"How do you change your thinking? You change what you put in your mind. Your mind is the gateway to the heart. You’re what you are and where you are because of what’s gone into your mind. You can change what you are and where you are by changing what goes into your mind."
-- Zig Ziglar
"When you’ve been blaming somebody else for your problems all of your life, and all of a sudden you forgive them, you can no longer blame them. That means you’re now accepting responsibility for your future. That’s the most important step you will ever take: accepting that responsibility. Nonetheless, you’ll discover that the load is so much lighter that you can move much faster."
-- Zig Ziglar
"Remember that failure is an event; it is not a person. A musician hits a sour note. Does that mean he’s a failure as a musician? A student misses a question. Does that mean she’s a failure as a student? The cook burns the beans. Does that mean he’s a failure as a cook? The salesperson misses a sale. Does that mean that that salesperson is a failure? You take a wrong turn on the highway. Does that mean you’re an idiot, or does it simply mean you made a wrong turn? When the quarterback throws past the wide receiver, does that mean he’s a failure as a quarterback, or does it simply mean that on that particular occasion, he happened to make a mistake? I don’t believe I can say too many times that failure is an event. It is not a person. Yesterday did end last night. Today is a brand-new day, and it’s yours."
-- Zig Ziglar
"I’m here to tell you that we can change. We can grow. We can be more than we are. If you don’t like who you are or where you are, don’t sweat it. You’re not stuck with who you are or where you are. You absolutely can grow. You can change."
-- Zig Ziglar
"To build a healthy self-image, know that you’re not stuck where you are. You can grow, you can change, and when your self-image is solid, you’ll be happy with your mate, your child, your job, and your neighborhood. If you find fault with yourself, it’s easy to find fault with everything else."
-- Zig Ziglar
"There are an awful lot of people who have a bear up a tree. They have their pasts buried in their mind. They concentrate on the negatives of life. As a result, they end up never doing the things that they are capable of doing. Your self-image is enormously important."
-- Zig Ziglar
"Most people read, view and listen to things without the faintest consideration of what they are letting into their mind, and how that impacts their overall self-image. If you allow negative, violent, sadistic and demeaning content into your mind, it will lead to a negative self-image—akin to an infection. Be careful to only allow nutritious, positive, healing and uplifting content into your mind.… and watch your self-image elevate accordingly."
-- Zig Ziglar
"Negative conditioning is the mother of learning, the father of action, and the architect of failure. Positive conditioning is the mother of learning, the father of action, and the architect of success. Do you respond to life, or do you react to life?"
-- Zig Ziglar
“You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.”
-- Zig Ziglar
"A failure teaches you something and adds to your experience. That’s very helpful. Failure is an event, never a person; an attitude, not an outcome; a temporary inconvenience; a stepping-stone. Our response to it determines just how helpful it can be."
-- Zig Ziglar
“Will you look back on life and say, ‘I wish I had’ or ‘I’m glad I did?’” Following these success principles will make it possible for you to look back one day and say, “I’m glad I did.” You do have a choice."
-- Zig Ziglar
