Zig Ziglar - The Fastest Way to Success: Mastering Your Mindset, Habits, and Goals

Zig Ziglar

Published 2022 by Gildan Media LLC

aka G&D Media

www.GandDmedia.com

THE FASTEST WAY TO SUCCESS. Copyright 2019, 2021 by Ziglar, Inc. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be used, reproduced, or transmitted in any manner whatsoever, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained within. Although every precaution has been taken, the author and publisher assume no liability for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Front cover design by David Rheinhardt of Pyrographx

Design by Meghan Day Healey of Story Horse, LLC

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request

eISBN: 978-1-7225-2726-6

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Zig Ziglar

Published 2021 by Gildan Media LLC

aka G&D Media

www.GandDmedia.com

MASTER YOUR WINNING EDGE. Copyright 2021 by Ziglar, Inc. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be used, reproduced, or transmitted in any manner whatsoever, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained within. Although every precaution has been taken, the author and publisher assume no liability for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

FIRST EDITION 2021

Front cover design by David Rheinhardt of Pyrographx

Design by Meghan Day Healey of Story Horse, LLC

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request

ISBN: 978-1-7225-0321-5

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In the world of personal development, motivation, and sales, there will never be another Zig Ziglar (19262012). His infectious sense of humor, his masterful storytelling skills, his uncanny ability to inspire, and his down-home Southern charm are all part of his legacy. Zigs character was unquestioned.

He had a legendary impact in helping people become more, be more, do more, and have more.

In the world of personal development, motivation, and sales, there will never be another Zig Ziglar (19262012). His infectious sense of humor, his masterful storytelling skills, his uncanny ability to inspire, and his down-home Southern charm are all part of his legacy. Zigs character was unquestioned. He had a legendary impact in helping people become more, be more, do more, and have more.

What will your legacy be? What lasting imprint do you want to make on the world? With this classic collection of success ideas from Zig Ziglar, you wont leave your legacy to chance. You will be intentional about the impact you make on your loved ones, your friends, and your business associates.

Master Your Winning Edge presents Zigs timeless lessons on success and happiness that have inspired millions of people for more than a generation. This book features his unforgettable lessons about how to get more of the things that money will buy and all of the things that money wont buy. Heres just a sampling of what youll learn in this volume:

1. How winners dont react; they respond.
2. Identifying and correcting image problems.
3. Steps to a healthy self-image.
4. Succeeding in a negative, cat-kicking world.
5. Commonsense communication tips for influencing others.
6. Creating winning relationships at home and at work.
7. And much more.

As Zig grew in his career, he realized this simple truth: if you take all the best skills in the world and put them on the wrong person, it wont do any good. First, you have to develop the person from the inside out. They need to have character and integrity and discipline. They need to be motivated. They need to have a specific goal-setting plan in place so that they can become the right kind of person. Then they have to have relationship skills so that they can work with others. Once you have that person, then you can give them the technical skills, and they can do and achieve just about anything.

Thats what this book is about. Its about understanding that skills are critically important, but it doesnt really matter unless the right person is employing those skills.

Once a friend came up to Zig and asked him, Zig, how come when you speak to a large audience, 80 or 90 percent of your talk is exactly the same talk that you gave the last time?

Zig just smiled and said, The truth never changes.

Today things depend more upon truth than ever. We want truth. We want to know that we can count on somebody. We want to deal with people who have honesty and integrity. We want to know that what we stand for and the people we lock arms with have values that line up with truth. As you go through this book and learn these different truths, understand that the more you employ them, the more effective you will be.

A legacy is giving somebody a guideline, a set of rules, a set of beliefs and principles that they can apply to any situation.

Zigs legacy can be summed up in his famous quote, which he often repeats in this volume: You can have everything in life you want if youll just help enough other people get what they want.

In our society, people are teaching the ideas of crushing the competition and winning at all costs. But Zig believed that you want to start with having the other persons best interests in mind. When you serve somebody elses best interests first, you build a feeling of trust and endearment. The other person will always remember that. Over time, business will seek you out, because people want to do business with people they know, like, and trust.

As Zig taught, we all go through a journey in life, which he characterized as a process of moving from survival to stability, from stability to success, and from success to significance.

Its not a bad thing to want success, but success is for the most part about the things you can havemoney or fame or influence. Significance is helping somebody else be, do, or have more than they thought possible.

Legacy is about significance. When you achieve significance, you achieve the greatest level of joy imaginable, because there is no greater joy than seeing somebody do something they didnt think they could do. Thats what drove Zig. And the more we seek significance, the more likely we are to be successful along the way.

Its sometimes said that we no longer live in the information age or the computer age; we live in the connection age. If youre going to live to win, you have to know how to go forward on these foundational principles and truths, which never change despite all the changes that happen before our eyes every day.