International Speaker Chris Widener on Being Personally Mentored by Zig Ziglar and Jim Rohn

International Speaker Chris Widener on Being Personally Mentored by Zig Ziglar and Jim Rohn

Author: Jim Harshaw, Jr. January 9, 2023 Duration: 41:04

#386 International Speaker Chris Widener on Being Personally Mentored by Zig Ziglar and Jim Rohn

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What’s it like to be colleagues with world-class speakers like John Maxwell, Jim Rohn, and Zig Ziglar? Let’s find out from bestselling author, Chris Widener. 

Chris Widener has been named one of the top 50 speakers in the world, one of the top 100 leadership speakers by Inc. Magazine, and one of the top 10 sales speakers by Success Magazine. 

He is the author of 23 books, a number of which have been translated into 14 languages. His best-selling works include “The Angel Inside,” “The Art of Influence,” and “ Better the Second Time.”— which he co-authored with his wife, Denise Widener.

Chris has given more than 2,500 speeches all around the world to crowds as large as 25,000 people. And now he joins us in this episode to share with us his amazing stories of success through failure.

Don’t miss as Chris talks about what it’s like to have worked with John Maxwell, Jim Rohn, and Zig Ziglar, and the secrets to success he learned from the masters of the game whose books you’ve probably read, videos you probably watched, and even quotes you may like to share. 

If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.  


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