Zig Ziglar

Also known as Zig

American motivational speaker (1926-2012)

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Zig Ziglar, born Hilary Hinton Ziglar in Coffee County in 1926, was an American motivational speaker, writer, and orator. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and later attended the University of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, Ziglar focused his work on positive mental attitude and motivation. He died of pneumonia in Plano in 2012.

Ziglar authored numerous works, including *Goals*, *You're a Natural Champion*, and *View from the Top*. His writings have been translated, with titles such as *Gracia diaria para maestros*. He is associated with Ziglar Inc, a personal development and sales coaching organization based in Plano, Texas.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 237

Top works

Gracia diaria para maestros
View from the Top Action Guide
You're a Natural Champion
Goals
View from the Top

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1926
Active to: 2012

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,393
Total plays: 27,183

Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar (born November 6, 1926) is an American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. His latest book (as of 2007) is God's Way Is Still the Best Way. Zig Ziglar was born to John Silas and Lila Ziglar in Coffee County, Alabama as the tenth of twelve children. When he was four years old, his father accepted a management position at a Mississippi farm and his family moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, where Zig Ziglar spent most of his childhood. <a href="https://www.las

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Autonomous driving in urban environments: Boss and the Urban Challenge
· 2008 · cited 1,369x
RNase Y, a novel endoribonuclease, initiates riboswitch turnover in Bacillus subtilis
· 2009 · cited 228x
Structural insights into the dual activity of RNase J
· 2008 · cited 163x
Initiation of mRNA decay in bacteria
· 2013 · cited 138x
A robust approach to high‐speed navigation for unrehearsed desert terrain
· 2006 · cited 138x

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Quotes

“You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
“Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission.”
“The world's most deadly disease is "hardening of the attitudes."”
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
“The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.”
“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. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.”

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Key facts

Born: ( 1926-11-06 ) November 6, 1926, Coffee County, Alabama , U.S.
Died: November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28) (aged 86), Plano, Texas , U.S.
Resting place: McKinney, Texas
Other name: Ziglar
Alma mater: University of South Carolina
Occupations: Salesman, motivational speaker, author
Political party: Republican
Spouse: Jean Ziglar (married 1946–2012, his death)

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Official website

Ziglar Inc - Personal Development Training, Sales Coaching – Plano, Texas

Ziglar Is Specialized In Personal Development Training, Providing Coaching For Presentation Skills, Sales, Small Business Owners, Speakers And Much More. Get The Best From Yourself With Us!

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