Sugar Blossom

In 1936, one of Dale Carnegie’s six musts in How to Win Friend and Influence People was SMILE! His edict has been echoed eac decade by practically every communications guru who ever pu pen to paper or mouth to microphone. However, at the turn o the millennium, it’s high time we reexamine the role of the smil in high-level human relations. When you dig deeper into Dale’ dictum, you’ll find a 1936 quick smile doesn’t always work. Especially nowadays.

The old-fashioned instant grin carries no weight with today’s sophisticated crowd. Look at world leaders, negotiators, and corporate giants. Not a smiling sycophant among them. Key players in all walks of life enrich their smile so, when it does erupt, it has more potency and the world smiles with them.
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