Zig Ziglar

Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.

I’m constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don’t train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business.

The problem with pity parties is very few people come, and those who do don’t bring presents.

New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive.

For 24 years of my adult life, by choice I weighed well over 200 pounds. I say ‘by choice’ because I have never ‘accidentally’ eaten anything, so when I choose to eat too much, I have chosen to weigh too much.

If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Focus on what you can control: your actions. How you react to negative feelings will be the key to your success.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

Only when you combine sound intellect with emotional discipline do you get rational behavior.

Rules are meant to be broken.

There is little you can learn from doing nothing.

When it comes to money, the only skill most people know is to work hard.

How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?

Practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

Unite to win. Divide to conquer.

I’m constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don’t train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business.

Since belief determines behavior, doesn’t it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?

Brainpower is the ultimate leverage.

The problem is not getting rid of fear, but using it properly.