How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

By: Dale Carnegie

Narrated by: Andrew MacMillan

Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's Summary

Through Dale Carnegie's seven-million-copy best seller (recently revised) millions of people have been helped to overcome the worry habit. Dale Carnegie offers a set of practical formulas you can put to work today, formulas that will last a lifetime! Discover how to:

Eliminate 50 percent of business worries immediately

Reduce financial worries

Turn criticism to your advantage

Avoid fatigue and keep looking young

Add one hour a day to your waking life

Find yourself and be yourself - remember, there is no one on earth like you!

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living deals with fundamental emotions and ideas. It is fascinating to listen to and easy to apply. Let it change and improve you. There's no need to live with worry and anxiety that keep you from enjoying a full, active, and happy life!

©1990 by Dorothy Carnegie Rivkin and Donna Dale Carnegie. All rights reserved (P)1990 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

What I've learned

1. Live one day after another. Tomorrow's worries are for tomorrow.
2. The present is all we got - it's the only time where we're in control. The past is gone and the future is unpredictable.
3. Get all the facts - really understand what you're worried about, then make a call and take action.
4. Get busy doing meaningful work. Fill your mind and leave no space for worrying.
5. Accept the inevitable - It is so, it cannot be otherwise.
5.1. When you stop fighting against the inevitable, you free yourself to focus on what really matters.
6. Concern = awareness of the problem
7. Worry = anxiety and loss of control
8. Count your blessings, not your worries - be grateful
9. You'll always have the power to get the best out of your circumstances. Always.
10. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

I loved Dale's humility when he wrote that he isn't reinventing anything at all in this book. He's just giving new words to ancient wisdom. The knowledge in this book reminds me a lot of stoicism.

I wonder how Dale Carnegie would approach anxiety in today's society. I'd definitely buy this book.

12 of 12 people found this review helpful

Excellent Read

I really enjoyed this audio book. I discovered it at a time of need. The reader, Andrew MacMillan is awesome. Sometimes when I listen to audio books the information is excellent, but the reader is too monotone. But Andrew did an exceptional job with this book. I am looking for other books read by him because his voice is so soothing.

Although most of the examples cited in the book are from a different era, I fully understood the message. It does not make a difference whether it happened during the first century or current, worry is a constant no matter when you live(d).

I was able to take the information, use the examples, and apply them to my situation.

However, this is not something you read once and then put down. You have to listen to it periodically. With everything else in life, we need reminders. This is no exception. I keep the book on my iPod and refresh my thoughts. In fact, I have specific areas that I have pinpointed that I like to listen to again and again.

I also shared the book with my husband and he thought it was excellent as well.

Also, as an educator, I think we should share this type of information with our teenagers. They need to learn how to cope with worry at an early age. I think it is important that we train them how to handle worry before they become adults.

110 of 118 people found this review helpful

This is A must listen for anyone wtih worry

I have long been on this path of self development and I am not new to Dale Carnegie's work. For some reason I had not even heard of this book until now.

The book is a typical Dale Carnegie book and gleams from experience. There is so much content in this book, a lot of it is common sense, but how many of us use common sense.

If you are looking for a book that gives you strategies to use then this is a book could have been written in modern times. I doubt it will go out of flavor any time soon

30 of 33 people found this review helpful

Fantastic Must Get!

This one is absolutely a must get for anyone whose life is being wrecked with despair, anxiety, worry or anything along that lines. Excellent information!

29 of 32 people found this review helpful

I really enjoyed this!

Dale Carnegie is one for the ages. He offers great advice and many different ways to achieve a state of less worry and more enjoyment of the present moment. I found this very inspiring.

10 of 11 people found this review helpful

Sound Advise

You know when I first started reading this book, it seemed kind of dated to me, like advise from a 1950's doctor. But as I got deeper into the book, things started sinking in and a realized the context of this book is timeless. I most enjoyed some of the stories about how some of the greatest most powerful people dealt with some real trying situations. Good and bad things happen to everyone. How we are able to cope with them determines our general happiness in life. If I catch myself starting to worry about things, I read the book again and it helps me deal with life and renews my confidence that everything will be ok. There are real tools in this book. If worrying has caused you even a slight bit of unhappiness I would recommend this book. I imagine people have probably paid alot of money just to learn some of the lessons in this book.

