Bringing Us Closer in an Internet Driven World

"It's a small world, and getting smaller all the time." Just last week that saying rang true for me. I received an e-mail thanking us for launching the Encourage Our Military program (more on this program later). It came from LCDR Dana Caswell of the United States Coast Guard. When I responded to LCDR Caswell thanking him for taking the time to write to us and for serving our country for the past 28 years, I informed him that I too served in the United States Coast Guard in the early 1980's. As it turns out his ship, the USCGC Hamilton was moored next to the ship I was stationed on, the USCGC Chase in Boston, MA. Our small world had just gotten smaller; LCDR Caswell and I were in Boston at the same time back in the early 1980's.

In Hollywood, writers like to pretend we can be almost anywhere at anytime. Like the instant transportation found in the recent movie Jumper, and the "Beam Me Up Scotty" futuristic technology made famous in Star Trek. The closest thing we have in reality to that idea is the Internet. E-mail, Web Cams, Webinars, Web Conferencing, and Mobile Devices allow us to instantly transport our ideas, thoughts, and feelings without leaving the comfort of our home or office.

With that idea in mind, we wondered if we could make Zig's world of motivation and inspiration easier to access for those far from home serving our country. I am so proud of our initiative at Ziglar called Encourage Our Military. This program truly represents Zig's philosophy of having everything that you want in this life if we will just help enough other people get what they want. If you haven't heard about this yet please check it out at www.ziglar.com/vault and find out how you can personally help 15 military personnel receive Zig's words of hope and encouragement as they defend our nation and our freedom!

Regardless of your political position or feelings about the war, the men and women fighting the fight are our family, our friends, our neighbors, our brothers and sisters, and our moms and dads. Zig has helped inspire our troops for decades and now with the power of technology and the Internet, together we can make this small world even smaller.

You can help make a difference in the lives of our military personnel by signing yourself up for the Ziglar Vault. For every person that becomes a member of the Ziglar Vault community, we will provide 24/7 access to all of Zig's material to 15 military personnel. You can make the world smaller by supporting our troops anywhere in the world as they continue to support you and your families each and every day.