The Kevin Miller Podcast

Ziglar does not believe in “fake it until you make it”. But we do believe in “telling the truth in advance”. One of Ziglar’s most popular messages and offerings is his Self-Talk cards. In this show, host Kevin Miller digs in with Tom Ziglar to question and encourage the use of this most powerful tool for reprogramming your brain for success. Get yours free at Ziglar.com/selftalk. Thanks to Audible.com/ziglar and Lenovo for their support of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Cruze inspires our true performance by pointing out a primary reason we spend money we shouldn’t, and become controlled by it. What is it? Social status. In today’s culture there is something causing us to do this more than ever, and I would not have guessed what it was before reading her book. The culprit? Social Media. It’s not the bad buy, but the “highlight reel” is causing us to spend. So, what do we do about it? Listen to the show! Thanks so new sponsor Hello Fresh, and Braintree for their support of this episode of The Ziglar Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this message Zig expounds on the trajectory of anger and the necessity for us to understand it in others for what it so often is. It’s about them, not us. To rise above it however, we must have a level of self-confidence and a self-protecting willingness to extend grace. Thank you so Salesforce and Lenovo for their support of this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can Zig teach you without speaking from a stage or a book? Let his youngest daughter tell you. He really was mortal, he wasn’t perfect, but the story is compelling. Plus get inspired by Julie’s message on “being the right person” as the key to your success. Thanks to Julie’s company, Prime Property Realty, for supporting this show. See what they have to offer you in investment values! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your capability on the job is maybe half your opportunity. Being liked is the other half. And if you are not well liked, you’ll lose an opportunity to those who technically, are inferior to you. Don’t let this happens. Zig talks to us today about the value of being liked, and literally gives us “10 Commandments of Human Relations!” Thanks to Salesforce for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember. You ARE in sales. If you want people to hear you, frame your message in a story. You don’t have to be or become a “storyteller”, you just simply utilize short (1-2 minute) stories to dramatically increase your success in communicating a message. This is an intriguing and highly actionable show with author and speaker and authority on story, Paul Smith. Thanks so Harry’s Razors and Salesforce for their support of this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

None of us realize the gravity of this reality. What we speak…our statements, our responses, our conversations, define us to others. And thus, garner us respect and attraction, or disdain and distance. To varying degrees. This is BIG medicine folks. Listen to 8 minutes of Zig on stage, then we’ll hold some of his statements captive and as usual, break them down for better absorption! Thanks to Salesforce.com for their support of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Goins “stumbled” upon success. Meaning, he had an education, a good job, a family…and a joy in writing. So he wrote. For his work, in blogs and more, till something happened. His wife got pregnant and would lose their second income. Then he got serious. He turned his joy of writing and the value he was providing people through it, to not only a second income but a dramatic income. How? Providing value. But not to everyone. Just those who he personally related to. Sounds good, doesn’t it? It is. This is a must listen to show. Thanks to Salesforce for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chances are 99%...nobody. You are a novice. At best. Even if you’re better than anyone you know. Zig gives us the keys to what effective communication is, and how to do it well. Thanks so Salesforce for their support of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron McHugh takes us on a journey from cultural self-preservation and conforming, to true, epic self-preservation. But it doesn’t mean quitting your job. His message frees you to have the control and joy in your work that you’ve always dreamed of. Or possibly, never dreamed was possible! Thanks to Harry’s Razors, Salesforce and Kabbage for their support of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classic Zig gives us a 180 in this compelling message about the prices we pay today to avoid the far greater costs tomorrow. He frames it in a sales training message, but as you’ll hear in the show, we bring this incredibly valuable message directly home to your life. Mine too. Thanks to Performa Sleep and Kabbage for supporting this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget “Keys To Success” and what you should DO. Zig gives us qualities for success and how you should BE, in order to have more success. This is the foundation and possibly what you’ve been missing in your quest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Ziglar brings us a new focus for Ziglar…inspiring today’s youth. He’s empowered two Ziglar leaders to lead an initiative to bring the Ziglar message of inspiration, motivation and massive personal transformation to today’s youth. If you ARE today’s youth, or you are parents or friends to today’s youth, you need to hear this…and pass it along! ZiglarYouth.com. Thank you to Performa Sleep and Kabbage for supporting this episode of The Ziglar Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In show 424 we heard from Zig Ziglar