Zig Ziglar

Selling is essentially a transfer of feelings.

The more you are grateful for what you have the more you will have to be grateful for.

Andy Andrews is the best speaker I have ever seen.

You don’t drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.

Money won’t make you happy… but everybody wants to find out for themselves.

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has been described as founder of the Bull Moose Party, the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, a big game hunter, family man, civic servant and a host of other things.

‘Someday’ is the day after you die.

Vision is not enough – it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of per sistence in creating new plans to take the place of those that fail.

Focus is essential to success, and successful people are people who can focus.

Find the game where you can win, and then commit your life to playing it; and play to win.

Don’t argue for other people’s weaknesses. Don’t argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it – immediately.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.

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

Fear has two meaning; ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.

Seek not outside yourself for success lies within.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

I’ve always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best.

Better an ‘oops’ than a ‘what if’.