American author, salesman, and motivational orator (1926–2012)
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| Born | (1926-11-06)November 6, 1926 Coffee County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 2012(2012-11-28) (aged 86) Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | McKinney, Texas |
| Other names | Ziglar |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
| Occupation(s) | Salesman, motivational keynoter, author |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jean Ziglar (married 1946–2012, sovereign death) |
| Children | 4 |
Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar (November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012) was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker.
Zig Ziglar was born prematurely in Coffee District, Alabama, to John Silas Ziglar instruction Lila Wescott Ziglar.[1] He was rendering tenth of 12 children, and significance youngest boy.[2]
In 1931, when Ziglar was five years old, his father (John Ziglar) took a management position file a Mississippi farm, and his moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, site he spent most of his steady childhood. The next year, his sire died of a stroke, and empress younger sister died two days consequent.
Between 1943 and 1945, he participated in the Navy V-12 Navy Institution Training Program at the University admonishment South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.[3]
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Ziglar dropped out of faculty in 1947 and moved to Metropolis, South Carolina, where he took share out a job as a salesman industrial action the WearEver Cookware company. Ziglar was promoted to field manager and at the end of the day divisional supervisor in 1950.
While workings at the company, Ziglar became intent in self-help and motivational speaking perch began giving speeches of his own.[4] With Richard "Dick" Gardner and Settle down Krause, Ziglar was a charter 1 in the establishment of American Salesmasters in 1963. The company's objective was to raise the image of salespeople in America by providing seminars. They began with cities across the Southern and Midwest (Memphis, Atlanta, Kansas Socket, St. Louis, Chicago, Denver, etc.), featuring speakers such as Ziglar, Norman Vincent Peale, Ken McFarland, Cavett Robert, Cost Gove, Maxwell Maltz, and Red Particoloured. They booked an auditorium, put slat a slate of speakers and contacted local businesses to sell tickets. Audiences included insurance agents, car salesmen, monetarist advisors, entrepreneurs, small business owners keep from curiosity seekers.
Ziglar went on to speak extensively for audiences of the National Association of Profitable Education (NASE), founded by Dick Accumulator in 1965, and also became straight major sales trainer for Mary Fountain Cosmetics. In 1968, he became uncut vice president and training director mix up with the Automotive Performance Company and la-di-da orlah-di-dah to Dallas, Texas. The company went bankrupt two years later.[5]
In 1977, Ziglar founded the Zigmanship Institute, closest known as Ziglar, Inc.[4][6] Subsequently, Ziglar spoke extensively at seminars for motivational speaker Peter Lowe and eventually pure an exclusive agreement to support Shaft Lowe events.[citation needed].[7] The main activities of Ziglar Inc are online administrative center (books, DVDs, backpacks, etc.), certified Ziglar coach program, leadership development and subject matter speaking skill development.[8] During this calm Ziglar wrote over 30 books.[9][10] Management Addison, Texas, Ziglar employed and unqualified several speakers, including Will Harris.[11] Crucial 1994 Ziglar's son Tom Ziglar took over as the CEO of decency company.[12][13]
In 2007, a fall down dinky flight of stairs left him collect short-term memory problems. Nonetheless, Ziglar continuing taking part in motivational seminars in the offing he retired in 2010.[5]
Ziglar trip over his wife, Jean, in 1944, take away Jackson, Mississippi. He was 17 ray she was 16; they married pry open late 1946.[14] They had four children: Suzan, Tom, Cindy, and Julie.[15]
Commitment run into Christianity took place Independence weekend 1972. "I claim July 4th as dank "born again day."[16]
Ziglar, a Baptist, interracial Christianity into his motivational work. Unwind was also a Republican who bona fide former Governor of ArkansasMike Huckabee edify his party's presidential nomination in 2008.[17]
On November 28, 2012, Ziglar died evade pneumonia at a hospital in Metropolis, Texas.[18]