and discussed the health of responding vs reacting. I invited questions. We got some on that topic, but it also just generated a bunch of great questions on the real life issues we cover here on The Ziglar Show regarding, “How do I really…inspire my true performance? Me, in my life?” So from personal development to some business development, we cover some big issues. One I want to pull out really questioned the issue of “positive thinking” and always being optimistic. Is it just being stoic and unemotional and…an unrealistic robot or Pollyanna persona? Then folks, near the end of the show we get into the issue of work you love, working at your passions. That’s where the excerpt from the top of the show came from and I think it will shed light on the topic that will be very reassuring and freeing for most of you. Thanks to ZipRecruiter and Braintree for sponsoring this episode of The Ziglar Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And what should we do about it? Zig gives us a 10-minute message on the power of what others negatively say about us…that we agree with. Then what WE say to ourselves, that we agree with. Nobody has permission to minimize who we are, and we don’t have the right to agree with minimizing statements, as children of God. To walk this out however, we must be very countercultural. The human norm veers toward negative statements. We must combat and reverse this. Listen in as Zig inspires us toward…our True Performance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You have talent, and you’re probably somewhat blind to it. You minimize your talent and yourself. Which makes you…normal, according to Roy H Williams. On September 18, 2016 Roy sent out his weekly “Monday Morning Memo” and within moments of reading it, Ziglar Show host Kevin Miller contacted Roy’s camp and requested an interview as soon as possible. Days later it happened. Along with the topic at hand, they also took some majestic detours into personal and business branding, what humility actually is, and Roy’s take on following your passions. Thank you to ZipRecruiter for supporting this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who or what is to blame? People and things DO happen to us. We are victims. As Tom Ziglar states in this show, feeling blame us often justified and makes all the sense in the world. We’ve often got every right to feel that way! But do we use the blame as an excuse to confine us? Or do we do the illogical thing and…let it go. And succeed…anyway?! Thanks to NerdWallet and ZipRecruiter for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zig asks us if we respond to life, or if we react to life? He explains the difference. Then he asks who or what do we allow to control our attitude, and therefore our actions? Who do we bequeath power to, or do we retain it for ourselves? Zig cites, “You cannot tailor-make the situations in life, but you can tailor-make the attitudes in advance to fit that situation in life. But at the core of your ability is your own…self image.” We’re going to listen to about 11 minutes of Zig, then drill in on a few of those topics. Thank you to Wealthfront and Autodesk for their support of this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We as humans often skip over the foundational step. The step of “being”. It comes before “doing” and from that, the end result…having. Zig makes two big points in this show, 1) We must first be (become) the right person, and 2) We must have vision. The clip from Zig is about 12 minutes, then we spend another 20 discussing the key points. Thanks to Autodesk for their support of this show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Ziglar answers a question in this Q&A with host Kevin Miller, about the most important lesson’s his Dad, Zig Ziglar, gave him as a child and adult. His answer uncovers possibly four of the most important lesson’s Zig has for us all. Thank you to Audible and new show sponsor, SmileDirectClub, for supporting this show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2nd installment of our recent focus on Zig’s favorite topic…marriage. Host Kevin Miller and his wife Teri tackle the 3rd question from Show #418, what percentage of a marriage should be friendship, partnership or romance? Then they cover a number of the over 600 questions and comments posted to their live, Facebook video. Thanks to Concordia University Wisconsin and Autodesk for supporting this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zig asks, “What do you believe about yourself?!” This dictates everything you do in your life. Your decisions, your actions, your successes, and failures. For the most part, you get to choose what you will and won’t believe about yourself. That’s the good news. The current unfortunate news is…we all tend to believe what others say about us. Especially those closest to us. It shouldn’t be so. Listen in to hear Zig. Thanks to Braintree and Wealth Front for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark made millions in his business, but could hardly get himself to pull up the driveway to home. Why? He felt like a failure at home and would rather just stay at work where he experienced success and fulfillment. Until…he tried applying his successful work strategies with his family. Today Mark is the new CEO of Ziglar Family. Find them now and get your free “Raising Positive Kids” book at www.ZiglarFamily.com. Thanks to Concordia University of Wisconsin and Qualaroo for supporting this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If it’s strong it will bolster your entire life. If it’s weak, it will cripple your world. Host Kevin Miller is joined by his wife Teri to discuss a message from Zig. They cover 1) What is the value of a good marriage and 2) What is the foundation of a good marriage? Thank you to Wealth Front and Earth Class Mail for supporting this show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

