“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly--until you can learn to do it well.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Several years ago on an extremely hot day, a crew of men were working on the road bed of the railroad when they were interrupted by a slow moving train. The train ground to a stop and a window in the last car— which incidentally was custom made and air conditioned—was raised. A booming, friendly voice called out, “Dave, is that you?” Dave Anderson, the crew chief called back, “Sure is, Jim, and it’s really good to see you.” With that pleasant exchange, Dave Anderson was invited to join Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, for a visit. For over an hour the men exchanged pleasantries and then shook hands warmly as the train pulled out. Dave Anderson’s crew immediately surrounded him and expressed astonishment that he knew Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, as a personal friend. Dave then explained that twenty-three years earlier he and Jim Murphy had started work at the railroad on the same day. One of the men, half jokingly and half seriously, asked Dave why he was still working out in the hot sun and Jim Murphy had gotten to be president. Rather wistfully, Dave explained, “Twenty-three years ago I went to work for $1.75 an hour and Jim Murphy went to work for the railroad.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.”
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Zig Ziglar
“When you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, the day will come when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them.”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”
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Zig Ziglar
“All of us perform better and more willingly when we know why we're doing what we have been told or asked to do.”
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Zig Ziglar
“_اذا كانت المهمة صعبة أو مزعجة أو بغيضة فقم بإنجازها على الفور , كلما طال انتظارك قبل ان تبدأ في العمل على اتمامها زادت صعوبتها و مشقتها .. مثل الوقوف على الحافة المرتفعة من حوض السباحة لأول مرة , كلما طالت فترة انتظارك قبل اتخاذ القرار بالقفز , قلت احتمالات قيامك بالقفزة.”
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Zig Ziglar
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.
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Zig Ziglar
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.
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Zig Ziglar
“If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves.”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you don’t plan your time, someone else will help you waste it.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared, but only men of character are trusted.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You can change everything about your business by changing your thinking about your business.”
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Zig Ziglar
“I recognize that winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale.”
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Zig Ziglar
