Sentences with phrase «encouragement from friends»

The APP also syncs exercise data with social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for a little healthy competition and encouragement from friends.

I received all kinds of encouragement from friends and family too — some were even inspired to try biking more themselves.

It took time and encouragement from friends, but in 1980 she hired architect Renzo Piano to design what would be called The Menil Collection.

«I've been doing this very cooperatively with LACMA, so the artists are artists that Michael likes and the works are ones he likes,» said Berggruen, who became a museum trustee in 2008 with encouragement from friends like Broad and video game mogul Bobby Kotick.

With encouragement from her friends Rosetta, Silvermist, Fawn and Iridessa, Tink learns the key to solving her problems lies in her unique tinker abilities... and discovers that when she's true to herself, magical things can happen.

I only signed up after a combination of factors — mainly pressure / encouragement from friends who had done it themselves, so I finally «caved» to my desire to date and find somebody and signed up.

Plus I got a lot of encouragement from friends at an old job that were sad they wouldn't get to see my outfits anymore

Juanita Perez Williams, a Democrat, announced her candidacy after receiving support and encouragement from her friends, family and community members.

In weighing his run, Doheny received an outpouring of encouragement from friends, family, neighbors, party leaders, elected officials and a few local newspapers.

Perez - Williams, a Democrat, recently announced her candidacy after she said she received support and encouragement from her friends, family and community members.

In terms of boosting breastfeeding rates, a QUT study of nearly 1,400 U.S. and Australian women found that breastfeeding help and encouragement from friends and family was more important than advice or support from health professionals.

Despite some gentle (and not so gentle) encouragement from friends, DeVon was reluctant to date Meagan.

Armed with an entrepreneurial spirit and encouragement from friends and industry colleagues, Deborah decided to incorporate PROTECH in 1996.

They may come as a word of encouragement from a friend.

I tweaked the recipe a touch since then, and also created an oat four version with encouragement from my friend Nikki so it can be used to say Hamotzi.

So without any experience — and some encouragement from a friend — she made a decision that changed her life.

Notification center now consolidates all your important notifications and messages in a dedicated tab making it effortless to review progress, or stay motivated with cheers, taunts and encouragements from friends and family.

Notification Centre: This consolidates important notifications and messages in a dedicated tab making it effortless to review progress or stay motivated with cheers, taunts and encouragements from friends and family.

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My good friend whom I've never met but have received tons of encouragement from, Matt Calthrop in the UK, went to an event where Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid was speaking.

Jill used to love those moments, walking from machine to machine, offering encouragement, checking erg scores and then, when the workout was done, drawing laughs by mimicking her friends, the tiny girl on the big rowing machine.

She yells encouragement at the television when her friends are competing, as though she could somehow shout them onto the medal stand in Vancouver from her living room, 1,000 miles away.

About five months ago, after receiving interest and encouragement from others, a friend of mine decided to pursue starting up a small organic food co-op (or food cooperative).

Moms need encouragement and positive feedback from friends, family and professionals not justifications or «solutions».

After encouragement from family and friends, I decided to do a small manufacturing run and build a website.

Robin Kaplan: Here's a comment from one of our Facebook friends, this is from Shelley, and what she wrote was, «I posted this on the Leaky Boob as well, but with all the negative stories we've been hearing lately about nursing in public, I thought I'd share the wonderful breastfeeding encouragement I had a couple of weekends ago, from my 85 - year - old great uncle.

With some encouragement from an unlikely friend, Gerald learns how to dance in his own unique way.

Even the right - wing conservative behemoth Focus on the Family, not exactly fans of any kind family other than a nuclear one, has a Blended Families page on its website, where the organization concedes that «with the right resources and the help from God, family, and friends, your step - family can find encouragement and hope.»

The parade of women who approached them to ask how and why convinced the pair that their own experience - having nobody around to explain the mechanics or the details of nursing, and with little or no encouragement from doctors, friends and neighbors - was probably pretty typical.

I had NO encouragement from my mother... and quite frankly all my friends had been bottle fed as babies, no one I knew was really hell bent on breast feeding.

Find comfort, encouragement, and support from your husband, family and even friends during the hard times.

Theresa May, six per cent for her, and no friend of Mr Osborne for digging those famous heels in, was also upgraded to the «best Home Secretary in a generation» after much encouragement from the Labour benches.

After he passed away, his friends heard stories from people he barely knew who had received encouragement and support.

Blood donations from friends and family are a great source of encouragement and support for a patient needing transfusions.

It took a nudge and some encouragement from a good friend at the end of my high school career to make me realize: scars are pretty darn cool.

Going from a much larger space to a studio (and yet paying a lot more) was very discouraging, but thanks to some encouragement from a good friend, I decided to go for it.

The encouragement from family, friends, and strangers on the internet pushed me to pursue it further.

If you're a nice guy who's ready to get out of the friend zone, you can learn a lot from Esmée's expert guidance and positive encouragement.

Ten years later, with some encouragement from her children and friends, she became a full - fledged convert.

But his efforts are constantly hampered by hilarious complications, and in order to pull it all together, he'll need a little help and encouragement from his resident friends.

While the ladies are living it up with a minor league baseball team on the Cape, Rick and Fred are savvily plotting their highly - anticipated indiscretions, receiving encouragement and questionable assistance from their still - leashed friends (Stephen Merchant, Larry Joe Campbell, J.B. Smoove).

With encouragement from family and friends Harper and his wife accept the Sullivan's invitation to join them for a Christmas celebration, but Harper needs to find a way to put his and his buddy's differences aside for the sake of him getting... well, paid.

With encouragement from family and friends entered in the automotive industry in Jan 2000.

On a whim, and after a little encouragement from a good friend of mine, I submitted a short story to an anthology call — on the very last day they were due no less.

You receive encouragement from quasi-friends (a.k.a. anyone not your mom, best friend, or spouse) after you've asked them for brutal honesty.

I'd received so much encouragement over the years, from agents, editors, readers, writer friends — I'm grateful, truly grateful to all of them — that I had a hard time letting go.

My first steps to become a travel writer / blogger / photographer: I began by emailing stories to family and friends, and after much encouragement from them I decided it would be easier to put it all in one place where everyone can follow it.

In 1978, at the encouragement of friends, he entered the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, graduated from its Mural Painting Department in 1982 and became a teaching assistant there.

He got early encouragement for the exhibition from Joshua Lopez of the Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser and enthusiastic support from the Friends of Rose Park.

i appealed to the investment board company and the PR department (with the implicit encouragement that my good friend from Forbes would be ecstatic to write about how they are locking their $ 5000 / month residents out) and they solved the problem almost immediately.

She received a lot of encouragement from colleagues, family, and friends but also faced some criticism.