Zig Ziglar

Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.

True joy comes when you inspire, encourage, and guide someone else on a path that benefits him or her.

The greatest cause of a poor image is the absence of unconditional love.

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.

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

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

The uniform, constant and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition … is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement, in spite both of the extravagance of government, and of the greatest errors of administration … surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.

It is surprinsingly how easy it is to forget that the way to get things done is to do them.

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

Most people think small because they are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning.

What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think to ask.

When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.

lf you don’t think everyday is a great day, try going without one.

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.

It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word ‘pessimist’ was not in our vocabulary at that time. It’s a modern ‘invention’ which I believe we should ‘dis-invent.’

The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we hit it.

And if it can’t be fun, what’s the point?

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

Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.