Every choice you make has an end result.Over the Top: Moving from Survival to Stability, from Stability to Success, from Success to Significance
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Zig Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker, known for his inspiring speeches on success and personal development. He was a prominent figure in the self-help industry, empowering countless individuals worldwide to achieve their goals and live fulfilling lives.
1926–2012·lived 86 years
Every choice you make has an end result.Over the Top: Moving from Survival to Stability, from Stability to Success, from Success to Significance
Remember, what you say comes back to you.
Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success.
You have to 'be'' before you can 'do', and do before you can 'have'.
The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job.
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.
Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.
The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.
It's not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.
Our favorite attitude should be gratitude.
One small positive thought can change your whole day.
There’s no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.
If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.
If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
If we grow weary and give up, the goal remains for someone else to achieve.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.
You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.
Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.
Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.Over the Top, p. 45, 1994
Money is not the most important thing, but when you need it, there are few substitutes. So while I like the things money can buy, I love what money won't buy. It bought me a house but it won't buy me a home. It would buy me a companion but it won't buy me a friend.See You at the Top, 1974
Success must never be measured by how much money you have.See You at the Top, 1975
Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.LinkedIn Post, 2024
Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves.
If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.See You at the Top, p. 45, 1975
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.See You at the Top, p. 45, 1975
You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.See You at the Top, p. 45, 1974
Remember that failure is an event, not a person.See You at the Top, p. 45, 1975
It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.See You at the Top, p. 45, 1975
When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born.
Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.See You at the Top, p. 45, 1974
The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.See You at the Top, p. 45, 1974
Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.See You at the Top, p. 99, 1989
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.Biscuits, Fleas, and Pump Handles, 1974
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.See You at the Top, p. 12, 1974
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.See You at the Top, p. 15, 1974
That’s all 43 quotes by Zig Ziglar.