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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I doubt that. I'm sure that Zig got his name just like most of us do. He got his surname (Ziglar) from his father and Mrs. Ziglar (Zig's mother) probably gave him his given (first) name, Zig. ha
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I meant that as a joke (hence the "ha" at the end), thinking that it just
had to be a made-up name, but then I got to thinking . . . maybe that that
was the name that he got at birth!
So, I checked
Wikipedia (I found
Zig Ziglar's "official" website to be no help at all with this; it serves as the website for the Zig Ziglar Corporation) and, sure enough, for what it's worth, "Ziglar" is the surname that he came with, his parents being "Ziglars." I couldn't find anything there or anywhere else about the first name "Zig," and I still have to believe that that name was not a given one. It definitely sounds like a nickname, and in the business that he was in (sales) a catchy name like "Zig Ziglar" could be worth $$millions$$.
So, I stand corrected. Partially.
BTW--I was sad to notice that Zig Ziglar passed away in 2012, after having had turned 86 years old about three weeks before. I had been a fan of his since 1979.
Now, I have strayed from the subject that this thread is for--ebooks--and to make amends, I want to share with you five freebies that the
ZigZiglar.com website offers as
"Five Life-Changing Tools". I can't tell exactly what they are! However, it looks like there may be a couple of audiobooks among the bunch, and two or three ebooks and/or ebooklets. Of course, it asks for the usual information--name and email address--and also asks three easy-to-answer, non-intrusive questions.
I'm going to rummage around the website some more to see if there are any more freebies that I can tell Mobilereaders about. And, of course, I'll keep an eye out for any of Zig's books that are marked down!