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The dictionary says that a "problem" is a question, especially a difficult question; a matter of doubt or difficulty.  As I read the definition of "problem," I'm certain the dictionary, as far as identification is concerned, is correct.  However, I much prefer to think of a problem as an opportunity.

That just doesn't sound very "Ziglar", does it? Yet it came right out of Zig's mouth in a message we shared in this show. And it's not a catchy hook, but a literal statement.

For those wary of the “positive thinking movement,” this will resonate.

*Thank you to all Ziglar Podcast listeners! You're advocacy has landed "The Ziglar Show" solidly in the Top 10 Business Podcasts in iTunes, and for the week of April 6, 2015 we spent over a day at #7 amidst Dave Ramsey, Michael Hyatt and John Lee Dumas.

My 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary says that comfort is "relief from pain; ease; rest or moderate pleasure after pain, cold or distress or uneasiness of body."  The basic problem, too many people seek a comfort level where there is no pain or discomfort.  The reality is that what you're able to accomplish in life is determined by the number of times you leave your "comfort zone" to take on new challenges even though you know you're going to experience some pain, grief, or even a failure.

In this show we played an 18 minute clip from Zig with no commentary...just straight Buying & Selling 101 from a world leader in the psychology of everyday commerce.

Zig takes you through a few key stories, including his personal car buying transaction which he disects in a way we can plainly see and learn from.

Mr. Franklin Holmes is a volunteer chaplain working in prisons in Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.  Using a page from my book, See You At The Top, Chaplain Holmes is teaching a program in those prisons about the importance of looking for the good in every situation.

She was black, a divorced high-school dropout, living in a public housing project in Paducah, Kentucky, with four children under eight.  The mother was in a seemingly hopeless situation.  However, a wise man once said there are no hopeless situations, only some people who lose hope in their situation.

In his publication, "Better Families," Dr. J. Allan Petersen tells of an experiment conducted by a psychologist friend, Dr. Lacy Hall.  Dr. Hall worked with a large number of people to determine the percentage of input into a human brain in the course of a day which was positive and what percentage was negative.

We do live in a hurry-hurry world, and despite all of the time-saving, labor-saving approaches and devices available to us today, despite all of the technology for streamlining, it seems that our wishes and desires require more additional time than the new technology and planning provide.

The principles of building trust don't change. But the vehicle and strategy of how you do it in today's online world...do.

To find out the keys to success here, we simply sought out one of the best: John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire fame. John is hands down one of the most prolific and influential voices in business today.

Somebody once said that success without adversity is not only empty, it is not possible.  One of my favorite observations is that the only way to the mountaintop is through the valley, and in most cases, a series of valleys.  I think of one of the greatest books ever written, Pilgrim's Progress, written by John Bunyan during a six-month imprisonment in Bedford Jail.