Inspirational Quotes by Zig Ziglar
“Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.”
― Zig Ziglar ,
from See You at the Top
“It's not where you start or even what happens to you along the way that's important. What is important is that you persevere and never give up on yourself.”
― Zig Ziglar ,
from Something to Smile about: Encouragement and Inspiration for Life's Ups and Downs
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“U can feed ur ego or u can feed ur family. U can’t feed them both.”
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“Life is a classroom -- only those who are willing to be lifelong learners will move to the head of the class.”
“If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you.”
“You hit what you aim at, and if you aim at nothing you will hit it every time.”
“You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion.... The heart comes before the head.”
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”
“Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow you reap. What you give you get. What you see in others exists in you.”
― Zig Ziglar ,
from See You at the Top
“Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his/her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people.”
― Zig Ziglar ,
from Success For Dummies
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“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.”
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“First, when we are busy, we naturally believe that we are achieving. But busyness does not equal productivity. Activity is not necessarily accomplishment. Second, prioritizing requires leaders to continually think ahead, to know what's important, to know what's next, to see how everything relates to the overall vision. That's hard work. Third, prioritizing causes us to do things that are at the least uncomfortable and sometimes downright painful.”
“Many people view leadership the same way they view success, hoping to go as far as they can, to climb the ladder, to achieve the highest position possible for their talent. But contrary to conventional thinking, I believe the bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others. That is achieved by serving others and adding value to their lives.”
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Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar is an American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. His latest book (as of 2007) is God's Way Is Still the Best Way.
Ziglar worked as a salesman in a succession of companies, during which time his sales skills improved and his interest in motivational speaker grew.
In 1970, Hilary Ziglar went into the business of motivational speaker full-time. He often incorporates his strong Christian values into his enthusiastic speaking. Up until this final career change, he had gone by his given name, Hilary Ziglar. As more associates in the speaking and motivation business called him by the nickname, Zig, he decided to call himself Zig, and it stuck. Millions of his readers and attendees know of Zig Ziglar but few know that Zig is a nickname for Hilary Ziglar of Yazoo City, Mississippi.