HOW TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE TO EASE HUMAN

RELATIONS

 

 

 

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale gives a brief course for getting along well with people. It may help ease human relations.

 

  1. If you genuinely like people, you will find that people generally will like you.
  2. Always be interested in the other person. Direct conversation to that in which the other individual is interested, rather than talking about yourself.
  3. Remember names. To accomplish this, give attention to the other person, so that the name of the other person will get registered in your mind. A person’s name is important to him.
  4. Be easy to get along with others. Be a comfortable sort of person, so that there is no strain in being with you.
  5. Be stimulating. If being with you makes people feel better, people will want to be with you; your personal relations will be excellent.
  6. Avoid being on edge and sensitive, for people instinctively shy off from the super-sensitive, fearing to arouse an unpleasant reaction.
  7. Sincerely make an attempt to heal every misunderstanding that you may have with other individuals. Mentally or spiritually drain off your grievances and maintain an attitude of goodwill with every one.
  8. Perform unselfish and outgoing acts of friendship. Sincere self-giving leads to pleasant personal relations.

 

Do For Others What You Want Them To Do For You.

 

 

Excerpt from an article in Pest Talk – A Newsletter of the Indian Pest Control Association, November 2002 issue.