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Zig Ziglar

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"Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company."

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Leadership

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."

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Service

"There's no elevator to success."

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Success

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"Though I am not always responsible for what happens to me, I am always responsible for how I handle what happens to me."

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Responsibility

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."

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Goals

"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."

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Aspirations

"Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will."

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Positivity

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."

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Belief in Self

"You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage worth ethic."

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Hard Work

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"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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Success

"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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Success

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

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New Beginnings

"Unless you have definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you."

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Goals

"A goal properly set is halfway reached."

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Goals

"You don't have to be great at something to start, but you have to start to be great at something."

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Motivation

"There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs."

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Success

"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. The best is yet to come."

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Hope

"You can have what you want if you help other people get what they want."

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Success

"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."

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Service

"People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons."

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Empathy

"If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost."

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Education

"Success is not about the destination, but the journey."

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Success

"Success is not a destination, it's a journey."

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Success

"It’s not the situation, but whether we react negatively or respond positively to the situation, that is important."

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Overcoming Obstacles

"Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful."

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Adversity

"I don’t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don’t harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you’re never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants."

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Motivation

"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days."

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Time Management

"Difficult roads always lead to beautiful destinations."

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Hope

"Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?"

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Reflection

"Time well-spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation."

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Success

"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."

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Success

"If you can dream it, you can achieve it."

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Aspirations

"Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission."

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Success

"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."

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Goals

"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want."

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Teamwork

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you do have to start to be great."

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Motivation

"You don't have to be great to start, but you do have to start to be great."

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Aspirations

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"You can't have a million-dollar dream with a minimum-wage worth ethic."

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Success

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing—that's why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"Becoming is more important than achieving."

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Personal Growth

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"Personal growth is not a destination, it's a journey."

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Personal Growth

"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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Success

"There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs."

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Success

"“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily.”"

- Zig Ziglar

Motivation

"“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.”"

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Success

""What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.""

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Personal Growth

"Go as far as you can see and you will see further."

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Vision

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through."

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Success

"There are no traffic jams on the extra mile."

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Success

"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for."

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Gratitude

"You can have everything in life you want, if you just help enough other people get what they want."

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Generosity

""Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.""

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Positivity

"Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph."

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Success

""It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.""

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Resilience

""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.""

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Success

"Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you."

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Resilience

"You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life."

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Inspiration

"F-E-A-R has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours."

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Facing Fears

"The chief cause of failure is substituting what you want most for what you want now."

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Self-improvement

"Money isn’t everything, but it’s right up there with oxygen."

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Balance

"Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs."

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Awareness

"Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you."

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Boldness

"The height of your success is determined by the depth of your belief."

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Belief in Self

"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile and a grateful heart."

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Generosity

"If you have the character to hang in there when its tough, you will develop or acquire every other characteristic necessary to WIN in the game of life."

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Strength

"God never shuts one door without opening a bigger better door. Hang in there. You are closer to success than you may think."

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Faith

"If you have the character to hang in there when it's tough, you will develop or acquire every other characteristic necessary to win the game of life."

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Strength

"The man who earns a million, but destroys his health in the process is not really a success."

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Health

"The best way to raise positive children in a negative world is to have positive parents who love them unconditionally and serve as excellent role models."

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Relationships

"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want."

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Generosity

"You don’t drown by falling into water; you only drown if you stay there."

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Motivation

"You don’t drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there."

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Perseverance

"Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you."

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Boldness

"I’m so out of shape now, I walked around the block dragging my gut behind me. People drive by and they be honking, ‘Hey, you’re melting the asphalt!'”"

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Fitness

"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty."

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Integrity

"Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. The worst people give you a lesson. And the best people give you memories."

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Reflection

"Ability takes you to the top, but it takes character to stay there."

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Integrity

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving them."

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Personal Growth

""There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.""

- Zig Ziglar

Hard Work

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

- Zig Ziglar

Taking Risks

"You can’t have a million-dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic."

- Zig Ziglar

Hard Work

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great"

- Zig Ziglar

Motivation

"Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all we can be"

- Zig Ziglar

Personal Growth

"Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you"

- Zig Ziglar

Resilience

"You are the only person on earth who can use your ability."

- Zig Ziglar

Belief in Self

"don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."

- Zig Ziglar

Motivation

"Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth."

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Self-esteem

"Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company."

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Motivation

"Selling is essentially a transference of feelings."

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Connection to Earth

"If you can dream it, you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want."

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Success

"Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking."

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Positivity

"Success is not about the destination but the journey."

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Philosophy

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. Good morning!"

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Motivation

"You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want."

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Generosity

"Failure is an event, not a person."

