Zig Ziglar

I read for the ‘ah-ha’s,’ the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man – financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally.

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

Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.

Wally Amos is the classic example of a man who gets up again and again.

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 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.

Its kind of fun to do the impossible.

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

If something is going to affect your life, it’s best to know as much as you can about it.

Your biggest risk isn’t failing, it’s getting too comfortable.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Sometimes Tina Fey is like a very talented bungee-jumping expert. All it takes Tina to softly say, ‘We can do this, right?’ and I suddenly feel like I can jump off a bridge.

When you are wronged repeatedly, the worst thing you can do is continue taking it – fight back!

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.

You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making.

People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.