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Learning to say no
Everything you and I do springs from 2 motives: the sex urge, and the desire to be great
SIGMUND FREUD
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Fundamental Techniques in Handling People
Principle 1: Do not criticize, condemn or complain
Principle 2: Give honest and sincere appreciation
Principle 3: Arouse in the other person an eager want
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Twelve Ways of Winning People to Your Way of Thinking (Pt 2)
Rule 7: Let the other man feel that the idea is his.
Rule 8: Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view.
Rule 9: Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.
Rule 10: Appeal to...
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Nine Ways to Change People Without Giving Offence or Arousing Resentment
Rule 1: Begin with praise and honest appreciation.
Rule 2: Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.
Rule 3: Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.
Rule 4: Ask questions instead ...
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Six Ways To Make People Like You
Rule 1: Become genuinely interested in other people
Rule 2: Smile
Rule 3: Remember that a person's name to them is the sweetest and most important sound in any language
Rule 4: Be a good listener. Encourage othe...
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Twelve Ways of Winning People to Your Way of Thinking
Rule 1: The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
Rule 2: Show respect for the other man's opinions. Never tell a man he is wrong.
Rule 3: If you're wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
Rule 4
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The Desire to be Great
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