Zig Ziglar Quotations | Page 6

You'll never see a happy ungrateful person.

Motivation is like bathing. You've got to do it every single day.

Court each other forever.

Desire is the great equalizer.

If we do not feel grateful for what we already have, what makes us think we'd be happy with more.

Success comes from repeated efforts day in and day out. You learn from your mistakes, make adjustments and continue pressing forward until you achieve the results you desire.

The main reason for people's lack of success is their willingness to give up what they want most of all, for what they want right now!

Did you know that every human being is created with a purpose and that they have a responsibility to not only discover their purpose but also to fulfill it?

Attitude and not the Aptitude decide the Altitude you reach in life.

When you make a mistake, be excited! Analyze what happened, and learn from it.

We fail our children if we say, 'Don't do as I do, but do as I say'.

Many times the difference between your accomplishment and your failure is your attitude.

There is power in words. What you say is what you get.

A sincere compliment is one of the most effective tools to teach and motivate others.

Keep trying. It's only from the valley that the mountain seems high.

When we change the input into our minds, we change the output into our lives.

Your success and happiness start with you.

Our daily objectives should include an honest effort to improve on yesterday.

Effort is the key, but direction and loyalty are paramount.

A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise.

You can't climb uphill by thinking downhill thoughts.

You become great by going small thing in a great way.

A big shot is a little shot who keeps on shootin'

When you make a promise, keep it.

A pleasing personality helps you win friends and influence people. Add character to that formula, and keep those friends and maintain that influence.

When our goals are clearly defined and intelligently set, you have, in essence, taken a major step toward programming your left brain. That frees your right brain to be its creative best.

The only thing worse than losing an employee you have trained is keeping an employee you haven't trained.

Dreams grow if you grow.

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty water less cookware.

Check the records; there has never been an undisciplined person who was a champion. Regardless of the field of endeavor, you'll find this to be true.

Responsibility and commitment are key elements in meeting obligations.

Look at the bright side no matter how old you are, you are younger than you'll ever be again.

The profile of a wealthy person is this hard work, perseverance, and most of all, self-discipline.

Give the world your best and you will get the best out of the world.

Simple smile, a cheerful hello or a word of encouragement It's amazing what an impact you will have.

When you change your thinking, you change actions, when you change your action you change your future.

In most cases there are obstacle standing between you and those opportunities in life but, I just want you to know that front row seat is available everywhere.

Your life can't go according to plan if you have no plan.

When you break goal into increment and start controlling your time, things begin to happen.

If you want to catch the right mental attitude, go where that attitude exists. Start by going to the people who have the right mental attitude. If the right people aren't always available, then go the right book, or to the right recording of a dynamic speaker.

You cannot go higher than you think you can.

What you do off the job plays a major role in how far you go on the job. How many good books, do you read each year? How often do you attend workshops? Who do you spend must of your time with?

If you want to achieve your goals, help others achieve theirs.

It's true, spectacular preparation always precedes spectacular performance.

If you haven't met Satan face to face, it's because you are running in the same direction.

Most people stand on the dock of life waiting for their ship to come in when deep down inside they know it has never left port.

When you choose a habit, you also choose the end of that habit.

We build our character from the bricks of habit we pile up day by day.

When you're grieving that's not the time to be brave or strong, you need to let it show

Don't judge me by my past. I don't live there anymore

The message is clear. It is not what is happening 'out there.' It is what is happening between your ears. It's your attitude that counts.

Nothing is more inspiring than a person with seemingly mediocre talent rising against the odds to become a champion by way of hard work, effort, and perseverance toward their goals.

My core philosophy on winning and motivation is summed up by saying that you were born to win, but in order to be the winner you were born to be, you have to plan to win and prepare to win before you can expect to win.

All you need to find and accomplish God's purpose in your life is God's permission and approval--not anyone else's. When you get in step with Him, there will be a glow on your face that will make people wonder what you're up to.

Many people say, "When I get a million dollars, then I'll be happy because I'll have security," but that's not necessarily so. Most people who acquire a million dollars want another and then another. Or they could be like a good friend of mine who made and lost every dime of a million dollars. It didn't bother him a bit. He wasn't excited about it, but he explained to me, "Zig, I still know everything necessary to make another million dollars, and I've learned what to do not to lost it. I'll simply go back to work and earn it again.

