The Ultimate Challenge: To Be Better Than Good He has spent his life helping other people to realize their dreams and experience maximum success. Now comes Zig Ziglar's high-impact work that calls you to the passion, purpose, and practical tools that can ignite the peak performance you long for. In the real-life stories Zig shares, drawn from nearly fifty years as a world-class motivatinal author, speaker, and businessman, you'll discover how others have risen above fear and failure to embrace the quality of life they were meant to have. Their experiences will teach you how to accomplish more than you ever dreamed possible, even as you learn: the three pillars ofthe Better Than Good life - new discoveries that will motivate you for life - how to develop a strategic plan that accomplishes your goals - what often keeps good people from reaching the ultimate level of productivity and happiness - ways to form better-than-good habits that can take you to new horizons of success . . . and much, much more! Let the master of motivatin help you clear your mind of failure-prone thinking, as together with Zig Ziglar, you redefine success and take hold of your dreams. Let him inspire you to be Better Than Good! Zig Ziglar was one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the United States, and his messages offer humor, hope and enthusiasm for audiences around the world. Many of the books he authored have become worldwide bestsellers. Better Than Good By Zig Ziglar Thomas Nelson Copyright © 2007 Zig Ziglar All right reserved. ISBN: 978-0-7852-8919-7 Contents Introduction.....................................................................1Part I: The Passion of the "Better Than Good" Life1. A Passionate Journey..........................................................92. Inspiration: The Fuel of Passion..............................................213. Stress: The Enemy of Passion..................................................334. Watch What You Think..........................................................475. Perception and Attitude.......................................................61Part II: The Peak Performance of the "Better Than Good" Life6. Develop a Passionate Plan.....................................................757. Setting Goals.................................................................898. Failure: Life's Refining Process..............................................1039. "Better Than Good" Habits.....................................................11710. The Power of Grit............................................................13311. Redefining Success...........................................................145Part III: The Purpose of the "Better Than Good" Life12. What Is the Purpose of Life?.................................................16113. Discover Your Calling........................................................17714. People and Purpose...........................................................18715. Change Somebody's World One Act at a Time....................................20316. Let Love Be Your Guide.......................................................215Epilogue: The Promise of a "Better Than Good" Life...............................229The "Better Than Good" Life......................................................241Acknowledgments..................................................................243About the Author.................................................................249 Chapter One A Passionate Journey Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work body and soul. Charles Buxton Blind zeal is soon put to a shameful retreat, while holy resolution, built on fast principles, lifts up its head like a rock in the midst of the waves. William Gurnall The core problem is not that we are too passionate about bad things, but that we are not passionate enough about good things. Larry Crabb Passion, for all its dangers, needs uncaging if we are to move towards completeness as human beings. Philip Sheldrake Men spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their life. Sir Richard Steele Passion is underrated and underrewarded. When a student with an average IQ performs magnificent feats in the academic world, give passion the credit. When you see an athlete with only average ability accomplish herculean tasks, give passion the credit. When you see a parent provide for his or her children despite physical or educational handicaps and roadblocks-obstacles that would stop an ordinary person in his or her tracks-give passion the credit. American independence was won because of the passion of our founding fathers. Every religious revival has had passion as its source. The American civil rights movement was fueled by the passion of Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. Passion