Power Up Your People Skills, Episode #112, 4-20-21

04/20/21 • 23 min

Almost everything we want comes through other people and the best leaders know this principle: You can’t be a leader without others. Influencing others begins by connecting, and in order to do that, you must take an interest in them. Today’s episode explores Dale Carnegie’s timeless values and principles from his book How to Win Friends and Influence People, with some updated ideas and tips relevant to 2021.
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Tips to Win Friends

Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.
Give honest, sincere appreciation.
Become genuinely interested in other people.
Smile.
Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
Talk in terms of other people’s interests.
Make the other person feel important — and do it sincerely.
Tips to Influence People
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
Show respect for the other person’s opinion. Never say, “you’re wrong.”
If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
Begin in a friendly way.
Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.
Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.
Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires.

Episode Topics and Mentions

Pfizer

Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People
University of South Carolina

Depression and Anxiety Toolkit
Quote of the Week

"Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours." -- Dale Carnegie

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Tips to Win Friends

Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.
Give honest, sincere appreciation.
Become genuinely interested in other people.
Smile.
Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
Talk in terms of other people’s interests.
Make the other person feel important — and do it sincerely.
Tips to Influence People
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
Show respect for the other person’s opinion. Never say, “you’re wrong.”
If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
Begin in a friendly way.
Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.
Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.
Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires.

Episode Topics and Mentions

Pfizer

Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People
University of South Carolina

Depression and Anxiety Toolkit
Quote of the Week

"Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours." -- Dale Carnegie

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Email us at [email protected]. Opinions discussed are not medical advice, please seek a medical professional for your own health concerns.

Previous Episode

Matt Biondi: Fighting to Right Wrongs, Episode #111, 4-13-21

Matt Biondi is one of America’s most decorated Olympic swimmers -- but he left the sport 30 years ago due to unhappiness with the status quo. He felt forced to give up his dreams to become a professional swimmer and earned a Masters Degree in Education, teaching math for nearly two decades.
Today, he has returned to the sport as the founder of the International Swimmers Alliance, where he fights for other swimmers to have the opportunity to go professional and be compensated fairly for what they bring to an increasingly-popular American sport. He joins Kelly and Maria to talk about his motivation, tenacity and desire to right past wrongs for others.
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MORE ABOUT MATT BIONDI

Matt Biondi is an 11-time Olympic medalist and a 14-time world record. Biondi competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1984, 1988 and 1992, winning eight gold, two silver and one bronze medal. During his career, he set three individual world records in the 50-meter freestyle and four in the 100-meter freestyle. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Biondi won five gold medals, setting world records in the 50-meter freestyle and three relay events.

Biondi is a member of the international Swimming Hall of Fame and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and is one of the greatest American swimmers of all time. Currently, he is working with the International Swimmers Alliance. He’s always been a proponent of swimmers earning money and having a seat at the decision-making table for competitive swimming.

Episode Topics and Mentions

1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea

International Swimming Hall of Fame

United States Olympic Hall of Fame

International Swimmers Alliance

ISL, International Swimming League

USA Swimming

US Masters Swimming

FINA

IOC, International Olympic Committee

University of Southern California

Stanford University

Anthony Nesty

University of Florida Swimming

Conejo Valley Multisport Masters

Nancy Kirkpatrick-Reno

CVMM Matt Biondi Masters SCY Classic

Introversion

Daniel Goleman - Author

Emotional intelligence

Chuck Wilgus

Dara Torres

Perth

Steffi Graf

Janet Evans

Ray Looze

Takeaways

Maria

Emotional intelligence, not just physical strength and talent, is a trait of champions. When you know who you are and believe in what you are doing, you will succeed.
Take responsibility for your own life -- ask questions, stand up. Do not just follow the rules or routine set in front of you.

Kelly

You can be a leader as either an extrovert or introvert and lead with your own character strengths.
You never know when the thing that may have been your biggest disappointment will come full circle and be your calling, or the thing that will bring you greatness later on.

Quote of the Week

“We all experience setbacks. It’s such a natural part of achievement.” -- Matt Biondi

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Next Episode

Jordan Willimovsky: Open Water and Pool, Two-Sport Olympian, Episode #113

Hard work can often make up for a deficit of time, or even raw talent. Two-swim-sport Olympian Jordan Willimovsky joins the show to talk with Kelly and Maria about how his work ethic keeps him at the height of his career, as he prepares for his second Olympic showing in open water and pool swimming in the summer of 2021.
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MORE ABOUT JORDAN WILLIMOVSKY

Jordan Wilimovsky is a world-renowned distance swimmer for both open water and the 1500 meters freestyle, in the pool. In 2016, Jordan became the first American to qualify for the Olympic Games in two separate swimming sports -- the 10K open water and the 1500 meter pool swim. Representing the U.S., Jordan had an outstanding performance at the 2016 Olympic Games finishing just outside of the medals, in 4th place. Jordan has already qualified for the current 2021 US Olympic Team in the 10K open water event. And when the U.S. holds its Olympic trials this June, Jordan will again try to make history by making the Olympic team as a two-swim-sport athlete. Jordan is a member of the CG Sports Network.

Episode Topics and Mentions

CG Sports Network

Open water swimming

2016 Olympics

Roller derby

Tour de France

Drafting

Jarrod Poort

Hannah Moore

Ashley Twichell

Pro surfing

Northwestern University

Depression and Anxiety Toolkit

Takeaways

Maria

Confidence comes from preparation and experience.

Kelly

Remember that you will likely not be great at something the first time -- you might even fail. But just keep at it, anyway.

Quote of the Week

“If you want to succeed, you have to work incredibly hard for that and plan out your course of action for whatever you are facing.” -- Jordan Wilimovsky

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