Sentences with phrase «challenged the way people»

Dan Falk: And it challenged what people — it challenged the way people envisioned the cosmos, because in their tradition view the stars were the stars, they were fixed, and they were fixed for life, and there aren't supposed to be new stars popping into view.

Here at the John Innes Centre we have been challenging the way people think about how we produce food.

This discovery challenged the way people perceived themselves and their relationship with their surroundings.

In the new trailer for Nick Kroll's new animated Netflix series Big Mouth, the average American family is introduced to a fantastical world where genitals can talk and teens are visited by hairy, horned «hormone monsters,» imaginatively challenging the ways people talk about puberty.

«OnePlus is an exciting brand that is challenging the way people look at smartphones.

Not exact matches

Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad — the No. 1 personal finance book of all time — Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money.

Freed from the fetters of other people's money, their main challenge is to ensure the concept resonates with consumers the way their past ventures did.

Golf as an industry has been facing growth challenges, so for Callaway to increase its sales, it needs to either sell more to existing golf enthusiasts or find a way to convert new people to the hobby of golf.

When people are genuinely passionate about the problems that your company is trying to solve, they will be energized by any challenge that stands in their way.

No matter your sector, no matter your product, no matter your company, imagine the ideas, evolutions and revolutions that can be generated when you invite people to challenge each other in a healthy way.

Well, it just so happens people are starting to talk about it — and it's exposing a yawning gap between two worldviews affecting the way the world responds to the climate change challenge — not least within the energy industry itself.

Cramming an LTE radio into a device as small as a watch remains a challenge, but Apple has been exploring ways to improve battery life, people familiar with the company's work said.

Prevent works in much the same way the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program works — a group of people (12, in Omada's case) take classes, engage in challenges, and generally support one another with the help of a health coach for several months to a year, with the goal of losing 7 % body weight and preventing the onset of Type 2 diabetes.

You need people swapping stories, challenging both old and new beliefs if you're going to ask them to operate in a new way.

Although technology has had a positive impact on communication in many ways, it can also make in - person communication more challenging.

Enter a wave of startups creating innovative ways to aid people battling opioid addiction, thus taking on one of the gravest health challenges of our time.

Alan Kennedy, a longtime executive in the industry who worked at Avon in the 1970s and 1980s, puts it this way: «The fundamental challenge in direct selling is getting people to sell your stuff, not so much getting people to buy your stuff.»

People who've been through similar challenges and inspire you and show you the way.

Finding ways to stay on the radar of people who will either hire you or refer you to new business is a critical challenge for freelancers and consultants.

«That's a big challenge for getting people back into their homes, especially in populated areas like Raqqa,» Pahon said, citing numerous ways in which fleeing ISIS fighters have booby - trapped abandoned homes with explosives.

He wanted things done a certain way, challenging other people to work harder, work longer, and sometimes to do more than they thought was possible.

Prodding your people to be less conflict adverse can lead to real benefits, according to Thompson who cites recent research that shows, «brainstorming groups that engage in open debate, challenging each other in benevolent ways, perform better than groups that don't have any debate at all.

Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy challenged Facebook's current user agreement, saying it is established to «cover Facebook's rear end» and not as a way to inform people of their rights.

There are numerous ways to participate in meaningful conversations with people looking for help in solving challenges.

The rest of my time is spent working on launching a beer school series in Toronto and preparing to speak at beer festivals — the latter of which involves coming up with fun ways to talk about beer to people who've been drinking it all day, which is challenging.

Many other people's deepest motives are driven by challenging childhoods — economic hardship, for example, or an alcoholic or abusive parent — and their deepest wish is to never again feel the way those challenges made them feel back then.

Yet I've learned that having a plan is a good way to deal with the challenges of being an introvert when other people expect me to act like an extrovert.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

I think the real challenge is: How do we get so many of the smart people who are out there engaged in some way?»

Evolution, the age of the earth, the nature of the universe itself, etc., has been investigated and tested and findings challenged, refined, and verified in thousands of different ways by thousands of people over centuries and across continents.

It's probably the wisest thing I've heard from her - within the context of the people who make up her family and friends, I think it's an effective, touching way to set a course on how to proceed lovingly and protectively once you know your child has challenges.

Imagine an environment where friendships are deeply spiritual and challenging, authentic and inclusive, inspiring and intentional — because that is the way of the people.

This is the challenge for many people now: The only way we know to relate with each other is via technology.

I think what usually happens to these people when they are confronted with a convincing truth that challenges their present way of thinking is that they revert to a childish coping mechanism of regressing into a more secure but less mature belief system.

The authors usefully highlight the ways in which the evangelical fervor of the nineteenth century gave women considerably expanded space for social leadership, and they view people such as Matthews and Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons, as reacting, at least in significant part, to this challenge to patriarchy.

I think people get way too defensive when you challenge their beliefs and too serious about religion.

As a social justice - minded person, I try to especially keep track of films that challenge me and my way of life.

I believe the reason people are leaving church in droves is because the gospel is not being preached in a way that challenges people to go deeper in their relationship with God, in which their lives are transformed and they are in turn discipling others.

Roxanne Stone of Barna noted the challenge for stayers: «Churches need to be able to say to these people — and to answer for themselves — that there is a unique way you can find God only in church.

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

Whatever your views on church might be, you will be challenged by these stories to view church a little differently, and to not judge or condemn those people who choose to be the church in different ways than you.

Trouble I've Seen challenges us to lament our past, to recognize the depth of racism in ourselves and our churches, and to change our ways, beginning to move toward the rich fellowship that God intends for all people.

And there are increasing numbers of Christian businesspeople who are taking this challenge seriously and seeking not only to create jobs but to do so in ways that genuinely liberate other people's talents, without long - term ties.

He is one of the messengers that God always provides to wake us up and help prepare the way His words may bring to mind people in our own lives who have been such faithful harbingers of truth, those who have smoothed the way for us, leveling the rough places through which we must walk, even as they challenge us to seek to be the people God calls us to be.

We talk about being first in and last to leave, which is just our way of challenging ourselves to continue being fast and flexible, but also making long - term commitments to people.

This is why I always invite people to investigate any and all questions or challenges that come their way.

But, in many circles, the refugee crisis and the displacement of millions of people from predominantly Muslim countries has challenged the way Christians put the Bible's call into practice.

more recently, a couple of people in different ways have challenged me to give people a chance, to make each encounter with them a clean slate, rather than holding on to the things that have hurt me... If I could really do this, imagine the potential for understanding and goodness.

I want to make people think, and I see that Jesus often stated things in a way that challenged the status quo.

To some people, of course, this sounds extremely challenging — and it is, in a way.