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Dale Carnegie’s “The Leader In You”- does it do it?

“The Leader In You” is an interesting book. Namely, its near impossible to easily search for information about the book, as searches get overpowered by discussions about “How to Win Friends and Influence People”. Its also important to note that its not actually written by Dale Carnegie. Instead it is a modern adaptation of Carnegie’s original work, Written by Stuart R. Levin & Michael A. Crom of Dale Carnegie & associates, a company dedicated to providing corporate training.

For those who have read the original piece, this may not be incredibly enlightening. There is a good amount of idea rehashing, but with a more modern spin. Despite the fact that “more modern” means 28 years ago, its still surprisingly relevant, which speaks to the timelessness of Dale Carnegie’s original ideas and work. It truly is one of the timeless classics that should be read by every current and aspiring leader.

Using examples from Charles Schwab to Roosevelt, the book goes through a number of sections including discussing how to influence others, how to be a better leader, communication and active listening, how motivation works, and how to be enthusiastic. It uses wonderful relatable examples that will be meaningful to many readers. Overall I will say its “valuable”- however, I must also say that I do disagree with a few pieces of the book. Just because I don’t agree on the author’s take on “balance”… or some of the tactics for management and leadership, I can agree with the vast majority of what I read, and therefore I can recommend it!

I don’t talk about “price” in most reviews because I pick up a lot of books through the library, but its impossible to ignore the fact that you can pick this up on amazon for as cheap as 25 cents plus shipping and handling, or via audiobook/kindle for less than 7 dollars. Couple the low price with the classic ideals, solid relevance to leadership and growth, and the fact that it is a relatively quick read, and its a no brainer to pick it up and give it a read if you haven’t done so already. Its a great book to keep on the side for when you’ve got free time, although other books may take more pressing priority.

Interested in reading “The Leader In You” yourself? If so, pick up a copy at Amazon:

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Easily Find Big Dollar Investment Opportunities to Get Rich – Morning Drive Episode 23

Struggling to find great opportunities? Ride with Brooks and discuss how easy it is to find loads of big dollar opportunities to become wealthy around you all the time. Whether the economy is strong, weak, or in between, and regardless of if you have money or don’t, you should have no problem finding many great opportunities around you EVERY DAY. Brooks discusses how.

MillionaireWho – Stabilize your wallet, Secure your future, and Succeed! in Entrepreneurship & Finance introduces the weekly audio and video program, “The Morning Drive” with Brooks Fiesinger hosting.

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My car is an asset, but my house isn’t? Do we really understand assets? Morning Drive Episode 22

MillionaireWho – Stabilize your wallet, Secure your future, and Succeed! in Entrepreneurship & Finance introduces the weekly audio and video program, “The Morning Drive” with Brooks Fiesinger hosting. Ride with Brooks and discuss how Brooks’s car is an asset, but his house isn’t. What really is an asset, and how can you convert what most people consider “liabilities” into an asset?

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Millionaire Athletes driving Budget Rides? Not everyone lives above their means!

One of the must frustrating fallicies that I face with people all the time is the assumptions and statements around “Well everyone else does”.

The topic can very from, “Well my coworker at work drives a BMW, so I should be able to also” or “Everyone else has a car loan”. Even “Everyone has second mortgages”.

Do you know what the correct statement to these types of phrases is?

it is:

No. No they don’t.

Lots of people buy cars without car loans. Most people with your income don’t drive BMWs (and thats true no matter how high your income is!), and not everyone has a second mortgage to buy stuff they don’t need. Its time to put those stupid life-destroying statements to bed.

To help with that, I wanted to share a few examples that I think are pretty cool.

Geovanni Bernard-

I’ve personally been a huge fan of Gio his entire career. Evidently he drives a borrowed Honda Odyssey minivan. If that isn’t inspiration, I don’t know what is. Have you thought about how your wallet would do if you drove a borrowed car instead of paying for one?

Kirk Cousins-

Kirk Cousins is a Redskins Quarterback who brings in around 20 million dollars per year. What does he drive? He drives a GMC Savana with over 100k on it. He purchased it in 2014 for the paltry sum of $5,000. (Thats less than .03% of his salary…)

How about you try spending less than .03% of your salary on a car? Think that would put more in your retirement?

Alfred Morris-

Alfred Morris is another athlete we should all look up to. While he makes a couple of million dollars a year, he’s sporting a 27 year old Mazda 626! Thats right, from good ‘ol 2001. He was quoted by CNBC stating that this keeps him grounded, which it does.

I share this feeling. While I might not make the kind of money a pro athlete does, I make sure I always have at least 1 “beater car” to help keep me grounded!

Mitchell Trubisky-

Mitchell may not be the wealthiest of athletes, but he sports the most average car in the world- a 1997 Toyota Camry… in Beige. This was a gift from his grandmother, and show’s a certain aire of responsibility!

LeBron James-

If Football isn’t your thing, how about the quarter-of-a-billionaire LeBron James? I love his story. He received some criticism for endorsing Kia… but the part that most people seemed to miss is that he was driving a Kia well before an endorsement deal! And why not? Kias offer a great car with a great warranty at a great price! So why is this one last? well his Kia does happen to be a K900, and he happens to have a few high end exotics back home as well…

This isn’t a complete list either. James Harrison and Antonio Garay both sport $4,000 Smart cars. Jake Rudock rocks a 2003 Manual Transmission Ford Explorer. Nnamdi Asomugha enjoys a 1997 Nissan Maxima and John Urshel bought a Nissan Versa for $9,000 AFTER he was drafted by the Ravens with a $144,560 signing bonus. I’m also sure there’s a few others.

So whats the moral of the story here? If Millionaires and Billionaires (because there’s a few of them too- Jeff Bezos for example) thing a several thousand dollar car is good enough for them, then why isn’t a several thousand dollar car good enough for you? How many people do you know that insist you have to spend $30,000 for a “decent car” and insist that they deserve to drive a BMW?

They don’t. You don’t have to either!

Sources:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/03/millionaire-athletes-who-drive-super-cheap-cars.html
https://gearheads.org/professional-athletes-that-drive-beater-cars

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I lost 400 Pounds with Keto Low Carb, Calorie Counting, & Low Fat diet – Morning Drive Episode 21

MillionaireWho – Stabilize your wallet, Secure your future, and Succeed! in Entrepreneurship & Finance introduces the weekly audio and video program, “The Morning Drive” with Brooks Fiesinger hosting. Ride with Brooks and discuss how he lost 400 lbs over several instances with over 100 lbs on each of the popular diet plans- Low Carb/Keto, Calorie Counting, and Low Fat. Then discuss how the real secret to weight loss is the same as the secret to getting wealthy, and how the skills are transferable to each!