Something to Smile about: Encouragement and Inspiration for Life's Ups and Downs

by Zig Ziglar

Book Overview

Master storyteller Zig Ziglar shares from his own life along with others who have shared encouraging experiences through the years. Touching stories about people who overcame disabilities and disadvantages, or, who overcame all odds in fields from which they were excluded teach us the lessons of a lifetime. Return to the touching stories and anecdotes over and over again. Then, pass them on to others and discover the good feelings and valuable lessons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840791836
• ISBN13: 9780840791832
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Something Else to Smile About - A book on Optimism

My boss had originally loaned me this book. It has 2-3 pages of short and interesting stories that leave you with a good, optimistic feeling. I accidentally spilled a drink on the book and bought a new copy for my boss to replace his copy. I would recommend this book for anyone looking to start their morning out positive. Read a short-story before you go into work each day. Gives you a good and uplifting perspective on life. Great price for a great little book!

Smile guaranteed.

When the great story teller uses his sense of humor, you cannot do anything except surrender.Like most Ziglar's books, this one is full of life's lesson and what's more interesting is in the end of each lesson, there is a little joke attached. So you not only will smile but also cannot help to have a good laugh. It's the best read after a long day work and guaranteed you go to bed with a big smile.

Excellent Motivational Book

GREAT Book! I refer to mine daily for a SMILE :) It makes a terrific gift, for people of all ages. I have given several to friends, family, and co-workers.

Meeting life's challenges

Zig has truly compiled a collection of excellent stories that are not only uplifitng, but can surely inspire any reader to face each day prepared to overcome obstacles they may face, or think they are about to. During one of the most difficult periods of my life, I found myself reading at least one of the stories in this book as part of a daily ritual that enabled me to face certain hurdles couragiously with a renewed energy needed to maintain a positive mental attitude. It is very easy for any of us to strole through life and struggle with situtations that seemingly set us back when we are trying to get ahead. "Something to Smile About" offers a daily dose of inspiration that reminds us many others have had to overcome insurmountable obstacles and have survived. All of the stories have the potential to inspire us to convert what appear to be set backs in our lives into growth opportunities. I am obligated send copies of this book to my friends as a source of inspiration to help them confidently overcome the challenges they may face in their own personal lives.

Supplement with The Complete Guide to the Book of Proverbs.

This is a collection of heartwarming & /or humorous short stories in the style of the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series. There are also positive short witty sayings at the end of each story. Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version. If you enjoy reading short positive messages on a daily basis another great resource is THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS by Cody Jones. It has a topical guide with 96 topics arranged alphabetically. Each topic is amplified by one or more verses from the book of Proverbs. There is also an in-depth commentary with many historical drawings that give you a sense of the culture of the time. In the back are 6 popular translations of Proverbs in parallel.