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How to Enjoy Your Life and Job

by Dale Carnegie
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How to Enjoy Your Life and Job
How to Enjoy Your Life and Job

Maximize joy in work and personal spheres.

If you're feeling the grind of daily work life wearing you down, consider Dale Carnegie's insights in "How To Enjoy Your Life And Job." This isn't just advice; it's a practical guide to infuse enthusiasm into your work and harmony into your life outside the office. Carnegie's timeless strategies could be just the refresh button your routine needs.

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How to Enjoy Your Life and Job

by Dale Carnegie
Save up to 51%
Compare to estimated retail price: S$16.03  

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ISBN: 9780091906405
Authors: Dale Carnegie
Publisher: Vermilion
Date of Publication: 2015-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Personal Development, Philosophy
Related Topics: Psychology, Self Help, Business, Leadership, Personal Development, Productivity, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 4080 readers)

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Life is very much what we make it, and since most of us spend the greater part of our lives at work, it follows that we should be making the best of our working lives. This book demonstrates that anyone can achieve greater satisfaction in both their home life and their job by learning to integrate business, social and personal fulfilment. It includes: - Seven ways to peace and happiness - Fundamental techniques for handling people - Ways to win people to your way of thinking - Ways to change people without giving offence or arousing resentment. Dale Carnegie isolates and explores the feelings of harmony, excitement and purpose that will enable us to transcend boredom, frustration and fatigue - making the best of our inner resources and realising our full potential.
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Maximize joy in work and personal spheres.

If you're feeling the grind of daily work life wearing you down, consider Dale Carnegie's insights in "How To Enjoy Your Life And Job." This isn't just advice; it's a practical guide to infuse enthusiasm into your work and harmony into your life outside the office. Carnegie's timeless strategies could be just the refresh button your routine needs.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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