If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
Zig ZiglarRead
It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Success comes easier once you overcome initial challenges and competition.
This quote by Zig Ziglar emphasizes that reaching success is often a result of navigating through the difficulties and competition at the beginning of a journey. Once you manage to rise above these initial obstacles and the crowd that hinders your progress, achieving your goals seems more attainable.
Themes
SuccessMotivationOvercoming ObstaclesDeterminationCrowd
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to students about perseverance and pursuing their dreams.
More from Zig Ziglar
All quotes βI read for the 'ah-ha's,' the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man - financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally.
Zig ZiglarRead
You cannot rise about your words. A lot of people use foul, pornographic, filthy, language and you SEE, all of those words paint pictures and they reveal the internal thinking of the person on the inside. YOU cannot RISE (forward, onward upward) above your words.
Zig ZiglarRead
Hope is the foundational quality of all change, and encouragement is the fuel which keeps hope alive.
Zig ZiglarRead
Setting goals helps bring your future into your present and the present is the only time we can take action.
Zig ZiglarRead
Happiness is the ability to move forward, knowing the future will be better than the past.
Zig ZiglarRead
Similar quotes
Just put one foot in front of the other and don't worry about the length of the path. Once you get on that path, and the longer you stay on it, there eventually will come a time when you will not turn back.
Martina NavratilovaRead
Don't be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down.
Morgan FreemanRead
You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances
Bobby FischerRead
Never, however, do I take shortcuts. There is not path of least resistance in my training. What I do equates to hard manual labor, disciplined grunt work. Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself. You might be able to fool some people, but you can never fool yourself. Your toughest critic is the one you face every morning in the mirror.
Dean KarnazesRead
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.Read
Many people say, "Well, I'd love to make a decision like that, but I'm not sure how I could change my life." They're paralyzed by the fear that they don't know exactly how to turn their dreams into reality. And as a result, they never make the decisions that could make their lives into the masterpieces they deserve to be. I'm here to tell you that it's not important initially to know how you're going to create a result. What's important is to decide you will find a way, no matter what.
Tony RobbinsRead