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A thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life (p. 188). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Zig says, “Several years ago I heard the statement that ‘every third person is either remarkably handsome and unusually bright, or amazingly beautiful and absolutely brilliant.’” He goes on to say, “From this moment on I encourage you to think of yourself as that ‘third person.’ As that third person, I want to share with you some important considerations about yourself. Several billion people have walked this earth, but there has never been, nor will there ever be, a person exactly like you. Your uniqueness gives you real value. Think about it like this: If man can take moldy bread and make penicillin out of it, think what an awesome God can make out of you. Listen to what St. Augustine said in A.D. 399 (and I paraphrase): Man travels hundreds of miles to gaze at the broad expanse of the

A thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters   (p. 181). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) There are so many excuses that we can use to not be able to make a difference.   Zig says, “Some of us arrive in this world with physical handicaps, others with emotional handicaps, and still others without the benefit of an intact family. All of these are critical to an individual's success. Even with all of those things going against us, we still have the ultimate responsibility for taking control and doing something with our lives.” I love this quote by Frank Tyger, “Most barriers to your success are man-made. And most often, you're the man who made them.”   And excuses can be man-made barriers. But Zig goes on to encourage parents and teachers. He says, “The difficult student, or the child who does not respond early on, might be a shining star in later years.

A thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters   (p. 179). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Now that is the truth isn’t it? Here is the whole thought, “One of the things all people need virtually every day of their lives is a word of encouragement from somebody who says, ‘Well done.’” Zig goes on to say, “Wives need it from husbands, and husbands need it from wives. Children need it from parents—and yes, kids—parents need it from children. In our places of employment, ‘Good job,’ ‘Well done,’ ‘Thank you for being so effective,’ ‘I appreciate your promptness,’ or any word of encouragement that notes a specific, observable behavior can make an enormous difference in someone's life. Don't wait for Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's, birthdays, or anniversaries to do it because it's the right thing to do.” He also says, “A lot of hurting is g

A thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters (p. 175). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Do you understand what that thought means? Zig says, “The words you say, the actions you take, the attitudes you develop, your friendliness, your spirit of cooperation and team play—all add up to putting you in a great position to continue to make progress in all areas of your life, or could take you out of the game.” He then gives some examples.   One, “The things you say to one person today will either put you in position to be friends with that person or lose him or her as a friend, depending on your tone of voice and what you say.” Two, “The attitude you bring to your job today will either put you in position to climb the ladder, or it will put you in position to be heading for the door.” Another one, “The foundation a youngster builds in his educational drive in those early