Zig Ziglar

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.

Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.

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

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

You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.

Selling is something we do for our clients – not to our clients.

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

The most important investment you can make is in yourself.

Be yourself. No one else can be you.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

I gave up the guitar in 1965. Didn’t want to see a guitar. I’d go out and get drunk. When I came out of the heart surgery, the doc said, “Promise me you’ll work hard.” I said, “I thought working hard is what got me here.” He said, “No, working is what will keep you alive.”

Life is change; growth is optional. Choose wisely.

It’s a blip, not a catastrophe.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I– I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

Focus on what you can control: your actions. How you react to negative feelings will be the key to your success.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.

I’m a constant learner. You need to be a constant student because things change and you have to change and grow. And I emphasize the word ‘grow.’

Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other. It embraces judgment, discernment, comprehension. It is a gestalt or oneness, and integrated wholeness.

Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.