Dale Carnegie- my major life influence. Review on How to Stop Worrying and Start Living - Dale Carnegie

This man has shaped my life .Dale carnegie has made a major influence on how I approach my worries and concerns  and deal with them. I happened to read all his books before I turned 16. Unfortunately I was born a worrier .its a habit I had to break.

After reading this book I went into a deep state of relaxation and was sleeping like a baby within minutes of hitting the pillow. I still remember the wisdom to live in day-Tight- compartments

or " lead me light, one step enough for me "

or " Give my my daily bread"-  made me realize we  should live  in the present moment

and not cross our bridges before we reach them .

Here I would also like to bring to you all an example that is so practical, so sensible:

of how we should think of  life as an hourglass and do our tasks slowly and evenly like  the sand grain that passes  through the narrow neck 1 at a time .

He talked me through the 4 good working habits.Like, do things in the order of their importance.

I still remember the words that still make a lot of sense

"The High cost of getting Even " or "No one was ever killed  by insomnia"

Or worry about insomnia does more damage than insomnia itself

or these words still ring in my ears load and clear

"99% of  the things we worry about never actually happen"

My only regret I never met him in person.he died  before I was born but he will continue to guide me and others who need him

Some souls never die . I am fortunate enough to have read and used every word he wrote  in all his books .

At 16 I was young and innocent I was searching for  the meaning of  the phrase - happiness is only a matter of internals not externals .few months later I knew what he meant when I broke  the worry habit.

This book has been my Bible, my geeta,  my knowledge storehouse over all these years and I still have to re-read it  from time to time to keep the mind trained.

These words flow directly from my heart, I have mentioned this on my website qualitylessons.net home page . its not for  the sake of this review  that I have to knight him . I am a  teacher who didn't have the guts to stand in front of  the crowd and speak without getting flustered .

Till I read  his book on public speaking.today all I do is speak all day using his principles of weightage and specificity .if  my reviews make any impact at all, I owe  it to Dale Carnegie.

You can pick up any of his books and I will remember most of the content, they are all worth their weight in gold.His manner of  writing was interesting and easy to understand .

He spoke more specific than general, punctuated with examples and illustrations .

He swayed masses  by his best- sellers that will shine  in history forever .