Witness to history being created....

 Fall of the Soviet Union - 1991.

Let me share some of the pictures of the fall of the mighty Soviet Union. The pro-democracy fever swept across a country with eleven time zones and led to the creation of many countries that were non-existent till them and were a part of the great Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR).

Hundreds of thousands of protesters pack Moscow's Manezh Square next to the Kremlin, on March 10, 1991, demanding that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his fellow Communists give up power. The crowd, estimated at 500,000, was the biggest anti-government demonstration in the 73 years of since the Communists took power, and came a week before the nationwide referendum on Gorbachev's union treaty. (AP Photo/Dominique Mollard)

Scenes like this were a common sight all over the USSR with empty stores fuelliing the peoples's anger against the ruling regime of the day and the communist ideals. Large ques for even basic food items like bread and milk were the norm of the day. People were moving from pillar to post in search of basic day-to-day requirements.

Troops were called in. But angry protestors took on the might of the Soviet army. In this picture, aprotestor is seen mounting a tank infront of the White House. The grand building of Moscow State University looms in the background.

 Boris Yeltsin addressing the crowds from outside the the White House.

 Mikhail Gorbachev(the last Soviet President) addressing the nation on TV.

 Finally, victory to the peaceful protestors. The birth of democratic Russia. Pictures of the crowd at the Manezh Square near the Kremlin. The St. Basil's cathedral can be seen in the background.

Crowds celebrating their hard fought victory. Below, is the statue of the founder of KGB which the people brought down immediately after their victory. For years, this statute was a landmark monument near the Dyetsky Mir (Children's World) store.

Memorials of Communist era being brought down.

For one of the last times, the Soviet flag flies over the Kremlin at Red Square in Moscow, on Saturday night, December 21, 1991. The flag was replaced by the Russian flag on New Year's. (AP Photo/Gene Berman)

Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar dies at 86.....Rest in Peace...

Today, we're very sad to have lost the legendary Zig Ziglar after a short battle with pneumonia at age 86. Widely known for his motivational speeches and corporate training to help better people's lives and careers, Ziglar inspired many businesses, salespeople, and marketers -- in addition to countless others -- by showing us the "The Ziglar Way."

Ziglar was the author of more than 29 sales and motivational books, including See You at the Top and Over the Top. Because he has motivated so many marketers and salespeople throughout his more than 50-year long career, we thought a great way to honor his life would be to compile a list of some of our favorite Zig Ziglar quotations -- quotations that any marketer, salesperson, or business can learn from.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/28/motivational-speaker-zig-ziglar-dies-at-86/#ixzz2DYGDSb9Q

17 Motivational Quotes to Honor Zig Ziglar

 

1) "Every choice you make has an end result."

2) "Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days."

3) "Your business is never really good or bad 'out there.' Your business is either good or bad right between your own two ears."

4) "People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons."

5) "A goal properly set is halfway reached."

6) "If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal."

7) "Remember that failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night."

8) "If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost."

9) "If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time."

10) "If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner."

11) "Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust."

12) "When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there."

13) "You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want."

14) "Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business."

15) "Timid salesmen have skinny kids."

16) "For every sale you miss because you’re too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you’re not enthusiastic enough."

17) "Stop selling. Start helping."

Zig Ziglar will be greatly missed, but we can still all learn a lot from his motivational wisdom. Thank you, Zig.

To leave your condolences for Zig, his website asks that you visit his official Facebook Page here.

TEACHER

Who is a teacher??

This is a very good one !
very moving ! From A School Principal's speech at a graduation..


He said "Doctor wants his child to become a doctor.........
Engineer wants his child to become engineer......
Businessman wants his ward to become CEO.....
BUT a teacher also wants his child to become one of them..!!!!
Nobody wants to become a teacher BY CHOICE" ....Very sad but that's the truth.....!!!
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued,
"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
To stress his point he said to another guest;
"You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"

Teacher Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,
"You want to know what I make?
(She paused for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 min. without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make
?
(She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)

I make kids wonder.

I make them question.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them how to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in math.
They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life

( Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)

Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make ?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL YOUR LIVES, EDUCATING KIDS AND PREPARING THEM TO BECOME CEO's ,AND DOCTORS AND ENGINEERS..........

What do you make Mr. CEO?
His jaw dropped; he went silent.

THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER & CEO, EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW. Even all personal teachers like mother, father, brother, sister, coach and spiritual leader/teacher.

A Tribute to Steven R Covey (1932-2012)

The Herald of Good Habits is no more. 

Stephen R. Covey, author of the bestselling motivational book " The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died on Monday(16th July, 2012) at an Idaho hospital from injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident in April, family members said in a statement. He was 79.

Covey, a former professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, founded an executive training center in Salt Lake City that merged in 1997 with Franklin Quest Co to form FranklinCovey, a leading provider of time-management seminars and publications.

The essence of “human-potential guru” Covey’s message might have been unremarkable. But, as he famously said once, “ What’s common sense is just isn’t common practice.”

Steven Covey called his seven nuggets of knowledge natural laws, like gravity. He should know, Covey himself cam up in Life scripting his own fate. A promising atheletic career was cut short by degeneration in his legs, causing him to use crutches for three years ass a teenager.

The mantra of his life is best captured by this quote – “If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find the definintion of success.”
Covey sold more than 20 million books in 38 languages and had four titles that each sold more than 1 million copies.

Steve’s Seven Habits.

1. Be Proactive.
2. Begin with the end in mind.
3. Put first things first.
4. Think ‘win-win’.
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
6. Synergise.
7. Sharpen the saw; that is , undergo frequent self-renewal.

His books –

The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People: Restoring the Character Ethic(1989).
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness(2004).
Seven Habits for Highly Effective Families(1997).
The Leader in Me (2008).
First Things First.
The 3rd Alternative: Solving Life’s Most Difficult Problems.
Principle Centered Leadership.
You can Make it Happen.