43 of 50 people found this review helpful

Perfect

If you have worries than you should buy this book. If you Do Not have worries you are lying to yourself and should also buy this book. It is worth every penny.

38 of 45 people found this review helpful

This is an amazing book that everyone should read!

My brother recommended this book for me at a time when I was down with a lot of problems and was worrying everyday. After listening to this book on my iphone and to all the problems that other people were having and still they found a way to move on with their lifes. It helped me me pull through and learn to accept my situation. Therefore, I was able to pull myself through and now I have a very good job and I am successful with my kids and looking forward to a great year. There are still somethings I need to do, but I am very optimistic!

27 of 32 people found this review helpful

Yes, if you worry, listen.

Great classic on this topic and if you listen and understand the message, maybe a few times, some of it will sink in and help. I mean after all, who doesn't worry, and who doesn't need some reminders on how to deal with it. If this helps you even a little, the return is far worth the credit. Good basis for the self help series to have under your belt. I am do for a reread. You are due for your first. "Listen to the inexpensive self help books first before you take any expensive self help courses."

13 of 15 people found this review helpful

Greatest Book Of All Time!!!

I have bought and read this book in 1986 and I can read it a hundred times more. I am so grateful to have it now on audio. This is an absolute great and uplifting book with lots of practical advice.

28 of 36 people found this review helpful

very good book

i am not what i consider a worrier but having heard the other book how to win friends and influence people i brought this book.
I am glad i did,it has some pearls of wisdom and in hindsight i do worry to some extent and have since stopped.
It is an interesting book and i recommend it.

16 of 16 people found this review helpful

Incredibly Practical

Many self-health books do not give practical advice about how to stop worrying. This is not one of them. "How To Stop Worrying and Start Living" has been a great comfort to me over the years. I first read the book nearly 10 years ago when I desperately needed help to cope with taking exams at school. It definitely helped me get through the exams and since then I have used the book to deal with all sorts of worries, from job interviews to bereavement to dealing with criticism from others.

One of the best aspects of the book is the huge number of true life stories of people who have dealt with all sorts of difficult situations, everything from low self-esteem to facing up to a terminal illness. Dale Carnegie doesn't berate the reader or speak down to them, but nor does he pander to their fears. He encourages you to look at your worry situation clearly and honestly and to take practical steps to resolve the issue or to learn to cope with it.

Is the tone of the book old-fashioned? Well, a bit. Obviously, it was written in the 1940s and so certain attitudes relate to that time period. For example, women were only starting to make their mark in the world of work, and the book reflects this. Nevertheless, I think most of the stories are timeless and are still useful and relevant today.

I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who is a worrier and / or going through a difficult time.

17 of 18 people found this review helpful

HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

This book changed my life. This is how much I think of it. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, For something that was written decades ago it is full of common sense ideas. I listen to it regularly and each time it gives me a different outlook on problems. If you are suffering from worry, stress, anxieties I would highly recommend this book

11 of 13 people found this review helpful

Classic and old fashioned

Strange language is used in many different parts of this book and it is clearly written in another generation. This adds to the charm. The voice of the narrator is strangely soothing and easy to listen too, I enjoyed this immensely.

6 of 7 people found this review helpful

Gives Perspective

This is a wonderful book. It demonstrates the timelessness of "modern" anxieties and worries. People have been coming to terms with difficult, frightening and overwhelming feelings throughout history, and some of the situations experienced by people during the depression or the second world war gave me a real sense of perspective on my own worries. A great antidote for anxiety.

6 of 7 people found this review helpful

Fantastic Book

This book needs to be in the hands of everybody going through hard times. Change your perception and understand that if your not dead don't speed it up by worrying.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Timeless

an amazing book which exceeded all my expectations. there are some wonderful words of advice for all ages.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

For everybody

Everyone can, and should indeed learn from the timeless lessons of how not to worry.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

A real eye opener

I looked for more of Carnegie's work right after listening to 'How to win friends and influence people'. I was thrilled to come across this as it's filled with sound advice that you can use in daily interactions and easy to listen to narration. I would recommend this to anyone looking to improve their lives.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Excellent

Very hands on, enjoyed listening. I was unsure if this book would be useful for me but now I am glad I read it!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful