The late Zig Ziglar was revered in many parts of the US, but barely known in Britain, where people often think of themselves as too hard-headed to fall for motivational speaking. Ziglar was a throwback to Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale. He always felt that hard work was essential to success, in contrast to contemporary motivators who seem to think that positive thoughts alone are enough. However, even Ziglar’s approach isn’t supported by current psychological research, which shows that positive thinking techniques are often counterproductive.
Key Takeaways:
- Ziglar died in 2012, at the ripe old age of 86, an icon in the motivational speaker and writer world.
- Renowned in the U.S., Ziglar was much less well-known on the other side of the pond.
- Ziglar was perhaps unconventionally realistic for an optimist, in that he espoused hard work with equal fervor.
“Even in America, though, Ziglar and the brand of inspiration he represented had long since begun to seem like museum pieces.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/dec/02/zig-ziglar-motivation-positive-thinking
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