Quotes Zig Zig
Zig Ziglar died yesterday at age 86. For those of you who aren’t familiar with his work, Zig was a highly sought after motivational speaker and author. He was known for his constant positivity, and his message of living a life filled with gratitude and of serving others. He was also a strong Christian, so today he’s in heaven, worshiping his Savior.
Zig Ziglar was and American author, salesman and motivational speaker. He was born the tenth of twelve children to parents John Silas Ziglar and Lila Wescott Ziglar in southeastern Alabama. The family moved to Yazoo City when Zig Ziglar was five years old. Zig Ziglar (1926-2012) was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker.He influenced and inspired millions throughout the world through his 33 books including the bestseller See You at the Top which has sold almost 2 million copies.
Zig’s given name was Hilary Hinton Ziglar, but he went by the name of Zig. He talked about why in one of his books:
Well, when your mama starts out in life as Hilary, gives you a middle name Hinton, your last name is Ziglar, and you’re from Yazoo City, Mississippi, you become Zig. So that’s where I got the name. It’s kind of like Johnny Johnson, you know, or Tommy Thompson. It’s a natural for my last name going like that. And it’s easy to remember, too. I like that.
Ziglar was a World War II veteran, and after becoming a top salesman in multiple companies, he struck out on his own to be a motivational speaker, trainer and teacher of how to live a successful life.
Zig wrote over two dozen books, and encouraged millions with his down home southern charm, along with his lessons grounded in his Christian faith.
The lessons he taught were no-nonsense common sense, and he had a way of phrasing things that made you smile – he was always entertaining.
Today I thought I’d share 45 entertaining and truth-filled quotes from Zig Ziglar.
45 Quotes From Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar was one of the most quotable speakers that I’ve come across, but in this list I’ve tried to come up with some of his best quotes on life, love, money and success.
- Money won’t make you happy… but everybody wants to find out for themselves.
- People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.
- Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the “gotta have it” scale.
- Money will buy you a bed, but not a good night’s sleep, a house but not a home, a companion but not a friend.
- People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.
- If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
- Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.
- Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
- Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.
- Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.
- Every choice you make has an end result.
- Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.
- Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
- Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
- I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.
- If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.
- If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
- If you don’t see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.
- If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.
- If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.
- If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you’ll never end up with a nag.
- If you want to reach a goal, you must “see the reaching” in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
- It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
- It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you use that makes a difference.
- Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.
- If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you’ll never end up with a nag.
- People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.
- Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.
- Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.
- The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.
- The way you see people is the way you treat them.
- When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
- You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.
- People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.
- You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
- Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
- Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
- Remember that failure is an event, not a person. You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
- You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
- You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
- Remember that failure is an event, not a person.
- You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.
- There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
- Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
- If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.
So there you have it. Timeless wisdom from a one of a kind man.
Have your own favorite Zig Ziglar quotes or stories? Tell us about them in the comments.
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Zig Ziglar was and American author, salesman and motivational speaker. He was born the tenth of twelve children to parents John Silas Ziglar and Lila Wescott Ziglar in southeastern Alabama. The family moved to Yazoo City when Zig Ziglar was five years old. He married his wife Jean in 1946 when he was seventeen, and she was sixteen. He served in the United States Navy during World II and later worked as a sales person for various companies. In 1968, he became a vice president and training director for the Automotive Performance Company in Dallas, Texas.
After Zig Ziglar had been a top sales person in several organizations, he became a full time motivational speaker and trainer. He wove his Christianity into his motivational work and wrote several books. During his lifetime, Zig Ziglar amassed a following of millions who were encouraged by his teaching on success. He has shared the stage with Presidents Ford, Reagan and Bush, Generals Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Paul Harvey and Dr. Robert Schuller.
Here are some inspirational quotes by Zig Ziglar which you can use to motivate your team:
“Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!”
– Zig Ziglar
“Your business is never really good or bad ‘out there.’ Your business is either good or bad right between your own two ears.”
– Zig Ziglar
“The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job.”
– Zig Ziglar
“What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination.”
– Zig Ziglar
“It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there. Make motivation a habit and you will get there more quickly and have more fun on the trip.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.”
– Zig Ziglar
“The basic goal-reaching principle is to understand that you go as far as you can see, and when you get there you will always be able to see farther.”
– Zig Ziglar
“The most practical, beautiful, workable philosophy in the world won’t work – if you won’t.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Ambition, fuelled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for good that will turn the wheels of industry and open the doors of opportunity for you and countless others.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Motivation is the fuel necessary to keep the human engine running.”
– Zig Ziglar
“You are the only one who can use your ability. It is an awesome responsibility.”
– Zig Ziglar
“It’s not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.”
– Zig Ziglar
“If we don’t start, it’s certain we can’t arrive.”
– Zig Ziglar
“You cannot tailor make the situations in life, but you can tailor make the attitudes to fit those situations before they arise.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Obviously, there is little you can learn from doing nothing.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Of all the “attitudes” we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life changing.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Positive thinking will let you use the abilities, training and experience you have.”
– Zig Ziglar
“When you choose to be pleasant and positive in the way you treat others, you have also chosen, in most cases, how you are going to be treated by others.”
– Zig Ziglar
“I’ve got to say no to the good so I can say yes to the best.”
– Zig Ziglar
“You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them.”
– Zig Ziglar
“You will make a lousy anybody else, but you will be the best ‘you’ in existence.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Other people and things can stop you temporarily. You’re the only one who can do it permanently.”
– Zig Ziglar
“You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free–but it can’t go anywhere.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Obstacles are the things we see when we take our eyes off our goals.”
– Zig Ziglar
“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now.”
– Zig Ziglar
“If you’re sincere, praise is effective. If you’re in sincere, it’s manipulative.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Money will buy you a bed, but not a good night’s sleep, a house but not a home, a companion but not a friend.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Character gets you out of bed; commitment moves you to action. Faith, hope, and discipline enable you to follow through to completion.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him yours.”
– Zig Ziglar
“If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”
– Zig Ziglar
“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to his or her commitment to excellence, regardless of his or her chosen field of endeavour.”
– Zig Ziglar
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“You don’t drown by falling in water; you only drown if you stay there.”
– Zig Ziglar
“When a company or an individual compromises one time, whether it’s on price or principle, the next compromise is right around the corner.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Remember, you can earn more money, but when time is spent it is gone forever.”
– Zig Ziglar
“With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best.”
– Zig Ziglar
“If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you.”
– Zig Ziglar
“When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Far too many people have no idea of what they can do because all they have been told is what they can’t do. They don’t know what they want because they don’t know what’s available for them.”
– Zig Ziglar
Leadership Quotes Zig Ziglar
“Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Keep your thinking right and your business will be right.”
– Zig Ziglar
“You were born to win, but to be the winner you were born to be, you must plan to win and prepare to win. Then and only then can you legitimately expect to win.”
– Zig Ziglar
“When your image improves, your performance improves.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.”
– Zig Ziglar
“It’s not what you know, it’s what you use, that makes a difference.”
– Zig Ziglar
“The price of success is much lower than the price of failure.”
– Zig Ziglar
“You don’t “pay the price” for success – you enjoy the benefits of success.”
– Zig Ziglar