Dale Carnegie once told the story of a New York speaker who was often complimented upon the firm texture of his sentences and the simple beauty of his language. During a conversation with him, the speaker told Carnegie the secret to his power to choose true and incisive words: Each time the speaker discovered...
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Dale Carnegie once told the story of Thelma Thompson, whose husband was stationed at an Army training camp near the Mojave Desert in California. She went to live there in order to be near him, but ended up hating the place. She had never been so miserable. Things became unbearable when her husband was...
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Mrs. E. K. Shields, of Saginaw, Michigan, was driven to despair—even to the brink of suicide. She had lost her husband and became very depressed and almost penniless. In an attempt to retake her life, she wrote to a former employer and got her old job back selling World Books to rural and town...
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Dale Carnegie used to relay a bit of sage advice from Elbert Hubbard that helped people develop the will to win in life. Carnegie said that if the average man or woman would only apply and live the wisdom contained in it, he or she would be happier and more prosperous. Here is Elbert’s...
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(BPT) – Resume? Check. Cover letter? Check. Now you’re ready to begin that job search, right? Wrong. There may be some very important things you’re forgetting about that could dramatically enhance your job search. Nowadays, job searches involve much more than simply submitting hundreds of resumes and cover letters. According to a 2012 survey,...
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Whether a job interview holds some surprises for you or not, one thing you can count on is the interviewer saying, “Tell me about yourself.” The way in which you respond can mean the difference between a job offer and a rejection letter, so don’t be caught off guard. The best way to prepare...
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Writing a Professional Development Plan can help keep you focused on your goals and give you something to work on in order to move forward. It doesn’t have to take a lot of time if you know what you are doing and what you want to do. Here are some things to consider from...
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It is a well-known fact that your emotional attitude usually has far more to do with producing fatigue than does physical exertion. Many years ago, Joseh E. Barmack, Ph.D., published in the Archives of Psychology a report of some of his experiments, showing how boredom produces fatigue. Dr. Barmack put a group of students...
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If you are interning this summer after graduation you may be wondering, “How do I turn my internship into a full-time gig upon completion?” Peter Handal, chairman, CEO and president of Dale Carnegie Training, says the Dale Carnegie approach to professional enhancement is predicated upon the enhancement of one’s set of “soft skills,” or...
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A recent article written by Kerrie Finch, CEO and founder of FinchFactor, and appearing in DutchNews.nl, raises some interesting questions about women in C-level and managerial positions in business. According to Finch, whose company is one of Europe’s recognized experts on how companies working within the creative industries position and present themselves, the question...
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