How to Connect with Anyone

Meet New People, Build Rapport, and Strengthen the Relationships You Already Have

By: Steven Pavlina

Narrated by: Rey Anthony Mangual

Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

"Which of the relationship secrets within this book will change your life?"

A great relationship can make experiencing the highs of life more exciting and the lows much easier to deal with. And when it comes to business, networking with powerful people can be the thing to take your success to a new level.

There's just one problem.... Creating close, meaningful relationships can be a challenge...or so it seems.

Believe it or not, bringing amazing relationships into your life, whether they are personal or business-related, isn't difficult at all. In fact, it's easy...if you know how to do it.

"What could a great relationship do for you?"

This book contains advice on how to create powerful relationships that will bring more happiness into your life, give you the support you've been looking for, and make you money.

You'll learn:

• Tips to instantly improve your social skills (and eliminate "approach anxiety"
• The secrets to dealing with difficult people (especially relatives)
• How to quickly and easily establish more intimacy in romantic relationships
• How to effectively (and calmly) win any argument - and instantly gain respect
• A quick "litmus test" to determine if a relationship is beneficial to you
• How to make contact with busy people and get their attention

Over the years, personal-development expert Steve Pavlina has given advice on how you can surround yourself with great people who will appreciate you, how to deal with difficult people, and how to develop strong romantic connections. His advice has helped hundreds of thousands of people to create empowering relationships and it will help you.

Whether you want to meet new people, strengthen your current relationships, or make valuable business connections, this book is for you!

©2009 Red Pill Publishing (P)2014 Red Pill Publishing

Good advice

Author provides so good advice that I have already started using. Being a self conscious overthinker social events can be awkward. I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via AudiobookBlastdotcom

Connect with Their Best Selves

This is a difficult book for me to rate, but in spite of a few negative points (starting the book with a discussion of changing from introvert to extrovert and a disproportionate amount of time spent on discussion of polyamory), I think the book deserves 4 stars for its insights on human-centered focus in interactions. When I say human-focused, I'm mean a focus on the other person as a spiritual entity worthy of respect. There's a very Eastern-philosphy feel to this book with a call to speak to the other person's highest self and to influence by understanding the other person rather than trying to influence by persuasion that is self-centered. If this approach appeals to you, then you will find something valuable in this book.

I received this title for free in exchange for an unbiased review.

More meat and potatoes please

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

No, I have read more in depth, to the point books on this subject.

Would you recommend How to Connect with Anyone to your friends? Why or why not?

Same question?

What three words best describe Rey Anthony Mangual’s performance?

Easy to listen to.

What did you learn from How to Connect with Anyone that you would use in your daily life?

Step out of your comfort zone.

Any additional comments?

"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBlast dot com."

An At Home Workshop

Narration - Rey Anthony Mangual - Really good. Honestly, I felt like I was listening to the author speak, so for me, that's great.

The book - well, this is one of those reads that I feel like if I get ONE thing out of it, it's been worth my time. I was having a hard time getting into it in the beginning, but then he said something that made a light bulb go off for me and I was hooked through to the end.

I got my one thing, and then a couple more to go along with it, so I'm happy. I will say that I was a little confused when he was talking about his relationship with his wife and kids and then he started talking about a relationship with another woman (who remained nameless) Then in the next section, he addressed polyamory and I thought....OH! NOW that makes sense! So there's a fair bit of discussions regarding personal relationships - really personal - well, dating advice, so for a married, non polyamorous individual, that part wasn't really useful to me, but would have come in handy about 25 years ago!

It's a fairly engaging listen with some sound advice and as with any book of this type - you, as the listener, get to decide what parts are gold and what parts aren't as useful for your situation.

I received a copy of this audiobook free of charge from audibookblast in exchange for an unbiased review

Made me Think

What made the experience of listening to How to Connect with Anyone the most enjoyable?

The narrator has a pleasant voice and the book has a nice pace covering different topics.

What did you like best about this story?

This is not a story but a self help book. Having said that, much of the content seems to be based on the personal experiences of the author Steve Pavlina, a pretty well known blogger. The author shares many of his personal experiences and anecdotes. This makes for an interesting listen, but leaves me wondering if what worked for him would work just as well for others. The specific chapter I liked best was about long term relationships and when it is time to move on, as it made me think a lot.

Which scene was your favorite?

I like the idea about connecting with anyone by viewing the world and it's people as already connected and part of a larger whole. This idea, when internalized, can help with overcoming the natural fear and reservedness that some of us feel on meeting new people.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, it's a bit too heavy for a single sitting.

Any additional comments?

I was gifted this audio book in return for an honest review

Cannot stomach the new age cult in this book

The book is not based on sound science but in some new age cult. Cannot stomach listening to the full book. Stopped a third of the way through.