How the Powerful Words of Zig Ziglar Touched So Many Lives…
by Julie Escobar
I have been extraordinarily blessed and am grateful for the opportunities in my life to have sat with, talked to, listened to and been inspired by some of the most gifted speakers in our industry. It’s tough to top Zig Ziglar. Somehow he delivered messages that were ALWAYS timeless, ALWAYS touching and ALWAYS right on the money. His words have touched, inspired, motivated into action and soothed the souls of millions of people around the globe. What a legacy.
With often a quiet voice and a Southern gentleman’s charm – he didn’t need grande gestures to create extraordinary impact. One of my favorite quotes from Zig was not one of his most famous – but for me it settles in as a great reminder, “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”
He was a man who from everything I know of him, used his 24 hours each day to their fullest. He poured into each day faith and friends and family and work and passion and joy and lessons – both learned and taught. It would be a pretty amazing world if we all did that wouldn’t it?
So today, let us challenge ourselves to choose our direction and create legacies of our own in at least some little ways. Share kindness. Be a great examples. Help the folks around you. Teach and learn. And pour yourself into every 24 hours with all you have. And if you’re a salesperson who HASN’T taken a page from Zig on how to become your personal best – don’t wait another day to start learning. He sure had a lot to share on the topic!
Thanks Zig – for everything you gave and everything you were.
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