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Zig Ziglar

Contributor to The Network Marketing Magazine across 7 publication years.

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43 contributions

feature · June 2011

Zig On... Success – What it is and What it Isn't

Success is directly related to having a balanced life. If any one area is out of sync, all the areas of your life suffer. Take the time to examine your life and take small steps to gain balance.

feature · July 2011

He's a Typical Salesman

In today's highly-competitive marketplace, however, the public's image of the typical sales person and the reality of the effective sales person of the 21st century are light years apart.

feature · August 2011

Zig On... Investing yourself

It’s amazing how much we can do for others when we invest a little of ourselves in them. That builds winning relationships because people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care - about them.

article · October 2011

Zig on Worry

"Worry affects the circulation and the whole nervous system. I've never known a man who died from overwork, but I've known many who have died from doubt." Doubt always creates worry, and in most cases, lack of information raises the doubt.

article · November 2011

Zig on... Employment

The one I often quote found that 85% of the reason that a person gets a job and then gets ahead in that job is due to attitude and only 15% is due to a technical skill.

article · December 2011

Zig on... Discipline is a Beautiful Word

It's true that when you discipline yourself to do the things you need to do, when you need to do them, the day's going to come when you can do the things you want to do, when you want to do them.

article · January 2012

Zig on... Pa-ZIG-ative Thinking

A little kindness, a little thoughtfulness, a little compassion, can really impact the life of another person. And it takes so little time and involves such a small investment. Yet real joy can be the outcome. Little things do make a big difference.

article · February 2012

Zig on... Good Choices

Parents, the best way to steer your child in the right direction is to go in the right direction yourself.

article · May 2012

Zig on... Hitting the Bull's Eye

The reality is, no matter what our target might be, we seldom hit it on the first try unless the target is low, which means the accomplishmentand the rewardswill be insignificant.

article · June 2012

Zig on... When the Motive is Love

We have no idea how many times they wanted us to say no because they didn’t want to be put in bad circumstances or how many times they just didn’t want to do what was being asked. But we do know that sometimes children need help in saying no.

article · July 2012

Zig on... Precious Moments

Her honesty is a testimony to her faithfulness to God, to herself and to me. This kind of trust enables emotional peace and contentment in our home and our lives.

article · August 2012

Zig on... Braces

I say all of this to point out that a good smile is important, but at the same time I would like to emphasize that good character is substantially more important.

article · September 2012

Zig on... Appearance

Here's the point: It's my conviction that most employers would take the same approach, so when the young man chose to look that way, he chose to eliminate 98% of his employment opportunities.

article · October 2012

Zig on... Problems vs. Opportunities

In the business world, those who are able to solve complex problems are the ones who have the most value to the employer.

article · November 2012

Zig on... Positive Thinking

You can walk into a dark room, flip on the switch and immediately the room is lighted. Flipping the switch did not generate the electricity; it released the electricity which had been stored. Positive thinking works that way - it releases the abilities which you have.

article · December 2012

Zig on... Family Moments

At that moment I renewed a pledge I had made earlier that I would always try to do the right thing because if one of my children ever wrote a check the clerk would be able to say, “No, you don’t need to show us your credit cards or driver’s license. This name is all the identi…

article · April 2013

The Theory of Relativity

As you ponder things of this nature, I believe you will come to the conclusion that the more things we make relative, the more chaos we’re going to have in our society.

article · May 2013

Zig On... Being Nice

it's the little things husbands and wives do for each other on a regular basis, not the big things once or twice a year, that breed long-term, successful marriages and lots of honeymoons instead of just anniversaries.

article · June 2013

Finishing Well

Integrity is who you are, a measurement of your character and, consequently, the determining factor in your behavior. Ethics are the result of our integrity.

article · July 2013

Sticks and Stones

The words you use when you speak to someone can make a dramatic difference in that person's performance.

article · August 2013

Language Changes

An unknown author says that education is "exploring the unknown, discovering new ideas, communicating with the world about us. Education is unfinishable. It is an attitude and a way of life. It makes every day a new beginning."

article · October 2013

Eating an Elephant

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feature · November 2013

Character is the Issue

It's just an issue with the kind of role model I want to be."

article · December 2013

It's Better to Give

Each one, in different writing, carried the same name - Wally Jansen."

article · December 2013

Why I Believe In Christmas

If I seem upset about the changes that I see taking place in regard to Christmas, it is because I am! It’s not because an old tradition is being changed. No, I’m upset that the event that made it possible for me to have a life I could never have imagined is being hidden from v…

article · February 2014

We Are All In Debt

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article · April 2014

The Five Principles of Performance

The positive attitude I talk about is one that you are filled with, and when you are jostled, it just spills out! What I’m saying is that a genuinely positive attitude is part of who you are at your core.

feature · May 2014

Follow the Leader - If

That's the reason leadership carries such an incredible responsibility - namely, that of making certain you're heading in the right direction, that the decisions you make are character-based and the route you choose is a good one.

feature · November 2014

Communicator's Listen and Practice

When you invoke the name of Martin Luther King, an image is painted in the mind of virtually everyone that he was a truly great leader and a great communicator who was the driving force behind the Civil Rights Movement. Excerpts from his speech, "I Have a Dream," are still air…

feature · December 2014

Be a People Person

In his inspiring book by that title, John Maxwell tells a story. In England there is a monument to the sport of rugby, the forerunner of American football. The monument depicts an eager boy leaning down to pick up a ball. At the base of the statue is this inscription: "With a…

article · March 2015

Reward Yourself

A man phoned his physician and excitedly exclaimed: "Please come at once, Doctor. My son has swallowed my fountain pen."

feature · September 2015

Memory is Important

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