I'm often asked, Which is more important--attitude or skill? The answer is that it's somewhat like asking which leg of a three-legged stool is most important. It is my complete conviction, based on a considerable amount of research, that if you have the right attitude, combined with the right skills, and build your attitude and your skills on a solid character base, you can enjoy long-lasting success.

You might occasionally feel that some people are standing in the way and slowing your progress, but in reality the biggest person standing in your way is you. Others can stop you temporarily -- you are the only one who can do it permanently.

Every person has unique gifts, and those gifts give him or her the power and the opportunity to accomplish great things, if he or she learns how to use those gifts and channel them in the right direction.

The way you see your future determines your thinking today. You're thinking today determines your performance today. Your performance in the today of your life determines your future.

Mary Kay was the wholesome personification of the American dream. For women everywhere, she brought the impossible dream to life by making it a reality. She was a very wise lady. She was a people person. She was very sensitive to the importance of recognizing people.

Nu aptitudinea, ci atitudinea îți decide altitudinea.

If you believe your product or service can fulfill a true need, it's your moral obligation to sell it.

By the mile it's a trial, but by the inch it's a cinch.

You cannot rise about your words. A lot of people use foul, pornographic, filthy, language and you SEE, all of those words paint pictures and they reveal the internal thinking of the person on the inside. YOU cannot RISE (forward, onward upward) above your words.

WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE.

Desire is the Mother of Motivation because that is where Motivation is born.

It's not going to be easy, it's going to be worth it.

Giving is like a muscle. To be strong, you have to exercise it, and to grow as a person, giving is the exercise. You can't really enjoy anything without sharing it.

Failure is an event, never a person; an attitude, not an outcome; a temporary inconvenience; a stepping stone. Our response to it determines just how helpful it can be.

Never make a promise without a plan.

People always say 'Motivation is great but it doesn't last.' I just tell them, bathing does not last either, that is why I recommend it daily.

If you believe in yourself and have passion, you can succeed.

I'm an expert in higher level math. You + God = Enough

Many times Christians state their love for the Lord and their willingness to die for Him. I will make no pretense of knowing the Lord's will in your life, but I do feel that in most cases the Lord is far more interested in our living for Him than He is in our dying for Him.

Obviously, raw talent is important, but the difference-maker between first and the rest of the pack is usually desire.

If you are always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one you're in.

After every mistake, we need to understand that we can look back and learn-so that we can move forward with confidence and avoid making the same mistake again.

Far too many people make promises they can never keep. They may have the best intentions in the world to keep their promise-but if they have not made a plan to keep it, they will not be able to do it.

Negative thinkers always have a negative vision.

People who accomplish great things work toward their objectives every day.

Everyone who's a success, is a continual learner.

God sees everything at once and knows what you are called to do. Our part is not to play God, but to trust God - to believe that our single, solitary life can make a difference

The way you see life will largely determine what you get out of it.

The more bitter the desert experience, the sweeter the water of the oasis. The more I understand myself, the more effectively I can work with others.

As long as you can laugh at you, it won't bother you when others laugh at you.

Whether you respond to life or react to life determines how far you're gonna go in life.

When you make people feel important, you're going to be ahead of the game.

If you set the example you will not have to set the rules.

I would rather train someone and lose them, than not train them and keep them

To build your self image, you need to join the smile, firm handshake and compliment club.

If you step out of a tenth story window you do not break the law of gravity, you confirm it.

Faith is your reaction to God's ability.

When there is hope in the future, there is power in the present, and since hope is the foundational quality of all change, there is considerable reason to be excited....

One of the greatest disasters of our time is our universal acceptance of the word "tolerance" as a great virtue.

Circumstances don't create character. They reveal character.

Do you respond to life or are you merely reacting to it?

With definite goals you release your own power, and things start happening.

A man or woman is seldom happy unless he or she is sustaining him or herself and making a contribution to others.

When you've got a solid commitment and solid objectives, you've got a much better chance of reaching your goal.

Though I am not always responsible for what happens to me, I am responsible for how I handle what happens to me.