When my mentees complain about their hectic schedules, I try to take time to instruct them to look at the interruptions in their day
as opportunities instead of stress - inducing distractions.
We'll unpack some of them here, so you can use
them as opportunities instead of watching them hijack your next meeting or project.
Train yourself to see changes
as opportunities instead of as threats.
Often, positive coping involves changing one's perspective or reframing the situation to view
it as an opportunity instead of a problem (Changing Works, n.d.).
Not exact matches
Not
as the rough equivalent of a really, really hard pop quiz from the universe, but
instead as an
opportunity to write your own identity, assert your values, and actively shape your life.
Instead of watching your sales slowdown after the holiday hustle, look at the post-holiday season
as an
opportunity to re-engage these new customers.
Instead, think of data
as giving you necessary insights into new
opportunities, and the foundation of marketing that's truly inspired (in every sense of the word).
Instead, lean into your learning zone and treat failure the same way you treat success —
as an
opportunity to learn.
Instead, they view food
as fuel, sleep
as recovery, and breaks
as opportunities to recharge in order to get even more done.
Leaders think about the point of having diversity
as a check - the - box thing,
instead of a powerful business
opportunity.
And who wouldn't like to serve a huge market connecting millions of customers having urgent technical needs, limited alternatives, and little concern about price with millions of highly skilled professionals who would love to be their own bosses, fill their days with challenging and diverse problems
instead of bullshit make - work jobs, and have countless
opportunities served up to them on a regular basis which they can pick and choose
as they wish.
We found more companies coming to us,
as well
as more people in - house with suggestions for
opportunities, so
instead of just a small team thinking about acquisitions, there were 28,000 employees thinking about the possibilities.
«
Instead of looking at an event where they need to perform
as a burden or a risk or a task, which they might fail at, they really embrace it
as an
opportunity,» Daniel said of the speaker he spoke to.
Instead, let the attractiveness of the
opportunity serve
as your guide.
And so,
instead of being an
opportunity for car owners to earn an income on a self - employed basis or
as an «entreployee» Uber became an investment
opportunity for those looking to deploy accumulated wealth.
Instead, choose to acknowledge the uncomfortable reality that your product comes with a premium price, and use that
as an
opportunity to explain why it's significantly better than other options on the market.
Begun back in 2011, the quarterly parleys with reporters rarely provide any market - moving news,
instead serving
as an
opportunity for central bank chiefs to carefully convey monetary policy direction without dropping any surprises that could jolt investors.
Instead, you embrace each failure
as an
opportunity to learn something — and then you move on.
Instead of seeing interactions
as opportunities to prove themselves to others, they focus on the interaction itself, because they know that this is a far more enjoyable and productive approach to people.
Instead, ask a CEO mom how they,
as individuals and
as a community of business professionals, can help each other embrace the
opportunities, lessons, and payoffs of the dual leader / parent role with grace, optimism, and success.
Instead, use it
as an
opportunity to still practice self - care.
Instead of running ads, they would define Scheer more slowly, over time, with a series of forced choices in Parliament, through government motions, much
as opposition parties usually seek to define governments (you'll note that «define» in Ottawa politics is almost always pejorative by implication) through clever use of their occasional
opportunity to define a day's parliamentary debate through so - called «supply motions.»
Instead, Consul General Kurt Tong said during a lunch at the Foreign Correspondents» Club, «the current situation presents a real
opportunity for Hong Kong to demonstrate its lasting value
as a transformative portal linking China and the rest of the world economy».
Instead of fearing global competition we should face it head on and embrace the
opportunities in fast - growing Asia - Pacific markets such
as Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei.
Instead of viewing March 2009
as an anomaly (we look back on it
as a once - a-generation buying
opportunity), they cite the unsustainable increase since then
as a reason to remain on the sidelines.
Growth investors emphasize strong future earnings
as the investment
opportunity, creating the two investing styles of «Value» and «Growth»,
instead of «Cheap» and «Expensive».
Instead, advertisers embracing the
opportunity to fine - tune their paid search presence and get more creative with AdWords accounts will reap the benefits now
as less steely willed rivals disappear from the listings and in the future, with a cohesive campaign that delivers customers time and time again.
This time may represent a buying
opportunity, though it is likely wise to view the purchase of gold shares
as an investment
instead of a speculation.
You get physically ill seeing stock prices fall
as other investors panic
instead of seeing it
as an
opportunity to be seized.
Instead of misappropriating celebrity death
as a gospel
opportunity, I believe we should use it to demonstrate that we understand and relate, not to our culture, but to human beings.
