Zig Ziglar is one of my favourite motivational speakers and big influencer in my life and business thinking. I have read his books and listened to his presentations repeatedly and they always gave me a lift and great dose of inspiration. Here’s sample of my favourite Zig Ziglar quotes:

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. ”

“You don’t build a business –you build people– and then people build the business.”

“Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do, it is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you. ”

“The more you complain about your problems, the more problems you will have to complain about.”

“You have to BE before you can DO, and DO before you can HAVE.”

“Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.”

“When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.”

“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”

“Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the gotta have it scale.”

“There is no elevator to success…you have to take the stairs.”

“You don’t build a business –you build people– and then people build the business.”

“Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day and it’s yours.”

“The more you complain about your problems, the more problems you will have to complain about.”

“Don’t count the things you do. Do the things that count.”

“The only thing worse than training employees and losing them is to not train them and keep them.”

“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.”

Recommended reading: 
            

Zig Ziglar’s audiobooks: Over The Top; How To Stay Motivated

Winning with Zig Ziglar – video: