Zig Ziglar is an influential motivational speaker and author from Alabama. He is best known for his book, A View From The Top as well as his highly conservative views on the world. Here are some of his best quotes.
“A goal properly set is halfway reached.”
“Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.”
“Building a better you is the first step in building a better America.”
“Desire is what takes the hot water of mediocrity and turns it into the steam of outstanding success.”
“Don’t count the things you do. Do the things that count.”
The most practical, beautiful, workable philosophy in the world won't work – if you won't. ~Zig Ziglar pic.twitter.com/QosmMzr1bN
— Bob (@TimeToWake_Up) October 14, 2015
“Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.”
“Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.”
“Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, and no trust.”
“Every success is built on the ability to do better than good enough.”
“Failure is a detour, not a dead end street.”
“For every sale you miss because you were too enthusiastic, you’ll miss a hundred because you weren’t enthusiastic enough.”
“Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try.”
“How you see your future is much more important than what happened in your past.”
“If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time.”
“If you do not see yourself as a winner, you cannot perform as a winner.”
“If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.”
“If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”
“It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.”
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty four hour days.”
“Look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion, and up with gratitude.”
“Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.”
“Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people.”
“Stop selling, start helping.”
“Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do, it is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you.”
“Success is the maximum utilization of the ability you have.”
“The more you complain about your problems, the more problems you will have to complain about.”
“The way you see people is the way you treat them.”
“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
“There is little you can learn from doing nothing.”
Don't give up what you want most, for what you want now. – Zig Ziglar #quote pic.twitter.com/H6DCLKuUrf
— Marrell Music (@MarrellMusic) October 3, 2015
“There is no elevator to success…you have to take the stairs.”
“Timid salesmen have skinny kids.”
“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there.”
“When you do more than you’re paid for, eventually you’ll be paid for more than you do.”
“Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day and it’s yours.”
“You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to those situations.”
“You can’t climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.”
“You don’t build a business, you build people, and then people build the business.”
“You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.”
“You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.”
“You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.”
Zig Ziglar, one of the greatest speakers of all time, talks to his audience about how to get exactly what they want out of their life.
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