Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live

230 Pages·2007·1.1 MB·English

by  Zig Ziglar

You _____________________________ are about to create the life you
can’t wait to live, and that will make you Better Than Good!
Better Than Good
Copyright © 2006 by Zig Ziglar.
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I dedicate this book to my beloved son,
John Thomas Ziglar,
the president and CEO of Ziglar Training Systems.
Of him I am immensely proud.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: The Passion of the “Better Than Good” Life
1. A Passionate Journey
2. Inspiration: The Fuel of Passion
3. Stress: The Enemy of Passion
4. Watch What You Think
5. Perception and Attitude
Part II: The Peak Performance of the “Better Than Good” Life
6. Develop a Passionate Plan
7. Setting Goals
8. Failure: Life’s Refining Process
9. “Better Than Good” Habits
10. The Power of Grit
11. Redefining Success
Part III: The Purpose of the “Better Than Good” Life
12. What Is the Purpose of Life?
13. Discover Your Calling
14. People and Purpose
15. Change Somebody’s World One Act at a Time
16. Let Love Be Your Guide
Epilogue: The Promise of a “Better Than Good” Life
The “Better Than Good” Life
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Not being one to shy away from introductions, let me tell you who I am
and what you’re going to discover in Better Than Good.
My parents named me Hilary Hinton Ziglar back in 1926 when I was
born in Alabama, but ever since grade school my friends—and I hope
that includes you—have called me Zig. For decades I’ve been traveling
around the world speaking to audiences about getting the best out of life
by putting your best into life. Whether in business, personal, family, or
community settings, I’ve told millions of people that they can have
everything in life they want if they will just help enough other people get
what they want.
After seventy-nine years of living, twenty-plus books on motivational
subjects, and countless speeches and seminars on living the abundant
and fruitful life, I have more than ever to say. I feel like I’m just getting
started! And that’s why I’ve written Better Than Good—I’ve got some
things to share with you that I believe will motivate you the same way
they have motivated me. I’ve connected some dots between subjects I’ve
addressed over the years that are creating new levels of motivation for
me. And I want you to connect those same dots in your life.
I can’t remember exactly when I said, “Better’n good!” the first time, but
it was a long time ago. Being raised in the south and then living in Texas,
I’ve participated in exchanges like this thousands of times:
“Hey, Zig! How ya doing?”
“Good, good. How ’bout you?”
Recognize those words? Nothing wrong with them, of course. They’re
just the colloquial way friends greet each other everywhere.
But at some point it dawned on me that “good” was not an apt
description of how I was doing—or how any of us ought to be doing. If