Winning Words 1/4/11
“To be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” (Zig Ziglar) ZZ’s given name was Hilary Ziglar. He was a successful salesman, but when he decided to become a motivational speaker, he dropped the “Hilary” in favor of “Zig.” He was also a best-selling author. One of his books is titled, “Success for Dummies.” I liked that one. Have you ever heard (or read) him? ;-) Jack

FROM RJP IN FLORIDA: Going to see Zig, Laura Bush, Colin Powell & others at an all day seminar this month. Wish you were here as you would love it. FROM JACK: Let me know if they teach you something that you (as a top-notch salesman) don't already know. Knowing you, you'll come away with a new idea.

FROM BATTMAN IN MICHIGAN: Taught myself sales through his books and audio cassettes. Saw him speak once. Amazing guy. FROM JACK: .....and it shows that you paid attention. That's what sales is all about.

FROM MV IN MICHIGAN: I have heard of him and read a book or two of his many years ago. I had an Uncle who was a Dale Carnegie trainer. Carnegie and Ziglar go hand in hand. FROM JACK: Both Dale and Zig inspired me. No matter what our position in life, it's important to know how to win friends and influence people.

FROM MOLINER CF: Went to a Ziggy performance early in my career. Awesome speaker. He played at the Orpheum. FROM JACK: Even though he's about your age, he still travels around giving motivational speeches. Maybe you can get him to come back to Davenport and do a rerun. I remember going to the Orpheum and seeing the movie, "No Time for Sergeants." So funny!

FROM LF IN BONITA SPRINGS: Right now down here you hear a lot about Zig Ziglar. There was a full page ad in the Sunday paper and there are advertisement messages on the radio. He is giving a seminar with a bunch of other people including Colin Powell, Laura Bush, Lou Holz, the CEO of Microsoft etc. FROM JACK: His name rings a bell with the senior crowd. The other names will attract people as well.

FROM MO IN ILLINOIS: Success for Dummies sounds like it would be a good read for most of us!! I haven't read anything by him. FROM JACK: Put one of his books on your "bucket list." Your library probably has some of them. A lot of it is common sense. MORE FROM MO: Isn't it strange how many Men's names have become women's names? When we were growing up Hilary was always masculine...not it is a girl's name. And now we have Morgans, Baileys, Danas, etc. Hilary originally was British. This saying about winning reminds me of a poem that Bill had our boys memorize, when they were athletes:
"If you think your are beaten, your are. If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win, but think you can't, It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you've lost. For out in the world, you'll find
Success begins with a fellow's will. It's all in the state of mind! It seemed to work!

FROM CA IN MICHIGAN: Thanks again ! I forwarded this one to our teen grandchildren. FROM JACK: I'll bet your grandchild is already a winner.

FROM JS IN MICHIGAN: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. John Wooden FROM JACK: Right away, you're back with an appropriate quote from one of the best sources.