Zig Ziglar

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

Fact: If standard of living is your number one objective, quality of life almost never improves. But if quality of life is your number one objective, standard of living invariably improves.

Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

When you do more than you’re paid for. Eventually, you’ll be paid for more than you do.

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.

Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.

Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.

It was incredible because it was forced humility. Previously, I would’ve looked at humility as more of a negative thing.

Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don’t find meaning but ‘steal’ some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.

Never put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until the day after tomorrow.

You can succeed at almost anything for which you have unbridled enthusiasm.

I’m constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don’t train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business.

Love gets unappreciated a lot of times, but you still gotta keep giving it

Defeat is not bitter unless you swallow it.

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.

What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.

Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.