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It's a Good Life

Episode 012: An Interview with Tom Ziglar

It's a Good Life

Brian Buffini

Business, Entrepreneurship, Life, Good, Entrepreneur, Coaching

4.42.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2016

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

“Do everything with character and integrity and practice persistent consistency in everything you do.” — Tom Ziglar

One would think it’s tough to fill the shoes of world-renowned, influential motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar; however, Zig’s son, Tom has carved his own niche while honoring his late father’s legacy. In this episode, Brian interviews Tom Ziglar, leadership expert and motivational speaker. While they discuss Zig Ziglar’s legacy, they also delve into how Tom picked up the torch after his father passed as well as his tips to establish good habits. You’ll learn why it takes 66 days to replace a bad habit with a good one, why tiny changes are the key to adopting good habits, why achieving success isn’t enough and the importance of feeding your mind positive input. Prepare to be inspired!

Inspirational quotes from today’s interview

“It was the best father-son relationship you can imagine.” — Tom Ziglar

“He never once put pressure on myself or my sisters to do anything other than what we wanted to do.” — Tom Ziglar

“His influence was humility.” — Tom Ziglar

“The challenge for me wasn’t anything he created, it was my own internal mindset.” — Tom Ziglar

“Zig changed 3 or 4% of his presentation but people came away thinking, ‘That’s exactly what I needed today. He was just talking to me.’ It has to be for the drive of I want to help somebody. If you’re just doing it to make a buck, you’ll just show up and give your spiel. If it’s connected to a deeper sense of purpose or passion, you’ll do the extra little bit.” — Brian Buffini

“You could be the greatest technician in the world, but if you don’t live out the philosophy, it’s not going to work for you.” — Tom Ziglar

“A lot of organizations talk about success; we take it one step further to significance.” — Tom Ziglar

“Hurricanes and earthquakes get all of the publicity, but termites do more damage and they take such little bitty bites!” — Zig Ziglar

“You are what you are because of what’s gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.” — Zig Ziglar

“What you feed your mind determines your appetite.” — Tom Ziglar

Books mentioned in the episode:

The Power of Who: You Already Know Everyone You Need to Know by Bob Beaudine Two Chairs by Bob Beaudine (not published yet)

Connect with Tom Ziglar and learn more about the Ziglar Legacy Certification

https://www.ziglar.com/life-changing-programs/ziglar-legacy-certification Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.ziglar Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomziglar

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Brian Biffini show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies

0:14.5

of success.

0:15.5

I'm David Lally, producer of the show.

0:18.3

I'd like to thank you guys for the tremendous success we've seen so far.

0:22.0

We really do appreciate your support.

0:24.5

On the day we launched, we were the number two business podcast worldwide.

0:29.0

So thanks for that and thanks for all the reviews of the show that you've been leaving

0:32.2

on iTunes.

0:33.2

Keep them common, the more you guys share the show, the more people we can reach.

0:37.7

Today we have a very special show for you.

0:40.7

Brian is going to interview Tom Ziegler, who is the CEO of Ziegler Inc.

0:47.0

Tom is the son of the venerable Zieg Ziegler, and I think you're really going to enjoy this

0:51.4

show.

0:52.4

So over to you, Brian.

0:57.9

Well the top of the morning to you, David, and we are excited today.

1:01.8

Many people know the name Ziegler, and not as many people familiar with his son Tom.

1:07.2

Tom has been the CEO of the Ziegler Corporation for two and a half decades, and has done a

1:13.0

phenomenal job.

1:14.0

I've known Tom for the past 15 years and a brilliant man who is just an excellent leader

1:20.8

with a great business mind and some great insights of his own.

1:25.2

And we're real excited to have you today, Tom.

1:27.3

Thanks for joining me.

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