…until you can do it well. You need to hear the breakdown of that statement, as you can’t take it at face value. It is the launching point of this powerful message from Zig. We took it from “Strategies for Success – Blueprint of Achievement. Zig wraps up the entire series talking about goals and really achieving them. This is Zig at his inspirational summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You WILL hit a Career Ceiling. You WILL experience a Career Bump. You WILL make a Career Jump. You WILL get a surprise Career Opportunity. The question is, will you handle these invariable transitions victoriously? Of course, because you’re going to listen to this show and Jon’s counsel… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Beaudine says this is THE secret that changes everything. We ask…how. Really. How? In real life, how do you tangibly ask God and hear anything specific? It sounds great, but in reality seems about as realistically tangible as levitating. I guarantee listening to this show will be a revelation to this concept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all want success in life, business, finances, relationships, health and more. But success can often have a high cost, namely in our peace, contentment, and happiness. Steve Smith has his own story as a rising megachurch pastor and the toll it took on his life. Today he’s now walked with thousands of C-level executives, business owners, megachurch pastors and high achievers, who have had aspects of crash-and-burn in their lives and businesses. What has he learned from this and how can we do pursue success…healthfully? Steve actually sat in the studio with Kevin and a candid, lively, in-depth and profound discussion took place. This is a must listen to from Ziglar’s True Performance Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the absolute crux of your entire life and existence regarding success and failure. You control it by what you speak and think. Practice the exercise in this show and declare war, rebellion and anarchy on yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zig is helping us to actually achieve our goals, and it comes down to…us. What we do and don’t do. But don’t rely on sheer will. And definitely, don’t rely on happenstance. What are you doing, and not doing, every day…that is leading you? We listen to Zig then pull out three main points for better digestion. Thanks to Design Crowd, Braintree and Nerdwallet for supporting this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life and the world is filled with stress and chaos. We can’t change that. But we can equip ourselves to deal with it, and a foundational necessity is having a place of peace and renewal. Our home. Our closest relationships. How do we go about creating this? In her book, “Creating a Haven of Peace”, Joanne F Miller guides us through the key ingredients needed to have a home of peace and relationships of love. At the end, is there anything we want more? And as Zig would say, this is the source of our power that will lead to our ultimate legacy. Thanks so Qualaroo and Blue Apron for their support of this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zig talks to us about the number one way to make your goals actually happen. It’s not an action, it’s a…being. Which is good and bad news, depending on…you. We like step-by-step things to do because doing seems easy. To “be” different feels harder, but then, it’s the thing we have the absolute most control over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don calls many of the greatest sport figures on the planet…friends. He’s privy to their personal lives and who they really are, and he’s studied them and the greatest sports teams on earth. From it…he found the primary ingredients that led to their success. He shares it in his book, and we dig in for this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zig says to share your goals for accountability and encouragement, but be discerning who you share with. The root of goals…commitment. Why? It helps you overcome the obstacles that WILL come. You’ve got to be hard on yourself, and be the hero. These are just some of the topics we cover in this show. Thanks to HumanScale, Blue Apron and Earth Class Mail for their support of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meditation from a scientific perspective, stripping it of candles, incense, outfits and overall hoodoo spirituality. Dan Harris of ABC News’ Nightline says it’s simply about being mindful and taking captive what is going on in your head. Being unaware can lead to anxiety, panic attacks and…being a jerk. Dan had an on-air panic attack that brought his world to a halt and set him in search of a way to cope with the voice inside his head. The voice we all have Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is it that we put so much effort and time and use tools and resources to run our lives, but we ignore planning our lives? In this show we look at a one hour exercise to decide the destinations we are going to direct our efforts towards. We listen to Zig on stage for about 10 minutes, then break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly burned to death, John should have died, but decided not to. He thought he was a victim, then decided he was radically blessed. This is one of those stories you just can’t deny and it will further strip away the anchors we all have that keep us from progressing as we should. As we could. John’s book, “On Fire” is a current best seller and has made him a sought-after speaker where he