Zig Ziglar

Motivational Speaker

Male

Born Nov 6, 1926

Age 86

Hometown Alabama

Nationality American

Other Names Ziglar, Hilary Hi...

Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar is an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker.

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Michael Drew: Entering The Zig Ziglar Zone: Remembering
Huffington Post - Dec 05, 2012

Energy and optimism -- you'd think that we'd all have a natural supply of it. But you'd be wrong: Many people needed Zig Ziglar to remind them of what was important. Zig Ziglar, who died of pneumonia last week at the age of 86, was a motivational speaker -- before the term became corrupted by the charlatans who turn speaking engagements into opportunities to hustle money from the hopeful and unsuspecting. ...
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Zig Ziglar And The Importance Of Helping Others
Entrepreneur - Nov 30, 2012

From the late Zig Ziglar's sound advice to solutions to customer-service difficulties, a sampling of our best tips of the week.
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Motivational Maestro Zig Ziglar Dies At 86
NPR - Nov 29, 2012

Zig Ziglar, whose motivational speeches sought to help people find success in their professional and personal lives, has died at the age of 86. With a folksy manner and a focus on Christianity, he offered motivational advice and performance training long before it became commonplace in the corporate world. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Motivational Speaker Zig Ziglar Dies
abc News - Nov 28, 2012

Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, author of "See You at the Top," dies in Texas at age 86
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CHILDHOOD

1926 Birth Born on November 6, 1926.

1931 4 Years Old In 1931, when Ziglar was seven years old, his father took a management position at a Mississippi farm, and his family moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, where he spent most of his early childhood. … Read More

TEENAGE

1944 17 Years Old In 1944 he met his wife, Jean, in Jackson, Mississippi; he was 17 and she was 16. They married in late 1946.

FORTIES

1968 41 Years Old Ziglar later worked as a salesman in a succession of companies. In 1968 he became a vice president and training director for the Automotive Performance company, moving to Dallas, Texas.

LATE ADULTHOOD

2007 80 Years Old Ziglar still travels around taking part in motivational seminars, despite a fall down a flight of stairs in 2007 that left him with short-term memory problems.

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