Zig Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and one of the most renowned motivational speakers of his time.
Here are some of Zig Ziglar’s most famous 48 quotes, ordered based on a combination of their popularity, impact, and embodiment of his core philosophies:
- You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want
- What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
- The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
- You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
- F-E-A-R has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.
- People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily.
- Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude.
- If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.
- You can complain because you have shoes, or you can rejoice because you have feet.
- Make today worth remembering.
Motivation and personal growth quotes
- The greatest discovery of all time is that a man can change his own destiny by merely changing his attitude.
- If you learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow, you’ll be perfectly happy.
- You are born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
- Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24-hour days
- The road to success is always under construction.
Goal setting and achievement quotes
- A goal that is properly set is halfway reached.
- Aim for the stars, and you might hit the moon.
- If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
- Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
- The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Overcoming challenges and adversity
- The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.
- It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.
- Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
- Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, and no trust. The first principle of selling is to help the customer overcome these obstacles.
- Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Relationships and service to others quotes
- The only thing better than knowledge is the ability to apply it.
- Help others achieve their dreams, and you will achieve yours.
- You can make a positive impact in someone’s life without ever knowing it.
- The greatest legacy any one of us can pass down to future generations is not money or power, but a legacy of character and faith.
- If you want to raise your self-esteem, help someone else raise theirs.
Gratitude and positivity quotes
- Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you are to receive more. When you are thankful for what you have, you attract more reasons to be thankful.
- A smile is the universal language of kindness.
- If you can’t control the events that happen to you, you can control the way you choose to respond to them.
Taking action and overcoming fear quotes
- The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
- Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
- A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Power of belief and dreams quotes
- If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
- Aim for the stars, and you might hit the moon.
- The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Sales and communication quotes
- People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.
- The ability to communicate is the most important life skill.
- Listen to your customer and then offer your product or service as the solution to their problem.
Leadership and teamwork quotes
- A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
- None of us is as smart as all of us.
- The greatest leader is the one who makes everyone else feel like they could be leaders too.
Happiness and fulfilment quotes
- Happiness is not a destination, it’s a journey.
- If you concentrate on what you haven’t got, you won’t enjoy what you have.
- Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
