The Success Story of the American Human Development Coach Zig Ziglar

Zig Zigler is one of the most prominent motivational speakers in the world. However, what was his life and upbringing like? And what are his most famous motivational quotes?

In this article, we will introduce you to his inspirational story. So, follow along with us  to know him better.

The Upbringing of Zig Ziglar, His Birth, and His Educational Attainment

Zig was born in Covington County, Alabama, on the 6th of November, 1926. He was the youngest child of "John Silas Zigler" and "Lila Westcon Zigler," and had 11 siblings.

He spent most of his early childhood years in Yazoo City, Mississippi, after his father obtained an administrative position on a Mississippi farm in 1931 when Zig was just five years old. However, His father died of a heart attack when he was young, and his younger sister passed away two days later.

He attended college at the University of South Carolina and later joined the military, completing his service in the United States Navy and participating in World War II.

The Professional Life of Zieg Ziegler

After the end of World War II, "Zig" began his professional life. He started working as a salesperson for various companies and eventually rose to the position of Vice President of Automotive Performance. Later, he ventured into the field of human development, participating in motivational seminars and becoming one of the most prominent and effective motivational speakers in the world.

He authored several books, with his first book titled See You at the Top, which was published in 1975. He also wrote God's Way Is Still the Best Way among other works.

The Personal Life of Zig Zigler

When he was 17 years old, he met his wife "Jane," who was 16 years old at the time. They got married in 1946 and had four children; one of them is Susan, who passed away in 1995, and Tom, Kennedy, and Julie.

As for his political inclinations, Zig was a supporter of the Republican Party. He endorsed former Governor Mike Huckabee for his presidential candidacy in 2008.

However, he passed away on in the 28^th of November, 2012, at the age of 86, due to complications related to Pneumonia.

The Best Inspirational Quotes by Zig Zigler

• The only true way to be successful in all areas of your life is to be completely honest with yourself, with your siblings, and with people.
• A strong and positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life.
• Everything that enters your mind is registered and has an impact on you. It either builds you up and prepares you for the future, or it destroys you and limits your potential for future achievements.
• In fact, sincere praise is one of the most effective methods of teaching and motivating in existence.
• It is not the job or profession that makes you succeed or predisposes you to failure, but rather the way you see yourself and your job.
• You are what you are and where you are because of what entered your mind and settled there. You can change what you are and change your location by changing what enters your mind.
• When you obey God, draw near to Him, and trust in Him; you thereby exchange your ability for His, and that is the best exchange you can ever make. There are too many things you cannot do by yourself, but there is nothing good that you cannot do if God is with you.
• Your mind operates according to what you feed it.
• Habits either make us or break us.
• It is truly true that a person is what they think about.
• Among the well-known diseases in humans, the worst and most malicious is astonishment and arrogance, a disease that afflicts everyone with nausea except the person who is infected with it.
• Your success and happiness start from within you.
• Just as faith without deeds is worthless, learning without application is not true learning.
• Unless you do something with what you have learned, you are like someone who hasn't learned that thing.
• Success becomes easy after you believe in your ability to achieve it, but you must believe first.
• Compliments may sometimes seem like empty words, but they are like the air we use to inflate our car tires; they can make our journey in life smoother.
• Treat your wife like a queen, and she will make you a king.
• Just as your body needs nourishing food daily, your mind also needs proper mental nourishment equally.
• Remember that you acquire many thoughts, behaviors, and traits of the people you associate and live with.

• Life is like an echo; what you put forward comes back to you, what you sow, you reap, what you give, you receive, and what you see in others is what exists within you.
• Among the known diseases for humans, pride and arrogance are considered the worst and most malicious of all; it is a disease that causes everyone to feel nauseated, except the person who is infected with it.
• Love dies due to neglect, just like a flower, a tree, or a plant.
• If you want to achieve your goal, you must imagine the goal in your mind before you can achieve it in reality.
• Every idea that enters your mind has an impact on you, to some extent.
• Habit is like a thread we weave bit by bit every day, until it becomes stronger than it can be torn apart.
• All bad habits start slowly and gradually, and before you know it, you have acquired the habit and it takes hold of you.
• Let us remember that the mind completes any image we place in it.
• In reality, there is no such thing as a good memory or a bad memory. Memory is either trained or untrained, and the choice of whether to train it or not is up to you.
• If you use lying, deception, or trickery, you may gain money, but you will likely gain few true friends and little peace of mind, which is not success.
• Regardless of your circumstances in life, you can create a successful and wonderful life.
• The more you are exposed to the same information, the more likely you are to act according to that information.
• A leading university in America found that people who are exposed to new material only once remember about 2% of it after two weeks. If they are exposed to the same material for six consecutive days, they remember about 62% of it after two weeks.
• The greatest good we can offer to anyone else is not by giving them what we have; it is by revealing to them what they have and clarifying what they can achieve.
• It is impossible to positively influence or uplift another person without benefiting yourself from it.
• Realize that winning is not everything; the effort put in to win is everything.
• Failure is just a bend in the road, not the end.
• Weak people seek revenge, strong people forgive, and intelligent people ignore.
• Life becomes easier when you eliminate the people who complicate it.
• Your ability to laugh at yourself is a sign of maturity and emotional stability.
• As long as you have a goal, you have a wonderful reason to live.
• As long as you try to touch the stars, you will never end up holding a handful of dust.
• Whoever doesn't take the first step will not take the second step.
• What you tell yourself every day will either lift you higher or bring you down.
• Money won't make you happy, but everyone wants to experience that for themselves.
• Intelligence is leaving what doesn't benefit you for the sake of what does.
• If you have a loving family, some good friends, food on the table, and a roof over your head, you are richer than you imagine.
• Appreciate the blessings before you; they might be the wish of a thousand people.
• Failure is not in my dictionary; there are only experiences and lessons.
• It's not important to always win; what's important is not to be defeated by obstacles.

• They say the impact of incentives doesn't last in people, and I say: neither does bathing, that's why it's recommended daily.
• Goals are dreams we turn into practical plans and steps to achieve them.
• Love yourself and take care of yourself, and you'll see everyone around you caring for you.
• If you want to succeed, be honest with yourself.
• You need 5 minutes to give others an impression of you, but you might spend your whole life changing that impression.
• Always remember, you only know about others what they have allowed you to know about them.
• You can't climb the ladder of success wearing the costume of failure.

And thus, dear readers, we have presented to you the success story of "Zig Ziglar," along with some of his most inspiring quotes.