S2E314 Unheard Gems from my Mentor, Zig Ziglar part 1

It's a Good Life

Brian Buffini

Business, Unknown, Entrepreneurship, Life, Good, Entrepreneur, Coaching

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 29 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.

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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 yourself
0:08.2	and your business. Here's your host, founder of America's largest business coaching company,
0:13.9	Brian Bafini.
0:18.5	Top of the morning to you, Brian Bafini here, and welcome to a special edition of It's a Good Life.
0:24.8	Now, school may be out, but we're always in session, and during this replay series, we're
0:30.0	bringing back some absolute classics. Episodes filled with wisdom, encouragement, and the
0:36.2	kind of insights that never go out of style.
0:39.0	Today we're kicking off part one of unheard gems from my mentor, Zig Ziglar.
0:45.4	Now, Zig had a profound influence on my life, not just as a speaker or trainer, but as a man
0:51.1	of principal who lived what he taught. In this episode, I share some never
0:56.0	heard behind-the-scenes stories, quotes and some personal experiences with Zig that most
1:01.4	folks have never heard of. If you're looking for truth, inspiration, and good old-fashioned
1:07.3	Zig charm, you're in the right place. His words still speak just as powerfully to me
1:13.5	today as they did when he was alive and well. Please enjoy. You know, I typically begin the program
1:21.7	by saying we have a very special episode in store for you. Today might be the most special
1:27.3	I ever have, at least in what it
1:29.8	means to me. We're going into the archives today and we're going to share with you a one-of-a-kind
1:36.9	recording. It's 13 years old and it's of my great friend and mentor Zig Zigler.
1:48.6	In March of 2007, a few years before this recording,
1:52.9	Zig had fallen down a flight of stairs and cracked his skull and really hurt himself.
1:56.6	And he was never quite the same again.
2:01.0	It resulted in a very serious short-term memory loss.
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