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Beartracks

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16. RIP to Zig.

Reply to HughBeaumont (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 12:01 AM

Nov 2012

My brother used to talk about his influence when he was doing Amway a number of years back. The Amway folks attended a lot of motivational stuff, if I recall, so any experience with Zig Ziglar or his books must have been a natural fit.

I only ever heard good things about him. RIP.

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Motivational Speaker Zig Ziglar Dies at Age 86 [View all] HughBeaumont Nov 2012 OP

R.I.P. livetohike Nov 2012 #1

He was mostly harmless BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #2

Yup. Your last sentence says it all. russspeakeasy Nov 2012 #3

His last words............. thelordofhell Nov 2012 #4

Can't say this is a great loss. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #5

I don't think I've ever read any peer-reviewed scientific data that motivational speaking Aristus Nov 2012 #6

Hated his ads. Good riddance to bad rubbish Panasonic Nov 2012 #7

I'm sure newspapers didn't. AngryOldDem Nov 2012 #22

He was just running one not more than two or three months ago - for days straight. Panasonic Nov 2012 #23

He told good stories that temporarily boosted the The Second Stone Nov 2012 #8

a) his association with (and contributions to) the most loathsome of wing-dings. HughBeaumont Nov 2012 #13

Glad to see a lot of people see through the bullshit. Prometheus Bound Nov 2012 #21

Never bought his books. Never heard him speak. davsand Nov 2012 #9

He'll be buried "In his van down by the river" byeya Nov 2012 #10

Religious Right Winger SoCalMusicLover Nov 2012 #11

saw him a few years back--i always preferred Brian Tracy dembotoz Nov 2012 #12

Forced to sit through his bullshit by my employer jaysunb Nov 2012 #14

RIP Zig AAO Nov 2012 #15

RIP to Zig. Beartracks Nov 2012 #16

At least he never delivered that horseshit from a pulpit Tom Ripley Nov 2012 #17

Zig Zigler had a very positive influence on a lot of lives, including mine BadGimp Nov 2012 #18

I have a question: Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #19

eventually we all do BadGimp Nov 2012 #20