Sentences with phrase «day about getting them»

But, I was so nervous all day about getting them dirty.

I was just thinking the other day about getting a job and leaving my kids with my mom.

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I can't tell you the number of marketing messages I get each day that show that the person or company behind that message took no effort to think about what really matters to me.

«We could throw up a quick study for an entrepreneur for $ 10, and within a day get a lot of feedback from different people about how heavy or light, fast or slow a logo would be,» he says.

Keeping my mind clear while I'm getting ready in the morning has helped me start thinking about the upcoming day in totality, instead of focusing on the emails that may have come in overnight.

Mark Zuckerberg's picture of his family dressed up for Halloween got ten times more likes than his post about Facebook two days later.

And some of the players to watch out for are the same big guys from 10 or 20 years ago (Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, etc.) who are the long - entrenched stakeholders and «powers - who - be» in your space — not because they're great innovators or disruptors, but because: (a) they're increasingly well - informed about who's doing what very well (damn those demo days); (b) they're fairly fast followers with great gobs of money; and (c) they have the people, resources, and patience to hang around and keep buying and trying until they eventually get things right in the long run.

So, you'll have to learn to turn a deaf ear to the complaints about how the new guy or girl doesn't «get it»; doesn't know every single thing on day one; isn't fitting into the system or the culture, etc..

It's true that focusing on the present helps you get tasks done faster, but working on your next day's to - do lists will help in two ways: First, you'll help your future self by setting a prioritized list of items in advance, and second, you'll be clearing your mind of tasks you don't need to worry about today.

For the $ 119 annual fee, Prime members gets a slew of benefits (which definitely range in usefulness): free two - day shipping, free same - day shipping, and free two - hour delivery on eligible items (of which there are many), exclusive rewards and discounts, Prime Video, Prime Music, online photo storage, music and books, and about 20 other perks.

It takes about three days to get back on schedule — it's not easy.

Artificial intelligence is getting smarter — and more pervasive — by the day: Facebook recently announced that it's developing a way for its bots to not only read your private messages, but understand their meaning; Slack is on its way to having its chat feature answer questions about your job.

Mother's Day is coming up soon and if you haven't thought about what to get your mom, now's the time to start brainstorming.

Secondly, begin every day thinking about the one or two most urgent things that need to get done.

My proverbial alarm clock was going to wake up around 6 am, which, from 3 am, gave me about 180 minutes each day to get my passion projects done.

While, of course, to some extent this has to be true, especially in life - threatening situations - your employee can lead an evacuation down a fire escape but can't necessarily design standards for what is an acceptable or unacceptable level of smoke inhalation - it's important to simultaneously push against it, to let your employees know what they need to get done but not necessarily how they should go about designing their day and carrying out their duties.

My boss was telling me the other day about a t - shirt that read, «I Got a B + on My Daughter's School Project.»

Giving new hires a few small, manageable tasks (and be sure to provide plenty of details about what they entail) their first day will help them to get their feet wet and see the kind of work they'll be doing, without feeling overwhelmed.

To make sure employees are thinking about the long term when they refer prospects, Brett Brewster of Mitec Controls, a $ 5.5 - million fire - and life - safety company in Norcross, Ga., spreads the bonus payments out: the employee gets half at the referral's 90 - day mark and the rest when the referral has been working for six months.

«Several months later, I got an email from the IRS that was very specific about my having to remove that logo — which was IRS - copyrighted property — within seven days, from the website,» says Weber.

Slow days may seem tedious to employees focused on getting through the workday or worrisome for workers concerned about the security of their position — either way, there are countless strategies you can use to make your slow work day more entertaining and more productive.

«Several years ago I realized that when I got up in the morning, I would immediately start getting anxious about the myriad of things that awaited me that day.

But — and here's an analogy I'll probably never get to make again — it reminds me of my days writing about military counterinsurgency and the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

Many days unexpected and interesting situations that arise and I have to choose not to panic, and instead to ask, «What is right about this I am not getting?»

So whether you are offended by Starbucks» holiday - cup campaign or found it to be an utter waste of valuable real estate on your Facebook feed, it is important for entrepreneurs to understand that this is how information and news gets proliferated these days — through tens of millions of people chatting about it on social media.

... I was there in 2009, and every day I still get phone calls about it.

In about 90 days we went from wondering how we were going to pull together our next financing round to getting meetings with investors we thought would be a good fit for the company.

A customer who hasn't received his camera for a photo shoot the next day or hasn't got their concert tickets for tonight's show has to get priority over someone calling about a refund or to change their address.

The 17 - year - old Cookstown mall, home to about 50 brand - name manufacturers selling deeply discounted merchandise, gets its share of cost - conscious shoppers, who may make a day of it with a stop at the Georgian Downs racetrack nearby.

Business Insider talked to Krieps about the experience of working with Day - Lewis and finding the strength to get through one of the most grueling shoots she's ever been a part of.

It's a good way for me to transition out of my day and get informed about other things.

And when we launched in — I think it was February 2006 — we got about a million visitors within the first day.

This got him thinking about the hack day that had led him to Twitter — and then about the two years in which he had struggled to build anything, despite having plenty of money and all the hype in the world.

It was around that time that Shahid watched a New York Times documentary about Malala, a then 11 - year - old girl who had been secretly blogging for the BBC about her day - to - day struggle to get an education in Pakistan.

Certainly, how many calls you get through is part of it, but at the end of the day it's about the experience you provided while doing that.»

The London, Ont., native doesn't talk much about his early days, but Robert Rosiello, a colleague of Pearson's from his time at McKinsey and Valeant's current chief financial officer, says getting hired straight out of college was an impressive feat.

The Series 3 lasts about a day on a charge, but you can get more out of it if you don't get notifications from every app on your iPhone.

These days, to get these ads on your site, it's all about becoming part of an ad network.

That's probably not on the cards anytime soon though (unless you live in one of these States), but if you're personally concerned about how setting the clocks ahead might affect your own health or decision making, you can try to get ahead of the change by gradually acclimatizing to the new schedule in the days leading up to the switch.

Any time I'm having a not particularly good day, I can get into that Slack channel and read what our learners are saying about what they're taking from Codecademy and how it is changing their lives.

You can stock up on hot dogs and soda for your barbecue; find summer clothes, like tank tops and flip flops, at Dick's, JCPenney, and other clothing stores; and many of the books and movies being offered appear to fit the Independence Day theme, including the Totally Hilarious All About America Activity Book from Exchange, which you can get for 25 % off.

With this in mind, Business Insider asked 27 - year - old personal trainer Max Lowery, the man behind the 2 Meal Day diet plan, about his pre - and post-workout routines for getting the most out of his training sessions.

A day later he sent me an email: «While I can't please everybody and you can always find people who will criticize you, I'm passionate about news, and yes, at times I've lost my cool in the context of trying to get things right.

They get on board the bus from school, and that's our time to chat about the day so far.

While I don't think we'll see that headset next year, I do believe Apple will enhance its iPhones and iPads with features that prove it's getting more serious by the day about the future of augmented reality.

I'm excited about getting to work every day and wish there were more hours I could spend at the office.

I give intention to just about everything I do throughout each day, from being receptive to limitless possibilities to getting behind the wheel of my car and arriving at my destination safely and without incident.

On an average day, the House gets about 20,000 calls per hour.

The Cambridge Analytica issue was the reason Zuckerberg was on Capitol Hill, answering questions for the second time in two days about how the group - which has counted U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign among its clients - got hold of data on many millions of Facebook users.

Whether it is getting up early, going for a run or checking in with a friend about your progress, find the things that give you strength and make sure you do them every day.