hings i take back home from an amazing book

It has been a long time since i got acquainted with mylot and now when i am actually starting my innings here. I wish to start with an account of a wonderful book that i read recently - How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie.
I have always believed that humility is critical for a successful and enriching life. What could be better than getting other people enjoy your success? Humility creates a synergistic effect and enchances one's capability. This book essentially talks of a 9 step model to make onself humble. Technical as it may sound but that's what i can make out.
Let's begin with the first priciple: "Begin with praise and honest appreciation". Healthy Criticism-I personally feel that it is a mythical phrase. Criticism forces a person to become defensive and makes him react aggressively. But i could start a conversation with a genuine praise than i can make the person positive towards me.Criticism breeds hostility while positivity breeds acceptance. I am not tying to say that one should indulge in saccharine talks an hide his opinion but only if onecould find one genuine quality about somebody and build the conversation on that, there is every probbility that one's opinions would be taken seriously.
It may sound preachy but the chapter defilitely hit me deep enough to make me follow this priniple. I can't claim to have mastered it but i m tying. and believe me friends there's nothing better than being positive.

I hope to have an interesting discussion here.