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Failure

"Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific."

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Focus

"When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there."

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Determination

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great at prospecting."

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Taking Risks

"If you don’t see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner."

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Self-confidence

""Success is not about the destination but the journey.""

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Philosophy

""The best way to sell something is to stop selling and start helping.""

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Service

""Sales are a transfer of enthusiasm from the salesperson to the customer.""

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Motivation

"The best way to sell something is to stop selling and start helping."

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Compassion

"Sales are a transfer of enthusiasm from the salesperson to the customer."

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Motivation

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals"

- Zig Ziglar

Personal Growth

"You don’t build a business – you build people – and then people build your business."

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Leadership

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you must start if you want to become great."

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Motivation

"Winning is not everything, but making the effort to win is."

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Motivation

"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four-hour days."

- Zig Ziglar

Focus

"Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission."

- Zig Ziglar

Motivation

"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."

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Resilience

"You don’t build a business, you build people, then people build the business."

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Leadership

"If people like you, they’ll listen to you. But if they trust you, they’ll do business with you."

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Relationships

"You don't build a business, you build the people, then people build the business."

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Leadership

"How many people are completely successful in every department of life? Not one. The most successful people are the ones who learn from their mistakes and turn their failures into opportunities."

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Learning from Mistakes

"You don’t build a business. You build people and people build the business."

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Leadership

"You can have everything you want in life if you just help enough people get what they want."

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Contribution

"The only thing worse than training employees and losing them is not training them and keeping them."

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Education

"The best paying hard work in the world is selling, and the poorest paying easy work in the world is selling."

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Hard Work

"Prospects are perishable — handle with care."

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Awareness

"A complaining customer represents a huge opportunity."

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Motivation

"Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute."

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Determination

"When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there."

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Determination

"I believe success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination."

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Determination

"Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable."

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Self-confidence

"You don’t have to be great to start, you have to start to be great."

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Motivation

"Remember that failure is an event, not a person."

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Failure

""Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.""

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Time Management

"Timid salesmen have skinny kids."

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Boldness

"Don’t discuss price until you demonstrate value"

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Success

"Disappointment is a temporary detour on the road to success."

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Motivation

"Making a big life change is pretty scary. But know what’s even scarier? Regret."

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Motivation

"A second chance doesn’t mean anything if you haven’t learned from your first mistake."

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Learning from Mistakes

"If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you."

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Influence

"It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you."

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Resilience

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

- Zig Ziglar

Love

"A cheerleader’s most powerful weapon is their words. Use them to uplift, inspire, and make a positive impact."

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Inspiration

"You are the only person on Earth who can use your ability."

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Belief in Self

"A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job."

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Motivation

"Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you."

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Motivation

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily."

- Zig Ziglar

Motivation

""People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.""

- Zig Ziglar

Motivation

"Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember-the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you."

- Zig Ziglar

Overcoming Obstacles

"The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job."

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Success

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"Put all excuses aside and remember this: You are capable."

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Motivation

"In a moment of anger, think about the consequences of your actions. In a moment of patience, think about the consequences of your reactions."

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Reflection

""Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.""

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Motivation

"Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember — the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you."

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Motivation

"It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts."

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Resilience

""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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Success

"The first step to getting what you want is to have the courage to get rid of what you don’t."

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Taking Risks

"You must tell yourself, no matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I'm going to make it."

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Motivation

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

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Teamwork

"We cannot start over but we can begin now and make a new ending."

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Love

"Many people have gone a lot farther than they thought they could because someone else thought they could."

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Leadership

""Success is not about the destination, it’s about the journey.""

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Philosophy

"Make today worth remembering – Zig Ziglar"

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Motivation

"The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for."

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Gratitude

"Encouragement is the fuel on which hope runs."

- Zig Ziglar

Motivation

"F-E-A-R has two meanings: “Forget Everything And Run” or “Face Everything And Rise.” The choice is yours."

- Zig Ziglar

Facing Fears

""The best way to raise positive children in a negative world is to have positive parents who love them unconditionally and serve as excellent role models.""

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Responsibility

"Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love."

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Growth

"Look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion, and up with gratitude."

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Gratitude

"Like bathing, motivation doesn’t last. That’s why we recommend it daily."

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Motivation

"You don’t build a business. You build people, and people build the business."

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Leadership

""A cheerleader’s most powerful weapon is their words. Use them to uplift, inspire, and make a positive impact.""

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Empowerment

"Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand-new day."

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New Beginnings

"Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember—the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you."

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Resilience

"Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you."

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Compassion

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we do it every day."

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Motivation

"A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise."

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Courage