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment. Dale Carnegie lasting-changeresentmentcriticize If we want to find happiness, let's stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving. Dale Carnegie gratitudegivingthinking An effective speaker knows that the success or failure of his talk is not for him to decide - it will be decided in the minds and hearts of his hearers. Dale Carnegie public-speakingmindheart If you got it, ask yourself why and try to repeat the action. If you failed, ask yourself why and try to learn from the experience. Dale Carnegie repeatsactiontrying There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears up the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error Dale Carnegie businesscouragemistake If you have some idea you believe in, don't listen to the croaking chorus. Listen only to what your own inner voice tells you. Dale Carnegie voicebelieveideas People like people who help them like themselves. Dale Carnegie helpingpeople One of the most appalling comments on our present way of life is that at one time half of all the beds in our hospitals were reserved for patients with nervous and mental troubles, patients who had collapsed under the crushing burden of accumulated yesterdays and fearful tomorrows. Yet a vast majority of those people would be walking the streets today, leading happy, useful lives — if they had only heeded the words of Jesus: “Have no anxiety about the morrow”; or the words of Sir William Osler: "Live in day-tight compartments." Dale Carnegie crushlifejesus Thousands of salespeople are pounding the pavements today, tired, discouraged and underpaid. Why? Because they are always thinking only of what they want. They don't realize that neither you nor I want to buy anything. If we did, we would go out and buy it. But both of us are eternally interested in solving our problems. And if salespeople can show us how their services or merchandise will help us solve our problems, they won't need to sell us. We'll buy. And customers like to feel that they are buying - not being sold. Dale Carnegie tiredwantthinking All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory. Dale Carnegie victorybravemen There is no such thing as constructive criticism. Dale Carnegie constructive-criticismconstructivecriticism We talk a lot about the importance of physical exercise to wake us Dale Carnegie spiritualsleepmorning If your own mind is muddled, much more will the minds of your hearers be confused. Dale Carnegie public-speakingconfusedmind People who talk only of themselves think only of themselves. Dale Carnegie peoplethinking Do things for others and you'll find your self-consciousness evaporating like morning dew. Dale Carnegie selfworkmorning So, to prevent fatigue and worry, the first rule is: Rest often. Rest before you get tired. Dale Carnegie tiredworryinspirational The very best way in all the world to overcome self-consciousn ess and shyness is to get interested in other people and to think of them and, almost miraculously, your timidity will pass. Do something for other people. Practice deeds of kindness, acts of friendliness, and you'll be surprised to see what happens. Dale Carnegie selfkindnessthinking The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely. Dale Carnegie heartpeopleway
