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Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar is an amazing American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker.  Ziglar was born in Coffee County, Alabama as the tenth of twelve children.

Ziglar eventually became a salesman and worked for several different sales companies. During this time his sales skills grew as did his desire to become a motivational speaker.

In 1970, Ziglar decided to become a full-time motivational speaker.  Up until this point he’d gone by the name, Hilary Ziglar, but he decided to call himself “Zig,” as he was referred to by his sales associates (and it stuck).

Ziglar has been very successful, and still travels, taking part in motivational seminars.

7 Must Read Lessons from Motivational Speaker Zig Ziglar:

1. Motivation is Critical

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

Never underestimate the power of motivation.  Every morning I listen to motivational audiobooks, this time of inspiration and motivation gives me the boost to be successful throughout my day.  The world is filled with negativity; it’s important that you get your “motivational fix” daily!

2. There Will Always be Little Men

“Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.”

There will always be critics, there will always be people saying, “How you can’t, why you can’t, and how you’re going to fail when you try.”  There will always be “little men,” and it’s not that they intend to do you harm; they just can’t fathom “big things.”  They live in a “little world,” …so never try to force a million dollar idea, in a $10/hour brain, it just won’t fit.

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Today I want to talk about seven must-read life lessons from Jim Rohn.

Jim Rohn was an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. He’s been an inspiration to many leaders in the personal development field including Tony Robbins, Mark Hansen, Brian Tracy and Jack Canfield.

When Jim was 25 his life was in a rut, he was in debt, and he was uncertain as to how he would get out. During this time in his life he met John Shaoff. Jim joined John’s direct sales organization and began to work on his personal development. By age 31, Jim was a millionaire.

Jim has addressed over 6,000 audiences and 4 million people worldwide. He was the recipient of the 1985 National Speakers Association CPAE Award. Jim is also the author of 17 different books, audio and video programs.

7 Life Lessons from Jim Rohn:

1. You Attract Success

“Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.”

So few people realize this.  Success is not something that you chase, it’s something that you turn into.  Success comes from growth; it comes from growing bigger than the problems and obstacles that surround you.

Don’t search for success – commit to grow, commit to become, commit to do what you know to do, and you will attract success.

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You are what you are!  What does this mean?  This means that there are no excuses in life.  What you have in your life, your level of happiness, or your level of financial prosperity is directly attributable to your actions (or lack thereof).  No one else is to blame!  You can attempt to blame the economy, the government, your parents, or your spouse, but you will do so to no avail. 

The only enemy that you have in this life is living on the inside of you; my real enemy is … “in me.”

An Example

If you’re married and you think that you are unhappy with your spouse, it is really just a sign that you are unhappy with yourself.  What you think is your frustration with your spouse is only a reflection of your internal frustration and dissatisfaction.

How many people seek to divorce their spouse when the real problem is in them?  Their spouse is only a reflection of who they are, and the sole reason they want a divorce is because they unknowingly despise their own reflection in the mirror.  Instead of changing what’s in the mirror, they seek to change the mirror. 

You see, in this day and age, it’s relatively easy to get a new mirror, but it’s hard to change the person standing in front of the mirror.  In other words, when you’ve been “shacking-up” with a certain mentality for 30 years, it’s hard to put that mentality out of your house.

Instead of “changing”, most people decide to get a new mirror.  And while that new mirror may shine at first, it will soon lose its glossy appearance, and the true image will be revealed once again…

Don’t get me wrong, …if you happen to be in a dangerous situation, you should get out, but once you get out, you must also come to grips with how you manifested such a situation.  If you don’t, you will “re-manifest” the situation.  It may be with a different person, they may have a different problem, but you will remain dissatisfied with the image in the mirror until “you change.”

Some people have elected to have no “close mirrors” around them.  They don’t even want to see how they look; they just run pass the mirrors!  I could write an entire series on this, but you’re not ready for it.

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