jueves, 29 de noviembre de 2012

ZIg Ziglar Dies Of Pneumonia: Dead At 86; Motivational Speaker Died ... - iDigitalTimes.com

"Zig Ziglar dies at 86," begins a common headline bound to break hearts around the world as the motivational speaker with a famous penchant for getting to the bottom of what makes people tick was confirmed dead at the old age of eighty-six. Zig Ziglar, immediately recognizable by his deep, throaty voice, died of natural causes stemming from complications from pneumonia after a long life defined by his ability to get whoever listened to stop thinking about easy roads to success and to look instead for ways ze could work hard. At 86, the motivational speaker had over thirty books under his belt, and had affected a demonstrable change in the lives of many.

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Though there have been so many notable deaths this year, the "Zig Ziglar dies" headlines have been among the hardest that have trended on Twitter, Google, and Bing-- proving that the motivational speaker, whose name isn't as household to many of the younger generations as it is to the older ones, will be remembered and missed by so many.

Whether or not you've listen to Zig Ziglar's work, one cannot help but feel that ze owes the man a bit of gratitude. A veteran soldier from World War II, he returned home, though so many around him had died, after a war-long tenure in the army. When he came back home, he landed a job in sales and became a member of the definitive generation of American salespeople that Arthur Miller wrote about in his play, "Death of a Salesman."

it was as a salesman that Zig Ziglar started to become aware of the nature of people-- what was specific to some people, and what everyone shared as well-- and ultimately, his ability to glean what people responded to lead to his overwhelmingly successful career in motivational speaking. Though that career came much later in his life-- Zig Ziglar published his first book, "See You at the Top," when he was already forty-nine years old.

Forty-nine years old may seem relatively late in life to restart your career, but in 1975, people equated a man who retires with a man who dies. His career change and the success that came with it provided a working model to many American who thought that there was nothing left for them should they quit or otherwise leave their main job. Zig Ziglar's ability to be both motivation speaker and case study provided his audiences with a leader who practiced what he preached.

Throughout his story career, he had the chance to schmooze with many United States president. Even former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wanted to meet the devout Christian most famous for telling people that losing and death were not the same thing. "Failure is a detour, not a dead end street," speaks Zig Ziglar, "You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."

Zig Ziglar attributed the success of his career to his God (he was a devout Christian) and his wife, Jean, whose dazzling red-head of hair was almost as famous as he was. The couple celebrated their 66th "honeymoon" last Monday, just before he died.

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