I Have Started Reading - How To Win Friends And Influence People
Dale Carnegie is one of the pioneers of the art of self-help and salesmanship seminars
The third book that I will be reading is “How To Win Friends And Influence People” by Dale Carnegie.
This book keeps on coming up on most people’s list of recommended personal development books. I had to find out for myself what it was all about.
Eight Things This Book Will Help You Achieve
It is suggested that reading “How To Win Friends And Influence People” will help you achieve the following eight things:
1. Get out of a mental rut, think new thoughts, acquire new visions, and discover new ambitions.
2. Make friends quickly and easily.
3. Increase your popularity.
4. Win people to your way of thinking.
5. Increase your influence, your prestige, and your ability to get things done.
6. Handle complaints, avoid arguments, keep your human contacts smooth and pleasant.
7. Become a better speaker and a more entertaining conversationalist.
8. Arouse enthusiasm among your associates.
I have not been good with my words in the past, as I am blunt and speak my mind. I know that I have to improve my communication and interpersonal skills to enable me to accomplish my dreams.
I will have to network with other like-minded people and get a large number of people to look at my ideas and work on mutually beneficial projects.
Looking To Grow My Network Using Social Media
My goal is to have 10,000 subscribers on substack, this seemed like a far fetched when I launched the “Grow Your Thoughts” newsletter on substack.
As I continue with my reading/learning and posting updates, my belief in achieving my goal of getting to 10,000 subscribers becomes stronger.
It is early day and I am close to 100 subscribers. Most of the subscribers have come from substack. I have managed to get some subscribers by promoting my newsletter via my social media channels.
I am looking for more substack users to recommend my newsletter. These recommendations can boost subscriber numbers. Some of the newsletters that I recommend are getting subscribers from my marketing efforts.
If I can get a few Influencers with over 100,000 subscribers in the personal development niche on
substack to recommend “Grow Your Thoughts” it will get me closer to my goal of 10,000 subscribers.
Maybe reading “How To Win Friends And Influence People” will enable me to develop the skills to connect with influencers on substack and other social media platforms and build a global network of subscribers.
Building My Global Network
I came across the saying “Your Network Is Your Net Worth”. I believe there is a lot of truth in this saying, especially in this digital age.
You can easily monetize your network by providing value within the niche that you are targeting. If you provide a product or service that is beneficial to your subscribers it will earn you money.
The value you offer can be transformed into monetary rewards. You don’t even need your own products or services. You can earn commissions by offering products and services as an affiliate and receive commissions.
I have a long way to go toward becoming an influencer within the personal development niche. Once I have 1,000 subscribers on substack, I will add a paid monthly subscription option at $5 monthly.
My initial goal is to earn over $5,000 monthly to enable me to quit my current employment as a security officer and immerse myself in personal development on a full-time basis.
I will need to have approximately 1,500 subscribers at $5 monthly to reach my goal of earning over $5,000 after paying costs and taxes.
For now, subscribe for free and I will post an update once I have reached 1,000 subscribers and the premium subscription option is turned on.
I have set a goal of reading 1,000 books on everything related to personal development, mind science, psychology, self-help, and wealth building… all to do with becoming the best you can be and living a more fulfilled life.
Finding The Balance
I am still trying to find a good balance between reading books, writing posts, and promoting my newsletter.
Currently, I am working 12-hour-long shifts as a security officer. I work 7 nights in a row and get 3 days off and work another 7 nights and get 4 days off. This is an extremely difficult shift.
I work on average 20-night shifts per month, just to earn enough to cover my monthly expenses. Whilst working this typical trading time for money job, I have decided to transform my lifestyle.
I have started by getting the knowledge to transform my mindset. This is the reason I have set a goal of reading 1,000 books. I know it will take me many years to get through 1,000 books, but I will persevere.
I am sharing updates and also the knowledge that I pick up via this newsletter. Maybe within 12 to 24 months, I will manage to get 1,500 premium subscribers to enable me to earn over $5,000 monthly, so that I can quit my current employment.
Once I quit my job, I will be able to work on this goal on a full-time basis. I don’t know how many years it will take for me to read 1,000 books.
I know that every book I read will add to my knowledge and work towards shifting my mindset. It is just a matter of sticking to the goal of reading consistently and updating this newsletter.
No More Negativity
I have decided to stop focusing on the negative things in my life. I have currently been experiencing many challenges in my life. I will stop sharing them in this newsletter… this newsletter will be for sharing positivity.
Some people have started to interact with me via the comment on these posts. This means a lot to me, especially during this initial stage of my journey into personal development.
Reading the books and posting updates can be a lonely process, but the interaction I get from you all goes a long way to keep me focused.
I am writing a new chapter in my life, it’s a new beginning. I appreciate all the support that I have received from my subscribers on substack. I hope the posts help you in some way to transform your life for the better.
Maybe a small idea from one of the posts will spark a dormant dream that will lead you to transform your lifestyle.
Please subscribe to my newsletter and share it with others. Let’s get to my initial goal of 1,000 subscribers. Every subscriber inspires me to continue working towards my dream of reading 1,000 books and posting on this newsletter.
I read this book many years ago. I'm sure I still have it somewhere. It's one of those books that you can read time and time again and take something new from it each time.
I read this in the early 2000s. This book says that family members should behave with courtesy towards each other. I agree. I must reread it.