Zig Ziglar

“If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.”

“The one thing coaches cannot tolerate... is the individual who grows arrogant because he excelled at a lower level and believes he has nothing else to learn.”

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

“The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled...”

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

“At 25, I was in the audience of my first professional speaker, Bob Bales. His presentation got my attention. I had never seen anyone having so much fun 'at work' and getting paid for it!”

“Authors by the hundreds can tell you stories by the thousands of those rejection slips before they found a publisher who was willing to 'gamble' on an unknown.”

“When there is no job related stress, you are more aware of your mate and children, if you are a parent.”

“Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.”

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

“Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.”

“Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.”

“People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things - to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace o...”

“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.”

“Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.”

“Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining - it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn't solve any problems.”

“Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.”

“A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere.”

“Take time to be kind and to say 'thank you.'”

“When I became proficient as a salesman I was invited to teach new hires.”