S2E144 Unheard Gems from my Mentor, Zig Ziglar part 1
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Zig Ziglar was one of the best motivational speakers and teachers of all time and an authority on the human potential for excellence. In this rare archival recording, Brian shares some of Zig’s most profound and timeless content and explains how his mentor’s passion and wisdom impacted his own life.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· How changing your attitude can change your life.
· How to successfully close a sale.
· Why you must keep priming the pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
S2E138 What I Learned from Lou Holtz
S2E141 What I Learned from Jim Rohn
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“You can change what you are - you can change where you are - by changing what goes into your mind.” – Zig Ziglar
“Encouragement is the fuel on which hope runs.” – Zig Ziglar
“You don't have a chance to make a sale until you ask.” – Zig Ziglar
“You’ve got to put something in before you can expect to get anything out.” – Zig Ziglar
“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to It's a Good Life, the podcast for entrepreneurs, where it's all about growing |
| 0:07.8 | yourself and your business. |
| 0:09.8 | Here's your host, Fandre of America's largest business coaching company, Brian the Feeney. |
| 0:14.9 | Well, the top of the morning to you, you know, I typically begin the program by saying |
| 0:21.8 | we have a very special episode in store for you. |
| 0:25.3 | And today might be the most special I ever have, at least in what it means to me. |
| 0:31.4 | We're going into the archives today and we're going to share with you a one of a kind recording. |
| 0:38.4 | It's 13 years old and it's of my great friend and mentor, Zig Zigler. |
| 0:44.4 | In March of 2007, a few years before this recording, Zig had fallen down a flight to |
| 0:50.0 | Stairs and Practice School and really heard himself. |
| 0:53.6 | And he was never quite the same again. |
| 0:56.5 | It resulted in a very serious short-term memory loss. |
| 1:01.4 | And a few years after the accident, I realized, you know, time is getting short, I'd like |
| 1:06.7 | to get something recorded. |
| 1:09.3 | And so I flew with my camera crew to Dallas and we spent an entire day, we actually spent |
| 1:14.0 | 12 hours with Zig. |
| 1:16.2 | And what I did was I had Zig sit in front of a screen watching clips of him in his prime. |
| 1:24.0 | Some of the funniest, most insightful, most wise stuff he ever had to share. |
| 1:28.6 | And then I had him comment on us as a seasoned all of that watching this and it was a magical |
| 1:36.3 | day. |
| 1:37.3 | It was a magical day. |
| 1:38.3 | It's if you can picture the days in your life that you'll never forget, you know, |
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