It's a prime
example of people not understanding what the market really wanted.
To complain the system is unfair to them because of teachers is
another example of people not wanting to take responsibility for their kids.
Not exact matches
(Graduating from college is a good
example; while certainly
not easy, the steps are laid out for you and there are plenty
of people to provide assistance along the way.)
It is
not inconsistent — in fact, it is wholly reasonable — to say that some
people (
people guilty
of multiple child murders for
example) absolutely «deserve to die,» but at the same time to say that the state shouldn't be trusted with the discretion to hand out that sentence.
While the launch
of a new driving safety app, for
example, might
not grab readers, the fact that nearly 1.3 million
people die in road crashes each year, and that more than 20 million are permanently injured, will.
Sufficiently large
people also «pay,» for
example, in the form
of discomfort suffered in squeezing into airline seats
not designed for
people their size.
«For
example, we know that kale is a vegetable that's very popular and on trend, but that doesn't necessarily mean
people know how to prepare it,» Paul Kurvits, director
of brand marketing for Sobeys, explained.
You don't have to look far to find
examples of successful
people who are resilient in their pursuits.
While the words in the emails seem shockingly harsh, it's worth noting that the finer points
of communications — tone
of voice, body language or background on the histories
of the
people involved, for
example — can't be conveyed through the written word.
For
example, one
person offered this advice to new employees: «There's a ton
of internal jargon floating around; if you hear terms or acronyms that you can't define, ask for a quick clarification and then do some research offline later.»
There is lots
of promise in Tor's value -
people use it to protect their communications, to research sensitive topics, and to access information they might otherwise
not have access to (if a country is behind a firewall, for
example).
It's
not difficult to find numerous
examples of now - famous business
people whose friends and family scoffed at their ideas that seemed crazily far - fetched, but were just what the marketplace needed.
Even if you don't find yourself in one
of these positions, when you focus on doing things right and pursuing excellence —
people will naturally be drawn to you and your
example.
For
example, one recent study showed that almost 60 percent
of people surveyed said they wanted to change jobs, but
of that number, almost half didn't know what their next chapter should be!
Godin gives the
example of Nike's former CEO Philip Knight, who would
not speak or meet with
people he hadn't heard
of.
In a recent TED talk, for
example, American health guru Ron Gutman, founder
of the Wellsphere blog network and the HealthTap site, pointed to studies
of old pictures — ranging from yearbook headshots to mugs on baseball cards — that found
people who smiled in youthful photos turned out to live better and longer lives than folks who didn't.
For
example,
people with a score
of 650 or higher might
not have to pay a deposit on a rental car.
Although you've undoubtedly had experiences with
people who have been rude or inappropriate, one
of the best
examples of how
not to respond to customers is Amy's Baking Company.
In Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, Roy F. Baumeister explains that
people who tell themselves «
not now, but later» are generally less tormented by the temptation
of something they are trying to avoid (his
example is eating chocolate cake).
In other words, if lots
of other
people lose their jobs and those
people aren't buying houses, for
example, then the demand for plumbers and electricians will fall accordingly because a lot
of those
people are employed in new construction.
More specifically, it's an
example of the principle that the best way to institute change isn't always the most straightforward - seeming way, which is to exert direct control by telling
people what to do.
Not everyone agrees on what is noble, for
example, and there have been atrocious acts
of history committed by
people who sincerely believed they were acting on a moral ideal.
They may be flashy and they may be able to offer some great parties, but ultimately they are an
example of people who don't bring much else to the table.
For
example, Black & Decker may know about small electrical appliances, and hair dryers may be small electrical appliances, but we don't know
of many
people lining up for Black & Decker - branded items to dry their hair.
Microsoft, for
example, has reduced itself to heckling Google with two campaigns: «Scroogled,» about the alleged evils
of Google's e-mail advertising policy (something that consumers have met with a shrug ever since Gmail's introduction nearly a decade ago); and the «Bing It On Challenge,» in which
people on the street pick the search results they like best (which apes the old Pepsi Challenge — a campaign that defined Pepsi by what it isn't, and thus condemned it to being Coke's bridesmaid forever).
So for
example, if your solution integrates the latest AirDrop feature
of iOS7, it will
not be available to
people owning iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, but only to iPhone 5 users.
