“Several years ago on an extremely hot day, a crew of men were working on the road bed of the railroad when they were interrupted by a slow moving train. The train ground to a stop and a window in the last car— which incidentally was custom made and air conditioned—was raised. A booming, friendly voice called out, “Dave, is that you?” Dave Anderson, the crew chief called back, “Sure is, Jim, and it’s really good to see you.” With that pleasant exchange, Dave Anderson was invited to join Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, for a visit. For over an hour the men exchanged pleasantries and then shook hands warmly as the train pulled out. Dave Anderson’s crew immediately surrounded him and expressed astonishment that he knew Jim Murphy, the president of the railroad, as a personal friend. Dave then explained that twenty-three years earlier he and Jim Murphy had started work at the railroad on the same day. One of the men, half jokingly and half seriously, asked Dave why he was still working out in the hot sun and Jim Murphy had gotten to be president. Rather wistfully, Dave explained, “Twenty-three years ago I went to work for $1.75 an hour and Jim Murphy went to work for the railroad.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You are the determining factor in your future. Don't let others be your judge and jury with their pity and negative thoughts or feeling. Know that you are here for a reason. Recognize, develop, and use the resources you do have. Others see the surface; you know your heart.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you don’t like who you are and where you are, don’t worry about it because you’re not stuck either with who you are or where you are. You can grow. You can change. You can be more than you are.
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Zig Ziglar
“Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there”
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Zig Ziglar
“Just as ships are built to sail the seas and planes to fly the heavens, so is man created for a purpose.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
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Zig Ziglar
“You've got to be before you can do, and do before you can have.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Anyone with a Purpose Can Make a Difference”
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Zig Ziglar
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
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Zig Ziglar
“Failing is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.”
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Zig Ziglar
“La preparación y la formación incluyen tomar la información que recibes de una fuente externa y adaptarla a tu situación, aprendértela a conciencia de tal forma que pase a ser tuya, y aplicar esos procedimientos o técnicas sobre el terreno.”
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Zig Ziglar
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
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Zig Ziglar
“If you pay that price daily by planning and preparing and working to become the right kind of person, then you can legitimately expect to have all that life has to offer.”
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Zig Ziglar
