A Week with Zig Ziglar: Part 4

I continue to share this week I”m sharing an interview I did recently with leadership master and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar. If you missed part 1, click HERE or part 2 HERE and find part 3 HERE.

My questions are in bold, followed by Zig’s answers. Occasionally, Zig’s son Tom interjects some thoughts. My personal notes and thoughts are in parentheses.

Here is part 4 of my interview with Zig:

I learned one thing well talking to Zig Ziglar. An interview with Zig is a lesson in note-taking. He can spill out wisdom faster than one can type.

Here were some random quotes I was able to capture:

• You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want…that works in the home, business, community and church.
• If you thought before you talked, you’d have a better chance of coming up with the best answer.
• I don’t linger very long before I take action on something. If I get an idea…I act on it…
• One reason some people never wrote a book, is because no one ever told them they could…
• Always have a notebook…two hours later I think…“What was that thought?”
• If I think about it…I’m going do it…
• Don’t ever tell people what you can’t do…if you don’t think you can do it…you’ll be right…
• The more you know about anything the more creative you are…
• The best way to close a sale, help them be a better person…
• If people don’t trust what you say, they’re not going to listen to what you say…
• Unless they have a why…most people don’t want to answer…Always explain the why if you are going to tell someone what to do…because then it will make sense to them…
• Let your children hear you talking lovingly to your spouse….I always tell my wife, “I’m having more fun with you today than I did yesterday.” Let the kids hear you having fun together…(Zig has been married 64 years…)
• I’m careful about who I read and who I listen to…
• Tom: When Dad is reading a book, he quickly wants to see if the author is going to explain why as much as how…Dad also says, “Some people quit growing and start swelling.”

Click HERE for part 5 and the conclusion of my interview with Zig and learn the “tipping point” of his career.