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At the time, Ziglar was already 45 years old. Chron.com reports that although his mother "had raised him to live a life of faith," he had not been "truly living a godly life" until then. Having lived in the Deep South at a time when racial prejudice was rampant, Ziglar's mother had tried to teach her children otherwise. She would tell them that "one day we would stand in front of a colorblind Lord." However, holy exhortations did not take root into Ziglar's psyche
until an "elderly black woman" walked into his
house on July 4, 1972 – speaking of faith and lamenting Ziglar's lack of it. She
told him: God's been waiting on you
a long time. Ziglar became a Christian that very weekend.
He never looked back.
When Jason Karpf of Everyday
Christian interviewed Ziglar in 2009, a number of questions regarding Ziglar's practical application of faith came up. When asked how somebody could be both a good Christian and a good salesperson, Ziglar replied: By
living by the Golden Rule – treating
clients and customers as he or she would like to be
treated… Selling is something we do for our clients –
not to our clients. When questioned about the "unique challenges and advantages that Christians face in the business world," Ziglar answered: I
suggest the greatest challenge to
Christians in the business world is within – making the
heart determination… to live by God's principles
and sticking with it… I believe the greatest
advantages are in the obvious watch care and protection
our Heavenly Father promises His own if we will live
our lives committed and consecrated to Him.
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