calls people away from what he calls “accidental living”. Thanks to Design Crowd for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your hope is built on…faith. No faith, no hope. But faith in what? We take a 14-minute commentary from Zig Ziglar on faith and break it down into bite size pieces. This truly is a root to our personal success or lack thereof. Thanks so Design Crowd and Earth Class Mail for their support of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We cover a lot of ground in this Q&A session. But the power of finding the right peer pressure trumps it all. You want to succeed? Find people and groups where succeeding in your area of desire, is the goal and the norm. It’s the primary ingredient for the best in every aspect of success…around the world. We also have a lively and controversial discussion on sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leading your life and business with high values is a great ideal, right? Dina Dwyer Owens has 2 billion to prove it also makes more cash. Which only begs the question of…why don’t we all lead our lives and businesses putting values first and foremost? This show was sponsored by Earth Class Mail and Blue Apron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Men and women are only limited by the size of their hope,” Zig cites in this show. We also discuss what Jesus said in Matthew 18:1-4: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like a child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mindsets, Motivation and Methodologies of Success from a true, rags to riches story. Brian immigrated to the U.S. from Dublin, Ireland and moved to San Diego in 1986. He became a millionaire at age 26 and today has a worldwide coaching organization. His new podcast, “The Brian Buffini Show” has jumped to the top of the business rankings in iTunes. After hearing this interview, you’ll want to go subscribe. Thanks to Earth Class Mail for their support of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Zig on stage talking about hope and making change. There is an epic analogy of when we are in a valley – when, not if – it’s what we plant there that we then eat in our bid to climb out and reach the peak. We also dig into the pithy statements and bible verses that leave out the crux. The “If” statement. This message comes from a paramount Ziglar product, Strategies for Success: Blueprint for Achievement which you can find at Ziglar.com, in the store, under MP3s. Thanks to Earth Class Mail and Backblaze for sponsoring this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three questions from listeners that Tom Ziglar, Kevin Miller and special guest Carrie Wilkerson cover – 1) If you were to invest in a product and you only had one choice, what product would that be today? 2) Can you focus on working mothers and how they balance family life and entrepreneurial or sales success? 3) Zig said to yell at the top of your lungs, "I feel happy, I feel healthy, I feel terrific!" It works today when I need to get past the self-doubt I experience occasionally. The show is brought to you in part by Backblaze.com/ziglar, which gives you unlimited, cloud backup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The power of why and the reality of leadership are just two of numerous revelations you will receive from this show with Simon. There is little mystery in this interview, as Simon is astoundingly simple, direct and nearly irrefutable as he leads us in some primary tenants of personal success. This one will be hard to listen to only once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is overcoming our lack and our excuses easy? Nope. Is it Simple. Well…yes. It is. But truth - black and white - is often simple. But not remotely easy. It’s dramatically hard! Get some classic Zig, then some real life breaking down with Kevin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Miller joins Kevin to cover two big issues. Beverly asks, “I love to do so many different things. How do I decide which one to take the BIG step into?” Then Robin in Mississippi says, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for saying how STUPID the cliché is, “If you do what you love you'll never work another day in your life". I love my work, but I work my backside off. I'm a nurse. I work at hospice. Everyone dies.” Tune in as we deeply unpack these two topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all live under labels that were given to us, and many we gave to ourselves. Some gives us wings and roots! But more often than not, they limit us and hold us tight to far less than the possibility we have within us. It’s not as easy as simply saying, “Hey, I don’t think I’ll accept that label anymore!” When we live in a label for so long, getting rid of it is like learning a foreign language. In this show we get to the push and shove and challenge of really relabeling ourselves, and the massive power it can unleash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you understand the dramatic power you really have, it can be daunting and cause you to shy away from taking action. When you DON’T understand the dramatic power you really have, you become a victim. We break down this concept in the show and flesh it out so we can all take more appropriate action and responsibility in our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your live questions! Tom Ziglar and I fielded questions from show listeners, submitted at Ask.ZigShow.com. But Tom aired the show live on Facebook and we took questions straight from the Ziglar fan page! Listen in and relate to others like you seeking to inspire their true performance! And send in your questions to Ask.ZigShow.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices