Sentences with phrase «instead of doing things»

Instead of doing things based on internal motivation the child can become addicted to praise and acknowledgment.

Intervention models must be based on doing things with people instead of doing things for them (Bradley, 1996; Cameron, 1996).

Instead of doing things the way that Mr. Graham advocated, Mr. Bogle put forward the idea that cost was a major drag on investment performance.

I thought I'd share one of the less appreciated benefits of passive investing after reading Million Dollar Journey's post on working hard for our money instead of doing the things we value more.

I started to wonder what her life might have been like if instead of doing the things she'd done — marrying my grandfather, running his medical practice and raising four children — she'd gone to Royaumont.

But instead of doing those things I am writing a post.

I don't think any of us is going to look back and say «I wish I'd done more blogging» instead of doing things with our kids.

Instead of doing things the same way over and over again, they look for better, faster, and lower - cost solutions to common problems.

The reality is that there are many public, quasi-public and private groups all producing resources to try to help entrepreneurs and many of these are all rowing in different directions that need to be brought together to collaborate, instead of doing things individually.

The film was once talked about as the beginning of a possible trilogy, and the finished product feels desperate to start a franchise instead of doing the thing that would actually make such a series compelling: telling an interesting story with skill.

Not exact matches

They know that the old adage «you get what you pay for» is true, and they're willing to invest in quality and doing things right instead of looking for the lowest price.

The basic plans provide a level of functionality similar to those found on other social media management platforms, while the more advanced plans give you additional functionality for doing tricksy things like the ability to queue items to recycle them and to email your updates instead of having to open your social media software.

Instead of calling 911, Bergeson drove 12 miles to the emergency room in a neighbouring city by himself because it «seemed like the thing to do,» he recalled.

But this year, instead of going through the motions again and later expressing frustration when things don't go as planned, here's a thought:

«This enables me to get things done on the same day instead of allowing the guilt pile to build up.

Instead of trying to do 20 things with an average success rate, narrow your strategy to do one or two things with the best success rate.

Instead of trying to do a million things at once, take a step back and tackle one task at a time.

Instead, you want to find a way to say things like, «You did a great job figuring out that problem,» or, «You sound so great — all those hours of practice paid off!»

Instead, being intentional about how I start each and every day myself, and creating a powerful morning routine to do that, have been two of the most beneficial things I've done toward achieving my goals, increasing my energy throughout the workday and becoming a more positive person.

Instead, it takes the role of right - hand man, playing host to my to - do list and email and all that sort of thing.

Instead of manually passing data, these «always on» devices in the plugged - in world of the Internet of Things do it automatically without human intervention.

Recruited by Google for many years, Stouffer instead decided to do his own thing and eventually founded an AI - powered SEO platform that now does an impressively good job of making predictions.

Instead of trying to do whatever it is before bed, make your new habit the first thing you do when you get up in the morning.

Yet, instead of giving up he did the one thing that so many immigrants have in common with entrepreneurs: he kept taking risks.

On the other hand, if you go to the event in a bad mood, reciting in your mind all the other things you should be doing instead of being there, nothing good will come from it.

Instead of spending time — and the little capital you do have — on things that make your business seem like a «real» business, spend all your time finding ways to generate revenue as soon as possible.

Instead of putting all of those thoughts on their task list, Perchik says the most productive people fill a catchall list with things they'd like to do but that can't be scheduled right now.

Instead of networking, the author said you should do these five things:

The most ambitious element of Brooks's scheme was designing Baxter to be trained the way humans learn things — by having someone show them how to do it — instead of having to be programmed by experts.

Being proactive instead of reactive is the best thing you can do.

Those corporate executives are used to farming out the work instead of figuring out how to do things on their own.

Instead of forcing yourself to do things you find unpleasant, if you really want to achieve exceptional aims, only do the things you genuinely enjoy doing.

The same thing with personnel: You hire people to do one thing, but if they can also do two other things, you tend to have them do all three instead of hiring additional staff or contracting out.

They feel empowered to do things their way, instead of how the company has defined that everyone must do things.»

The CEO had fallen into the common trap of picking values you want your company to stand for instead of things you already do.

Instead of talking on the phone at our kid's soccer game, or watching TV while cooking dinner, or doing anything while doing anything, what if we focused on one thing, one business problem, one conversation?

Instead, she hired a business manager for her current bakery to take care of things on the financial end so that she can focus on doing what she does best.

«The remarkable thing is that the content of what we do instead almost doesn't matter,» says Lipson, offering this over-the-top example of a boss who routinely scolded a late employee for her tardiness.

Taking responsibility when things go wrong instead of blaming others isn't masochistic, it's empowering — because then you focus on doing things better or smarter next time.

Yelp noted that over the same earnings period, roughly 40 percent of its ads were displayed on mobile devices, underscoring the evolving ways consumers search for businesses and things to do on the fly instead of planning ahead before leaving home.

Instead of looking to work more or grow his business, Ellis says he's aiming to «hang out with my wonderful kids before they reach an age when they're off all the time doing their own thing.

You don't need to have a cursory knowledge of everything; instead, be the absolute best at one thing.

Instead of finding better ways to do the things we don't really have to do, or to do two things at once, we need to understand that we're making a choice to do them in the first place.

And don't get me started on the question of what kind of fitness monitor the thing can be when it's sitting on your desk charging for a few hours instead of being on your wrist keeping score.

But instead of being confined by the company's legacy, he has managed to use the position to very much do his own thing — since becoming CEO in 2001, he has transitioned Canada Goose from a line of outwear products worn exclusively by residents» of Canada's icy northern regions into a brand sported by celebrities, featured in magazines (including Kate Upton's infamous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover) and worn by individuals the world over.

Instead of diving into a new field or subject toward the later years in your career, he said, «when you're 40 to 50 years old, my suggestion is you should do things you are good at.»

In a peak performance culture people are committed to doing everything about the fewest, most important things instead of doing a few things about everything.

Since that's a pretty tough thing to do (Intel just announced that it will spend two and half years getting to the next smallest generation of chips instead of two), I asked Crooke if that meant that manufacturing these chips was difficult.

«The right thing for him to do,» Mr. Poilievre said of Mr. Cuzner, «instead of throwing mud at this side would be to stand up and explain what his party is doing about its own law - breaking.»

So instead of working with a person who is trying to specialize in multiple different fields to get the job done, we have specialists working together in each area to get things done right!