Zig Ziglar born on November 6, 1926, died on November 28, 2012, was a famous American author, a perfect salesperson, and an influential motivational speaker.
His best-selling books are
- See You at the Top
- Zig Ziglar’s Secrets of Closing the Sale
- Over the Top
- Born to Win: Find Your Success Code
- Selling 101: What Every Successful Sales Professional Needs to Know
Here are his 51 Motivational Quotes
- “There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
- “The right quote can inspire people to change their ways.”
- “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
- “You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.”
- “If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.”
- “The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love, and loyalty.”
- “Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining – it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.”
- “It is true that integrity alone won’t make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.”
- “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
- “I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.”
- “People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.”
- “You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”
- “When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.”
- “It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.”
- “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”
- “Only men of character are trusted.”
- “If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.”
- “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”
- “With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.”
- “Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.”
- “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.”
- “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
- “Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life–all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.”
- “Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand-new day.”
- “Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?”
- “True success has more components than one sentence or idea can contain.”
- “If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.”
- “Goals enable you to do more for yourself and others, too.”
- “Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.”
- “Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed.”
- “Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.”
- “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.”
- “If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”
- “If you don’t see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.”
- “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”
- “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.”
- “Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage.”
- “Success must never be measured by how much money you have.”
- “Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That’s success.”
- “Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.”
- “Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.”
- “Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.”
- “If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.”
- “Do more than you are being paid to do, and you’ll eventually be paid more for what you do.”
- “Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”
- “Dreams grow if you grow.”
- “The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist.”
- “In the game of life, before you get anything out, you must put something in!”
- “Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.”
- “It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you use that makes a difference.”
- “You don’t drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.”