About this episode

Zig Ziglar shares insights on hope and failure, emphasizing that failure is an event, not a person, and encouraging listeners to measure themselves by their hope.

Zig Ziglar shares a stirring lesson on hope, failure, and the valleys nobody escapes. He explains why failure is an event and not a person, why you can't climb a smooth mountain, and how ordinary people with impossible odds built extraordinary lives. This episode will challenge you to stop hosting pity parties and start measuring yourself by the size of your hope. Source: Hope: The Foundation for Successful Change Hosted by  Sean Croxton Follow me on  Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Sean Croxton

Guest: Zig Ziglar

Topics covered

• hope
• failure
• self-improvement
• motivation
• extraordinary lives

Keywords

• Zig Ziglar
• motivation
• failure
• hope
• self-improvement
• extraordinary lives
• pity parties

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