Zig Ziglar was born in 1926 in Alabama and raised by his mother with 10 siblings. He served in the Navy during WWII and used the GI Bill to attend college, having to work various jobs to pay expenses. In the 1960s, he married and struggled financially before going into motivational speaking. Drawing on his life experiences, he became a renowned motivational speaker, author, and sales trainer, known for his optimistic attitude and inspirational quotes. Into his 80s, Ziglar continued his motivational work until suffering some health issues in 2007.

1. Zig Ziglar
By Cheryl Varghese

2. Childhood
• Nov. 6, 1926 as Hilary Hilton Ziglar
• To John and Viola Ziglar
• 10th child
• Born in Alabama
• Raised in Yazoo City, Miss.
• Raised by mom
• “You do what is right, you tell the truth, you work hard, you
treat people like you what to be treated, your word is your
bond.”
• He helped support his family

3. Collage Life
• Served in the NAVY during World War II
• Went to Millsap College in July 1944 during this time
• After his discharge went to the University of South
Carolina
• Career choice was sales
• Wasn’t studying the whole time, had to sell door-to-
door for the Wearever Aluminum Company
• Sold sandwiches to other students to pay expenses.

4. Newly Weds
• Married Jean Abernathy in 1964 on
Thanksgiving Day
• The sandwich business went down the drain
• Struggled money wise
• Had to work odd end jobs

5. Previous Jobs
• Military/Navy
• Selling door-to door pots, pans, ect
• Sandwich business
• Vice President and training director of
Automotive Performance Company
• Motivational Speaker

6. The Motivational Speaker
• Friend said that he should be a motivational
speaker because of his past experiences in life

7. Influences in Speeches
• Born again Christian
• Many of his books and speeches have
Christian influences and values.

8. Famous Quotes
• "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will
determine your altitude.”
• "You cannot climb the ladder of success
dressed in the costume of failure.”
• "You were born to win, but to be a winner, you
must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to
win."

9. People Helped
• “Thank you for working so hard to teach those in leadership positions how
to lead with integrity.”
—Barbara Bush, Former First Lady
“Over the years, Ziglar’s tremendous ability to inspire and challenge has
motivated many of our Consultants to reach for success.”
—Mary Kay Ash, MaryKay Inc.
“… beat our expectations and received an 'ah ha' from our group. I would
highly recommend…!"
— Mark Wyatt, Vice President, U.S. Food Service
“Your ability to engage us with humor and practical information about
relating to others contributed a great deal to the success of our
Professional Development Day."
–Nancy Boyd, District Director of Counseling and Guidanc

10. Now
• 83
• Fell down stairs in 2007
• Struggles with a little memory problem

11. Work Cited
1. http://www.jeffwidmer.com/crossroads/index.php/
2010/04/zig-ziglar-will-see-you-at-the-
top/comment-page-1/
2. http://www.woopidoo.com/biography/zig-
ziglar/index.htm
3. http://www.freedomlifestyletoday.com/Leadership
-Success-And-Overcoming-Adversities-Zig-
Ziglar-Story.html
4. http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk/7-habits/zig-
ziglar.htm
5. http://www.ziglar.com/corporatetraining.html
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zig_Ziglar