The reasons are understandable — a billion - dollar payday for Instagram, for
example, tends to get investors» attention — but let's face it: another Facebook camera app is
not going to save
people's health, or restore American competitiveness, or life ur standard
of living or quality
of life.
«It is entirely possible for companies
not to have a PSC (
person of significant control), For
example, 4 shareholders with 25 %
of the shares each, and 25 percent
of the voting rights, none
of them is a PSC.»
Continuing with the whiteboard
example, many
people asked me why we didn't go with one
of those fancy new «smartboards,» workplace tools that use touchscreen technology instead
of dry erase markers and can print out what you've written on them.
Here are just a few more
examples of the kind
of things
people apparently don't hesitate to disclose about their own behavior:
Why this should be so — why the success
of the Jewish minority should be so particularly resented by other
peoples — is a complicated question which is rendered more complicated by the fact that anthropologists are now generally agreed that the Jews are
not a race in any scientific sense
of the term — no more
of a race, for
example, than the Germans.
Another
example: A credit card offer that comes with the perk
of 20 percent off
of a purchase won't be offered to the
person who spends only $ 20.
The best part about this particular
example is that it helps
people understand the benefits
of using Dropbox, but doesn't continue to impact how they use the product once they find their way.
People may chuckle over misbehavior rather than calling it out, for
example, or they may ostracize harassed women, privately ashamed
of not having spoken up.
Though airline rewards are often cited as best -
of examples, most
people don't truly realize how successful these programs are.
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I was confused from the
example in your article
of the «hot stuff» making 100k, or the «Final Important Point»
of people on the income edge because wouldn't someone in that situation typically be unable to contribute to a traditional IRA?
The book provides dozens
of examples of companies large and small that have succeeded by putting
people first: familiar names like Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Southwest Airlines as well as numerous entrepreneurs who are successful in their own niches, even if
not widely known.
For
example, some
people may
not save money or may panic and cash out
of investments unless they have their hand held by a professional.
This is the perfect
example of what Dave Ramsey does best: gets
people thinking about getting out
of debt and getting their money on track when they feel powerless or like they don't know what to do.
«I think bitcoin is just another
example of how a decentralised model can empower
people who may
not otherwise have access to financial systems.»
And in my book on morality and getting these
people to grow up I again bring up the
example of 19th century industrialists who were incredibly rich and often rather cruel in their business lives who reinvented themselves, so a Carnegie whose business career certainly wasn't exemplary in any moral sense.
«This is just another
example of the wide ripple effect that these cuts will have —
not just on the long - term prosperity
of our region and key industries like tourism, but also on the health
of the
people who live here,» said New Democrat North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice.
And it just goes to show a lot
of people's edge, and in his case, I think, for
example, is that is his ability to stick to his system, you know, much like you talk about in blackjack where he says, «Look, this is what I do and realize there's gonna be times
of underperformance,» and
not changing his whole approach when markets are down or he's doing poorly.
We do
not have the power
of recall but one thing is fast changing in the world and also in Alberta and Alison Redford is an
example — we can now move to get these
people to their knees.
For
example last year, the company had introduced carrier - billing into its in - app payments with the promise that this would boost the number
of people buying credits in apps for virtual goods and other services but guess it's
not making enough impact on the users.
This transient view
of inflation ignores the fact that if wages / salaries didn't increase by 100 % over the 3 year timeframe in my
example then
people are permanently affected by the increase in house prices (unless and until their wages catch up).
People are
not consuming more because
of a policy - directed stimulus such as tax rebates, for
example; they are consuming more because they have more to spend.
And so for
example, if you look at U.S. government debt, which is the one almost everyone always talks about, most
people aren't sitting there worrying about how much debt does Amazon have, when you look at government debt, interest payments on government debt as a percent
of GDP or as a percent
of tax revenue, currently because interest rates are relatively low, are very low, are running half, literally half
of what they were in the second half
of the»80s and the first half
of the»90s.
Even if the meeting isn't in Pyongyang, there will be plenty
of ways Kim can stroke the president's ego during their in -
person session — giving him lavish gifts, for
example, or praising various Trump Organization products (such as Trump Wines or Trump University).