Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar (born November 6, 1926) is
an American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. His latest book (as of 2006) is
Better than Good.
Biography
Zig Ziglar was born to John Silas and Lila Ziglar in Coffee County, Alabama as
the tenth of twelve children. When he was four years old, his father accepted a management position at a Mississippi farm and his family moved to Yazoo City,
Mississippi, where Zig Ziglar spent most of his childhood. In 1932, his father died of a
stroke (and his younger sister died two days later), leaving his mother to raise the remaining eleven children alone.
Ziglar served in the Navy during World War II. He was in the Navy V-12
Navy College Training Program, attending the University of South Carolina.
He later worked as a salesman in a succession of companies, during which time his sales skills improved and his interest in
motivational speaking grew. In 1968, Ziglar became a vice president and training director for the
Automotive Performance company, and moved to Dallas, Texas, where he still lives today. In
1970, he went into the business of motivational speaking full-time.
Background
Zig Ziglar is an Evangelical Christian as well as
an avid football fan. [citation needed]
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Quotes
- "You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."
- "You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
- "You are the only person on earth who can use your ability."
- "You've got to 'be' before you can 'do', and you've got to 'do' before you can 'have'."
- "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."
- "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."
- "Remember that failure is an event, not a person."
References
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