Zig Ziglar Quotes

I try and stay in my right brain as much as I can, but my left takes over.

I get lost in my right brain, especially in creative things.

We must use time creatively.

Make every thought, every fact, that comes into your mind pay you a profit. Make it work and produce for you. Think of things not as they are but as they might be. Don't merely dream - but create!

I wish I could do 50 projects a year.

Goals that are not written down and developed into plans are like bullets without powder in the cartridge. People with unwritten goals go through life shooting blanks.

The goal is not to speculate on what might happen, but to imagine what you can make happen.

When a person has access to both the intuitive, creative and visual right brain, and the analytical, logical, verbal left brain, then the whole brain is working...And this tool is best suited to the reality of what life is, because life is not just logical-it is also emotional.

Improv is like writing. It's actually a different discipline to acting. It helps acting greatly, but it's completely different. It's the same side of your brain when you write as when you improv.

When you allow yourself to begin to dream big dreams, creatively abandon the activities that are taking up too much of your time, and focus your inward energies on alleviating your main constraints, you start to feel an incredible sense of power and confidence.

Imagination is more robust in proportion as reasoning power is weak.

The more clearly defined and keenly desired your goals, the more of your natural creativity will be released for goal attainment.

If you have a clear goal and a plan to achieve it, your focus is fixed on a set course of action. Instead of becoming sidetracked by distractions and diversions, your time is focused on a straight line from start to finish.

The right brain is finally being taken seriously.

The brain is a commodity used to fertilize ideas.

My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.

I'm not nervous if I think about something for nine years and then I don't write it. Even if it fades it doesn't concern me. It'll come back if it's worth it.

Concentrate on your goals. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind. If you allow them to, other things could take your concentration away from your ultimate aim.

Think about your goals and review them daily. Every morning when you begin, take action on the most important task you can accomplish to achieve your most important goal at the moment.

You must raise your aspirations, set higher goals, and make detailed plans to achieve them.

Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.

Every day, do something that is truly important in moving you toward your goals. You must choose to invest your time in the important steps. When you take charge of your time, you take charge of your life. How you spend your time reflects your priorities.

Work backward from your goal.

Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines.