Sentences with phrase «did point these things»

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Marsh calls it, «an eye - opening exploration into how children are raised around the world and how child - rearing can inform the understanding of human nature more broadly,» noting the author's most essential point is that «one of the things which makes humans special as a species is that we don't limit care to our own children.

There's nothing wrong with a little perfectionism in the workplace, and encouraging your employees to do their best is always a good thing, but when it gets to the point that you're scrutinizing every detail of their performance, it ends up being counterproductive.

Tim's capital structure is «incredibly important,» and will be a significant point of focus for investors, «but I don't think it'll be the first thing that a new CEO addresses,» Howlett added.

The point is to make sure you're doing the things you want to do and that lead to the kind of life and business you want.

A clear summary of your points is possibly the best thing you can do to not just deliver value to the reader, but also make the book memorable, which helps you sell more books.

Google already implemented Mobilegeddon, so you have to do two things at this point.

«The point is, there's a lot of other things that are in the offing here that we don't even know about,» he said.

Sobeys changed the things Safeway customers, employees and suppliers didn't want changed, like house brands, point - of - sale systems and long - standing relationships, and didn't alter those that needed refreshing, like the fading state of the stores.

Patricia G. Greene, a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College, points out that «retirement» may not mean the same thing to small business owners as it does to people who have spent their lives working for other people.

Despite having previously said he did think a deal would be possible by December, he said last night: «After my meetings here in London my main message is I am more optimistic, there is progress... That is the most important thing because the perspective from a European point of view towards London was in the last weeks not so clear.»

Only one thing is really standing in the way at this point: «The biggest challenge to adopting that is really for [wireless] operators to come up with a good way to manage your plan, because clearly you don't want to pay another $ 50 a month just to get a SIM card.»

The right thing to do when confronted with a mistake is to own up to it, not to make a series of bizarre claims in defense then insult the profession of the people who correctly pointed out the error.

Lewis points out, for instance, that early baseball stats didn't bother to record the number of walks a batter earned — mostly because one of the early promoters of baseball stats, a journalist named Henry Chadwick, happened to be a fan of cricket, a sport where there's no such thing as a «walk.»

Branson believes that there's no point in doing things in life if they don't excite you, or in his words, «light your fire.»

Not only did he score just 11 points, including none in the fourth quarter, but things got worse after the game when he had a confrontation with a fan and took a shot at a Cleveland radio host for only asking questions after the Cavs lose.

«After growing to a certain point, you may be able to sit back and say, «What we've built is generating some income; I can go do some other things now,»» he says.

Triggertrap has decided to do things a bit differently in 2015, designing a new four - point approach to vacations that significantly tweaks the simple «no tracking time off» policy that didn't work so well last year.

You can point to you kid that while doing nice things for you is wonderful, going to sleep would be the thing that would really cheer you up.

Your relatives and friends will have a hard time seeing things from your point of view, and they may even refuse to do so.

To Petersan, tonight's episode is a chance to help prove her political point on a national stage, the same thing her business does locally every day.

Combine this with another of Twitter's problems — that it's often a source of spoilers for things I do care about, like Game of Thrones plot points, and the alternative of simply not using it looks far more appealing.

By 2007, Jimmie Johnson had reached the top level of Nascar — including twice finishing second in the points championship — and yet, «I knew in the back of my mind I wasn't doing things right,» he says.

When we get to that point, I think we want to apply the same methodology that we've used with Quip the word processor to the rest of the productivity suite and the rest of the things you do at work.

That last point, Lemonis insists, is essential: The best addition to your team is someone who's going to reliably get things done, as opposed to making promises.

At this point, we've all doubtless gotten sick of the term «experiential» to explain why people do things, but we shouldn't just roll our eyes at such an important trend,» the «Mad Money» host said.

Controllers are great, but at some point we will get to where I can just put a headset on and have my hands do things.

«I think this was just the starting point and for sure we'll do beautiful things together in Kosovo,» she says.

But the best thing to do is to get to the point quickly, so as to minimize the pain inflicted on those receiving the (less - than - desirable) update.

The point, Buffett repeats in all his appearances in China, is that by quitting Stanford and trying to make a go of it in music, he was doing the same thing his father did.

And as Kowitt pointed out throughout her questions, sometimes consumers say one thing and do another — meaning they say they want to eat more fresh produce and incorporate healthier foods in their diets, but still spend billions on snacks and beverages they know aren't good for them nutritionally.

He does say things are going well, pointing to its 85 million users as proof (although that includes subscribers, plus anyone who has downloaded the app, since the company was founded in 2007).

'' [It] drives home the point that things truly don't go viral; influencing the right gatekeepers in an ever - increasing world of gates means that the right relationships in business make all the difference.

I immerse myself in an unfamiliar culture so I can see and do things with a new point of view.

If the first prototype brought in front of potential customers doesn't work, it means «you don't understand their pain point — there are five or 10 things you are not addressing,» Zenios says.

Conceivably, you could reach a point where Google can do things like estimate changes in a country's GDP on a daily basis.

His point was to do one thing at a time and focus on it.

At this point, you're smart enough to realize that the best thing you can do for yourself is to find a mentor.

I make a point of putting between five and ten things on my «to do list» that are really easy to complete.

Here's the thing: I actually agree with many of the points Sinek shared in his talk, and I actively write about them often: don't over-indulge on social media, don't binge on Netflix, don't mistake fleeting social interactions for deeply gratifying friendships and relationships, etc..

They have accepted that if they want to innovate by doing things better and more profitably, they will inevitably stumble at some point.

«But I keep pointing out: the only thing less realistic is to keep doing what we're doing.»

As Neil points out, it's only a matter of time until we do the same things with our homes.

If there's one thing indie developers do exceptionally well, it's pointing out that good games don't necessarily need huge - budget ultra-graphics.

The worst thing you can do at this point is to give the discount, because then you've told the prospect you can't be trusted to offer the best deal.

Execs predicted that the bank will indeed do those things, rating the possibility a 5.0 on a 7 - point scale, where 1 means not at all likely and 7 means very likely.

The note then runs through a bunch of things ranging from pricing power (the incumbents could, and in some cases already do, provide tiered access at different price points), size (they could buy up disruptive rivals) and access to data (some markets are easier to break in to than others).

Although the couple does plan to downsize to a smaller home at some point, they may need to factor extra help into the budget for things like lawn care or housekeeping.

They don't have to be home runs - they can be singles and doubles, but they need to point people in the right direction and show them that there are big innings ahead and that things will only get better from here.

Even if you and I are having benign conflict, at some point we need to be doing other things,» she says.

«I can't say too much about the new products and the things we are developing, but from a pure technology point of view, everything that we've done on vehicles translates directly into trucks,» he said at the time.