#5

A part of the book I read yesterday was focused on the way you treat other people when working with them. One way to be successful in business is to involve strong interpersonal relationships which will help make others want to help and worth with you in a way you simply couldn't make happen without their support. The author talks about always learning the names of low level employees and remembering the birthdays of business partners and sending them cards to show you remembered the birthday. The last thing, and in my opinion the most important and impactful thing discussed, was having a genuine interest in others. Really paying attention to how the other person is thinking and showing that you value what they value. I think that this is the most important of all the three suggestions about how to make friends and have good business success. I do think its worth mentioning that this idea is a bit of a juxtaposition from the books name, which suggests that friends something to be "won" like possessions, or collectables that one owns. If you have a genuine invest in others, it would probably be noted that people don't like being owned or claimed as an object might. This strange name which is so different from the message of the chapter is curious and makes me want to understand why such a specific wording was chosen for the title.   

#4

This week I read the part of the book How to Win Friends and Influence People that concentrated on positive interpersonal relationships. It is arguably one of the most important parts of the book, as it can be used by anyone whether or not they are trying to go into business. The chapter talked a lot about "having a genuine interest in others in order to make friends." This is very true, as it has also been said that peoples favorite subjects are themselves. In friendships, families, businesses, and classes, having a genuine interest in other people is very important. It really helps people feel comfortable when they are listened to when talking about things that are important to them. I believe that the way you treat others is very very important and so taking interest in others in a big part of that. The next part of the chapter talks about how important smiling is. A person tried a test where he had to smile pretty constantly for a week, even though he frowned often. I will be trying this for the next few days, because I would consider myself to be at least somewhat nice, but the act of smiling much more consistently I hope will bring other benefits to my life, I also know that smiling and laughter whether genuine or artificial have the power to release chemicals for happiness ad thus better health in the brain so I can see why this is important and I'm excited to try it as the book suggested!