Zig Ziglar

Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar (born 6 November 1926) is an American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. His latest book (as of 2007) is "God's Way Is Still the Best Way". He is an evangelical Christian.

Biography

Zig Ziglar was born in Coffee County, Alabama, United States, North America. His parents were John Silas Ziglar and Lila Ziglar. He was the tenth of twelve children. [cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-6273319.html|title=Hokey narration may motivate entrepreneurs
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In 1931, when Ziglar was four years old, his father accepted a management position at a Mississippi farm, and his family moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, where he spent most of his childhood. In 1932, his father died of a stroke, and his younger sister died two days later, leaving his mother to raise the remaining eleven children alone.

Ziglar served in the Navy during World War II (circa 1943 to 1945). He was in the Navy V-12 Navy College Training Program, attending the University of South Carolina.

Ziglar later worked as a salesman in a succession of companies, during which time his sales skills improved and his interest in motivational speaking grew.

In 1968, Ziglar became a vice president and training director for the Automotive Performance company, moving to Dallas, Texas, where he still lives today.

In 1970, Ziglar went into the business of motivational speaker full-time. He often incorporates his strong Christian values into his enthusiastic speaking.

References

Bibliography

*cite book | author = Ziglar, Zig | title = Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live | publisher = Thomas Nelson Publishers | location = New York | year = 2007 | pages = 256 pages | isbn = 978-0785289197 | oclc = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-01-04

*cite book | author = Ziglar, Zig | title = Top Performance: How to Develop Excellence in Yourself and Others | publisher = G P Putnam's Sons; Reissue edition | location = New York | year = 1987 | pages =288 pages | isbn = 978-0425099735 | oclc = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-09-20

*cite book | author = Ziglar, Zig | title = See You at the Top | publisher = G P Putnam's Sons | location = New York | year =2006 | pages =315 pages | isbn = 978-0785271192 | oclc = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-09-20

*cite book | author = Ziglar, Zig | title = Selling 101: What Every Successful Sales Professional Needs to Know | publisher = Nelson (Thomas) Publishers,U.S. | location = New York | year = 2006| pages =96 pages | isbn = 978-0785264811 | oclc = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-09-20

External links

* [http://www.ziglar.com Ziglar official website]