DeWayne Owens hanging out with Zig Ziglar
I have been fortunate over the years to have learned from the best in the world of professional speaking, Mr. Zig Ziglar. When I started out in the business of professional speaking I was living in Carrollton,Texas and Zig’s corporation was in walking distance of where I lived. I met Zig’s son Tom at a gym where we both worked out and after a while I was invited by their human resource director, Ed Bianci, to come speak at the corporation. That was back in 1997 and it was my biggest thrill at that time to meet the great Zig Ziglar live and in person.
To my surprise, Zig turned out to be one of the most humble men I had ever met. Over the years I developed a relationship with both he and Tom. Zig has always gone out of his way to make me feel at home at his corporation and I have been privileged to speak at his corporation several times over the years. I would have to say that the greatest lesson I have learned from Zig stems from one of his greatest quotes which is, “You can have everything in life you want, if you will help enough other people get what they want in life.” He has truly lived up to his quote and I have to say that as great a speaker and motivator that Zig Ziglar is, I have been more impressed with the man he is off the stage than the man he is on stage.
Zig truly has a heart for blessing and enhancing the lives of others and as a result he has been immensely blessed in the great industry of professional speaking. I continue to strive and live by that great quote because I believe it makes all the difference in the world in my speaking career success. It makes all the difference both professionally and personally. My council to up and coming speakers as well as veterans speakers is this, as lucrative as this business may be financially, it is truly all about others and not about us. The more you passionately invest in the success of others, the more reward you will receive in this business. Make it your business to help others succeed in their business and your speaking business will always reach higher levels. You can never out give the spirit of giving.
Thank you Zig!
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