<p><strong><span style="color: #bb0000; font-size: medium;">How to Win Friends and Influence. . .Well, You Know the Rest</span></strong> <br /><br />Talk about exercising people skills, Andrew Carnegie is probably the most well-known of all self-help heroes. Ever since he penned those words, countless numbers of people have read them and really tried to use them as a mantra in their daily lives. <br /><br />While the words and the meanings are timeless, adapting them to our frantic lifestyle today requires some tweaking so the meaning isn't lost in translation. <br /><br />If you have a belief system that is anchored in the knowledge that most people would "do better" if they "knew better" then you are off to a good start. Now it's time to fine tune and hone your people skills so you really can "do better" at getting along with others. <br /><br />That's a worthy goal, especially now in the midst of the financial crisis. While hundreds of people are losing their jobs and scores of others are walking a tightrope of uneasiness, you couldn't ask for a better reason to "<strong>Power Up Your People Skills</strong>." <br /><br />Sure, some of the people who are losing their jobs are losing them as a result of budget cuts. However, when your name and a co-workers name are on a list and only one will be cut, how can you be sure it isn't you? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that your people skills have a HUGE affect on their decision. <br /><br />How long has it