GQ had the
opportunity to make a good and fair point, but
instead put Christians (rightly) on the defensive for singling it out
as the holy book that all of culture should abandon.
Instead, when faced with these difficult people - problems, flip the narrative and see this
as a great
opportunity to learn how to respond and solve the problem.
Instead of simply taking the windows down and going on with business
as usual, the cathedral recognizes that, for now, they provide an
opportunity for us to begin to write a new narrative on race and racial justice at the cathedral and perhaps for our nation.
Instead of name calling, I wish that Mr. Golijov had taken the opportunity to explain matters such as his editing decisions, why he chose to present Jesus as a symbol instead of a person, and perhaps what he expected the reactions of Christians to be to hi
Instead of name calling, I wish that Mr. Golijov had taken the
opportunity to explain matters such
as his editing decisions, why he chose to present Jesus
as a symbol
instead of a person, and perhaps what he expected the reactions of Christians to be to hi
instead of a person, and perhaps what he expected the reactions of Christians to be to his work.
Instead of treating these debates
as zero - sum games where the winner takes all, we should fight to protect the rights and
opportunities for each citizen to seek out truth and wholeness.
I feel so bad for this self - serving diva who had every
opportunity handed to her but
instead selfishly played the «me» card and is now dead, just
as she new she would be.
Instead of responding with the traditional and easy «You will think and do
as we say because we're your parents» routine, we interpreted those embryonic expressions of defiance
as opportunities for discussion, dialog and even debate.
At times it's made me feel uncomfortably vulnerable too, but I'm learning to see that
as a passing feeling and
instead just be grateful for the
opportunities we have — I definitely believe that if you don't put yourself out there and challenge yourself to move out of your comfort zone everyday, you'll never get to where you want to be.
I could have just made a batch of chocolate chip cookies every week and they would have been happy, but
instead, I took this standing commitment
as an
opportunity to try new ratios, methods, and flavors.
So
instead of being all nostalgic about it, I saw this
as an
opportunity to create a really great (and different) gluten free quiche.
o.t does anybody on here honestly think we might try and make a move for klopp this summer are the board that aggressive enough to make the decision also wenger has not come out straight away to denied that klopp is coming to arsenal he just batted the question away in the press conference yesterday this makes me wonder if wenger is going to sit down with the board and have a chat to see what is the best way forward for the club (maybe moving upstairs to the boardroom so he doesn't have to break his contract) i am sure if certain members of the board saw this
as a prime
opportunity to move the club forward post wenger we will see what will happen this might be the only chance to get him
as we might not be any decent manager around when wenger does retire we would probably end up with martinez
instead realistically who do you think we would end up with in 2 yrs time options will be more limited me thinks and we wil have missed the boat better make it count this time coyg
Instead, he missed both
opportunities and cut a dejected figure after the full - time whistle
as his struggles go on this season.
This, rather, seems like an
opportunity for disingenuous owners to let rebuilds go on
as long
as they're profitable,
instead of actively trying to improve
as fast
as possible.
While some will obviously love an
opportunity to have a go at Redknapp, on the whole it seems
as though it's one of those viral moments that everyone will have a laugh about
instead.
New signings such
as Angel Di Maria, Ander Herrera and Radamel Falcao have seen Januzaj's
opportunities more limited this season, with van Gaal putting an emphasis on big - name signings
instead of promoting the club's youth.
if he were
as selfish
as you say he was, He would be like Ramsey, shooting at goal at every
opportunity instead of passing to someone who was in a better position to score?
Instead, they were pragmatic, pounced when they got their
opportunities, and possessed teams to death
as soon
as they went ahead.
We scratch our heads wondering what is wrong, with a pretty good team, and why in the important games we fail, well i.e our right and left back are frequently caught out of position, because they are to far in the front and at times forget that they are defenders, on the other hand our attackers are too busy defending, it's been a while since Welbeck scored for us, but you will see him every game standing right by Ospina or supporting the defense
instead of being forward
as he should be, to use his speed in effective counter attacks, same with GIROUD for an attacker he is a great defender, how many missed
opportunities because he is 1 yard behind running back from his defensive position in our half.
And despite the fact fortune was on his side and all the other top teams are garbage,
instead of grasping the
opportunity, Wenger cemented his place
as a specialist in failure.
why not have perez, sanchez whom we know is just
as effective from the left
as he is a cf, and giroud up front to have alternative goal
opportunities instead of this silly super-sub title.