“Some people find fault like there is a reward for it.”
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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
“money is not everything but it ranks right up there with oxygen”
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Zig Ziglar
“The story of life repeatedly assures you that if you will use what you have, you will be given more to use.”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you pay that price daily by planning and preparing and working to become the right kind of person, then you can legitimately expect to have all that life has to offer.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Remember, you can earn more money, but when time is spent is gone forever.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Play the game for more than you can afford to lose . . . only then will you learn the game.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Send out a cheerful, positive greeting, and most of the time you will get back a cheerful, positive greeting.”
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Zig Ziglar
“When you’ve got a strong enough why, you can always fi nd the how.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Are you committed to a life of continual counseling, growth, and education? Are you committed to a life of consistently receiving truth, of renewing your mind? From what sources do you receive your counseling? Are you reading books by authors who speak wisdom? Are you listening to music and watching movies that have redemptive and edifying themes? Are you involved in a small group or community of people that can offer you support, guidance, and encouragement, and in which you give back that which you have been given? Do you know of professional counselors you can see when needed? Are you asking God for wisdom about life on a regular basis? (He says if you will ask, He will provide [see James 1:5–8].)”
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Zig Ziglar
“We cannot start over, but we can begin now, and make a new beginning”
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Zig Ziglar
“You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”
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Zig Ziglar
“the fear of loss is greater than the desire for gain.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You are who you are and what you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change who you are and what you are by changing what goes into your mind.”
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Zig Ziglar
