Zig Ziglar Quotes

I had a great time being a salesman because of the pitches that I gave when I was selling shoes. However, I don't think I'm as well versed in shoes as I am in comedy. Being a salesman was all about being a people person, and I enjoy being around people. I also love talking to people - which is why I think I did so well.

Selling cookies helped me to realize that you needed to have a certain way to communicate with people. You also needed business skills. You knew you needed to sell a certain amount of boxes, so that gave me some business sense.

Salespeople are in the decision business. Their livelihood depends on the decisions of others.

Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is also true if you are a housewife, architect or engineer.

People who wish to go into the future should have two skills to succeed - the ability to deal with people and the ability to sell.

I love working with customers. Sales has really influenced everything I do. It has instilled in me the important traits of operating with a sense of urgency and listening to people.

Learning how to interact with customers is something that anyone starting any business must master. It's an amazing opportunity to be able to learn the ropes at an established company and then employ your expertise at your own company.

We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products.

Most of my career has been in sales. I spend 50% or more of my time with customers and employees, and I can't wait for it to be more than 50%.

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

Ninety percent of selling is conviction, and 10 per cent is persuasion.

I'd like to think my strengths are in connecting with people and the relationship aspect of this business.

When I started losing business to salespeople who were using used-car salesmen kind of tactics, I realized I can't ignore the EQ thing; it's going to kill sales.

I do a lot of schmoozing.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

My dad being a salesman taught me you can sell anybody anything if you've got the ability to believe.

I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation.

From the time that I was a child, I loved interacting with people. I would go around door-to-door and sell candies and gift-wrapping paper, and it was a great way to interact with people and communicate with people.

The best of merchandise will go back to the shelf unless handled by a conscientious, tactful salesman.

Reagan's emotional intelligence, his ability to suss out people's longings and to channel them for political purposes, was better than just about any human being that ever lived.

So much of life is a negotiation - so even if you're not in business, you have opportunities to practice all around you.

I don't read many business books. I read good fiction. Business is about people, so my favorite business books are anything by Dickens.

Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.

I think, especially in our business we meet a lot of people, and sometimes you spend so much time being nice to strangers, and so, you know, keeping a clear head and just being nice to each other. And that's all the advice I can give.

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and it's been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries.