The easy thing would be to call Zig Ziglar hokey. After all anyone who calls a traffic light a “go light,” an alarm an “opportunity clock,” and said “The more you gripe about your problems, the more ...

Few men truly inspire legions. Fewer still inspire not just by word, spoken or written, but by action. One of those great men, Zig Ziglar, passed away Wednesday, November 28. After a career in sales, ...

Zig Ziglar said “an attitude is a habit of thought.” Peter Drucker is quoted as saying the “two basic functions of business are marketing and innovation.” When we combine these two insightful thoughts ...

After a brief bout of pneumonia, famed motivational speaker and prolific author Zig Ziglar died Wednesday in Dallas at the age of 86. A fount of kitschy, home-spun knowledge, Ziglar was known for his ...

When I was cutting my teeth in the sales game right after college, I made sure to read or listen to everything I could get my hands on from several sales and motivational legends -- Napoleon Hill, ...

Born in 1926 and passed away in November 2012. And somewhere along the way, Zig Ziglar went from selling pots and pans door-to-door, to being considered the world’s ambassador of hope, encouragement, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For many it’s hard to believe he’s gone. Legendary motivational speaker and business consultant Zig Ziglar died yesterday, after a ...

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For many it's hard to believe he's gone. Legendary motivational speaker and business consultant Zig Ziglar died yesterday, after a 40-year speaking career that saw him travel more than five million ...