Zig Ziglar Quotes

Own your problems.

If you are a real leader, every single thing is your fault.

If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Don't blame other people for your problems.

The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved.

When there is an issue, I approach it and hit it head on. I speak the truth. If I do something wrong, then I own it.

The first step to dealing with a problem is admitting that you have a problem.

Before you judge me... I plead guilty

The three most difficult words to speak are, "I was wrong."

In reflecting on our problems, we should include ourselves.

The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are 'accept responsibility.'

Blame is a neat little device that you can use whenever you don't want to take responsibility for something in your life. Use it and you will avoid all risks and impede your own growth.

Most of the CEO's who fail think they will find the solution to their problems in Finance, Marketing, Strategic Planning, etc., but they don't look for the solution to their problems inside themselves.

Criticism is necessary and useful; it is often indispensable; but it can never take the place of action, or be even a poor substitute for it. The function of the mere critic is of very subordinate usefulness. It is the doer of deeds who actually counts in the battle for life, and not the man who looks on and says how the fight ought to be fought, without himself sharing the stress and the danger.

I made a mistake and I'll work in the season to be better. It's part of life to be a man and don't try to hide something if it's broken.

Though I was standing in front of a mirror, I wasn't really seeing my reflection. I was seeing, very clearly, that—at the moment—I was all in the world that Eric could think of as his own. I had better not fail him.

The development of our minds and our destination in future lives is in our hands. No one else can help us. It is very important that we each take responsibility for ourselves. Sustain mindfulness 24 hours a day. Thank you. That is all.

Some of their faults men readily admit, but others not so readily.

You can drill down on where hunger comes from and figure it out from there, but there absolutely has to be a sense of urgency if you're going to play tennis because you're the team - there's no one for you to rely on but yourself.

If you don't accept responsibility for your own actions then you are forever chained to a position of defense.

In the end, we must restore a balance within ourselves between who we are and what we are doing. Each of us must take a greater personal responsibility for this deteriorating global environment; each of us must take a hard look at the habits of mind and action that reflect - and have led to - this grave crisis.

Responsibility to yourself means that you don't fall for shallow and easy solutions-it means that you refuse to sell your talents and aspirations short.

If I was single and did not have kids, I wonder whether if I would try as hard to be patient, to mind how I react to situations. Not saying people who do not have children don't, but in my life and how I fight against doing the things that have positive impact in my life...I think I would find it easier not to practice the principles did I not have children.

How innocent we are of our mistakes and how we responsible we are for them.

Taking on responsibilities that properly belong to someone else means behaving irresponsibly toward yourself. You need to know where you end and someone else begins. You need to understand boundaries. You need to know what is and is not up to you, what is and is not in your control, what is and is not your responsibility.