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Zig Ziglar died Wednesday at age 86, a deep-voiced motivational speaker whose clever way with words inspired millions to stop looking for shortcuts to success -- and instead earn it the old-fashioned way by rolling up their sleeves and getting to work.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nati ... 7045.story

Forbes' ranking of Ziglar quotes:

10) “Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

9) “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”

8 ) “People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.”

7) “There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.”

6) “People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.”

5) “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

4) “If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.”

3) “A goal properly set is halfway reached.”

2) “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

1) “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/ ... your-life/

I used to read a lot of his sales stuff-- I liked it. RIP.

Zig was the man. RIP.

BTW, there are loads of his vids on youtube.

I was fortunate enough to see him speak some years ago. It was awesome.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=510iJvmlZZk[/youtube]

Bump for Zig. Liked his style.

I saw that Seth Godin mentioned this on his blog the other day.

Dude was a legend. RIP

Zig's "Little Instruction Book" is a buck and change well spent on Amazon.

RIP, Zig.

RIP Zig.

RIP

A lot of the modern self-help literature can be traced directly to his doorsteps.

Terry B. wrote:A lot of the modern self-help literature can be traced directly to his doorsteps.

Yup. Zig, Brian Tracey and yours turly's screen name's sake Napoleon Hill are the Trifecta's of all that stuff.

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:

Terry B. wrote:A lot of the modern self-help literature can be traced directly to his doorsteps.

Yup. Zig, Brian Tracey and yours turly's screen name's sake Napoleon Hill are the Trifecta's of all that stuff.

I have known of Tracey for years though never really read what he has. Do you suggest a place to start?

Terry B. wrote:

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:

Terry B. wrote:A lot of the modern self-help literature can be traced directly to his doorsteps.

Yup. Zig, Brian Tracey and yours turly's screen name's sake Napoleon Hill are the Trifecta's of all that stuff.

I have known of Tracey for years though never really read what he has. Do you suggest a place to start?

He used to have a 3 set CD I bought that had "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life", "Goals!" and one other where the title is escaping me. Also, "Flightplan" was a useful book/planning tool for me, anyway.

If you could only buy one, I'd go with "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life".....JMO. He's an excellent speaker, so his CD's are 'easy listening'.

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:

Terry B. wrote:

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:

Terry B. wrote:A lot of the modern self-help literature can be traced directly to his doorsteps.

Yup. Zig, Brian Tracey and yours turly's screen name's sake Napoleon Hill are the Trifecta's of all that stuff.

I have known of Tracey for years though never really read what he has. Do you suggest a place to start?

He used to have a 3 set CD I bought that had "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life", "Goals!" and one other where the title is escaping me. Also, "Flightplan" was a useful book/planning tool for me, anyway.

If you could only buy one, I'd go with "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life".....JMO. He's an excellent speaker, so his CD's are 'easy listening'.

Thanks. When I initially heard him, I thought that he was ripping everybody else off - then I realized it was the other way around.

Also, "Eat That Frog" is a very easy read and a whole lotta 'yeah, I know that....' that you/me/we probably don't do a lot of. One interesting point in that book is he practically begs the reader to take one day each week and totally disconnect from cell phones and the internet. IIRC, this was written during the infancy of smart phones and their massive impact on our days. Tracy feels/felt that this ability to 'go offline' per se, is a key to a balanced life and I'm sure that chapter is more correct now than it was when penned, but I'm still in no way a practitioner of its execution, although in my line of work, I could use it more than most.

Terry B. wrote:

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:

Terry B. wrote:

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:

Terry B. wrote:A lot of the modern self-help literature can be traced directly to his doorsteps.

Yup. Zig, Brian Tracey and yours turly's screen name's sake Napoleon Hill are the Trifecta's of all that stuff.

I have known of Tracey for years though never really read what he has. Do you suggest a place to start?

He used to have a 3 set CD I bought that had "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life", "Goals!" and one other where the title is escaping me. Also, "Flightplan" was a useful book/planning tool for me, anyway.

If you could only buy one, I'd go with "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life".....JMO. He's an excellent speaker, so his CD's are 'easy listening'.

Thanks. When I initially heard him, I thought that he was ripping everybody else off - then I realized it was the other way around.

Yeah, he's got a 'roll up the sleeves and work your ass off to survive' background.....cool guy for a Canadian.

Turdacious wrote:Forbes' ranking of Ziglar quotes:

10) “Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

9) “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”

8 ) “People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.”

7) “There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.”

6) “People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.”

5) “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

4) “If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.”

3) “A goal properly set is halfway reached.”

2) “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

1) “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/ ... your-life/

I used to read a lot of his sales stuff-- I liked it. RIP.

Shit, that's a good list.

RIP.

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:Also, "Eat That Frog" is a very easy read and a whole lotta 'yeah, I know that....' that you/me/we probably don't do a lot of. One interesting point in that book is he practically begs the reader to take one day each week and totally disconnect from cell phones and the internet. IIRC, this was written during the infancy of smart phones and their massive impact on our days. Tracy feels/felt that this ability to 'go offline' per se, is a key to a balanced life and I'm sure that chapter is more correct now than it was when penned, but I'm still in no way a practitioner of its execution, although in my line of work, I could use it more than most.

Technology fasts are coming....I think. At least they are for me.

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:Yeah, he's got a 'roll up the sleeves and work your ass off to survive' background.....cool guy for a Canadian.

Damn, now I am torn.

Terry B. wrote:

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:Also, "Eat That Frog" is a very easy read and a whole lotta 'yeah, I know that....' that you/me/we probably don't do a lot of. One interesting point in that book is he practically begs the reader to take one day each week and totally disconnect from cell phones and the internet. IIRC, this was written during the infancy of smart phones and their massive impact on our days. Tracy feels/felt that this ability to 'go offline' per se, is a key to a balanced life and I'm sure that chapter is more correct now than it was when penned, but I'm still in no way a practitioner of its execution, although in my line of work, I could use it more than most.

Technology fasts are coming....I think. At least they are for me.

Same here. I am usually a slave to my phone because at times I have to work on call 24/7 with only 10 guaranteed hours off between shifts.

I think it may time to insitute a day of no phones and internet. Lord knows it'd be good for my mental health.

Ed Zachary wrote:

Terry B. wrote:

High Velocity Lie-Nap! wrote:Also, "Eat That Frog" is a very easy read and a whole lotta 'yeah, I know that....' that you/me/we probably don't do a lot of. One interesting point in that book is he practically begs the reader to take one day each week and totally disconnect from cell phones and the internet. IIRC, this was written during the infancy of smart phones and their massive impact on our days. Tracy feels/felt that this ability to 'go offline' per se, is a key to a balanced life and I'm sure that chapter is more correct now than it was when penned, but I'm still in no way a practitioner of its execution, although in my line of work, I could use it more than most.

Technology fasts are coming....I think. At least they are for me.

Same here. I am usually a slave to my phone because at times I have to work on call 24/7 with only 10 guaranteed hours off between shifts.

I think it may time to insitute a day of no phones and internet. Lord knows it'd be good for my mental health.

I have thought of it since I read this article a few years back.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/ ... 08-16.html

(In searching for the link, I found this of the same vein: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =128364111).

I studied abroad in university - Internet was in its infancy and I had essentially no contact with what was happening in the outside world for the entire time. I remember returning home and flipping through a pile of Newsweeks in the library and realizing that I had caught up with everything inside of an hour or so. Nowadays if I forget cell, I worry about it until I return home and realize that I can catch up with everything that I missed inside of half an hour or so. In fact, when my last cell broke, I decided to replace it with one that calls and send messages - I am logged in when home and in the office and figure that during meals outside I can actually pay attention to my family or something. It seems that everybody has ADHD nowadays



and actually stepping in and disconnecting from the entire digital world may be the best way to do so.

Before you type anything, Proto, my response is going to be "I wish that you would take an Internet fast for the rest of the year".