Zig Ziglar

Motivation is the fuel necessary to keep the human engine running.

Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.

People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things – to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.

We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

Do not attempt to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

The one thing coaches cannot tolerate… is the individual who grows arrogant because he excelled at a lower level and believes he has nothing else to learn.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

When you try to come for me, I keep on flourishing.

Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand-new day.

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!

The real risk is doing nothing.

The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.

Great people do things before they’re ready.

You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole–the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives — you’ll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration. We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.