Sentences with phrase «lived careers as»

Many started their short lived careers as independent contractors and after a few months found themselves owing more to the brokers at the end of the month than what they were taking home to support their families.

At the end of the same row was Musk's mother, Maye, enjoying her own late - life career as an over-sixties model, and next to the boys was Musk's second wife, the British actress Talulah Riley.

After a short - lived career as a semi-pro football player Colt Bennett (Ashton Kutcher) returns to Colorado to help his brother Jimmy (Danny Masterson) and father (Sam Elliott) run the family ranch.

After his short - lived career as a world - famous racing plane comes to an end, Dusty takes to the skies as an aerial fire fighter.

No one has a stronger and more recognizable voice in Hollywood, and the opening, in which Molly describes her short - lived career as an almost Olympic skier with exhaustive and exacting detail while barely stopping to take a breath, has all the hallmarks.

Basquiat began his short - lived career as an obscure graffiti artist in New York City during the late 1970s.

My niece's short - lived career as a «one - time online obituary writer» peaked (and ended) with that shocking pronouncement, because the rest of the family (who you'd think might have wanted the news conveyed a tad more «gently» than on Facebook), had no idea my mother was even sick.

I have connected with like - minded people, sharing the unique perspectives and diverse background of my own past life careers as an actor, producer, chaplain and minister.

Not exact matches

But Sandberg is also still adjusting to life as a single parent after the passing of her husband, Dave Goldberg, and, at 46, she has time to gain political experience in a more junior capacity before possibly building a political career.

When Patrick Dilascia ditched his successful New York career to live his dream as the owner of his eponymous clothing brand, he didn't realize it would fast become a nightmare.

«I tell people to stop and notice what just happened, and I tell them to talk about it,» says Mistal, who also served as a career coach for Martha Stewart Living Radio.

At that point, she had given up a career as a live music production coordinator to become a venture capitalist.

Science suggests that a stint as an expat won't just be life changing, it will be great for your career too.

As for what Canadians are looking for in an employer, you might have guessed that salary and benefits top the list, but career progression, a convenient location and a good work - life balance were cited as welAs for what Canadians are looking for in an employer, you might have guessed that salary and benefits top the list, but career progression, a convenient location and a good work - life balance were cited as welas well.

Being linked to a high - profile and politically charged investigation has dealt a severe blow to Caputo's career and personal life as well, he said.

If there are instances in your life or career when you find yourself wondering what someone else would do in your situation or constantly seeking advice and input from others, you may be using this stalling technique as a way of devising a brilliant strategy while delaying taking action.

Think of your life and your career as a game — The Game of Llife and your career as a game — The Game of LifeLife.

LinkedIn career expert Nicole Williams says entrepreneurs and individuals working in new fields such as social media or technology can especially benefit from inviting parents into their working lives, as their parents are most often confused about what their children working in these new fields do for a living.

Nike is essentially betting that James will stay scandal - free throughout the rest of his career, as well as have staying power in the many years of his life when he is no longer an active player.

The naysayers will fall to the wayside as you regain control of your mood, your body, your career and your life.

This one from McMaster University via Coursera is focused more on career issues, and the topics covered sound like a top hits list of common work questions: «Mindshift teaches you essentials such as how to get the most out of online learning and MOOCs, how to seek out and work with mentors, the secrets to avoiding career ruts (and catastrophes) and general ruts in life, and insights such as the value of selective ignorance over general competence.»

If I wasted all that time on all that stuff I wouldn't have accomplished nearly as much in my career, I would never have ended up as successful as I have, and my life wouldn't have been so fulfilling.

Gardner was homeless, living with his young son in the bathroom of a train station while pursuing a career as a stock broker.

Smith has build a successful career as a professional communicator — and realizes that some of the current gaps between American civilian and military life owe to how veterans discuss their experiences, and who they discuss them with.

«I seriously doubt that I would have been as successful in my career (and happy in my personal life) if I hadn't always placed importance on my health and fitness,» Branson once wrote in a blog post.

They're the most important relationships in your life, but you should never take your parents» career advice, and I'm using parents as a proxy for all the pressures in the world.

These include the best reasons to work for a given company, the downsides, how satisfied they are with their company overall, how they feel their CEO is leading the company, as well as key workplace attributes like career opportunities, compensation, benefits, culture, values, senior management, and work - life balance.

«I don't want to inject too much upon her as to how I'm choosing to live my life and what I've done in my career,» she told PAPER magazine for their newest Transformation issue.

Visualizing the moments you knocked it out of the park, almost as if you were watching a highlight reel of your life and career, can positively affect your outcome.

In fact, the real - life «wolf of Wall Street,» Jordan Belfort, began his career selling meat, and cites the rapacious Gekko as inspiration for his move to finance.

With the motto «God first, family second, career third,» she encouraged sales reps to take control of their work lives — «They are presidents, literally, of their own little companies, and they can make them as big as they want,» she told Inc. — an enlightened attitude, particularly in the hardscrabble world of MLM.

At a Toastmasters International district conference in a Toronto suburb in November, members made plenty of direct eye contact as they talked about the shyness that had once silenced them, holding back their lives and careers.

Tom worked as an engineer after college before deciding to switch careers after a life - changing experience.

Anyone who has dared to earn a living as a creative or who has taken an alternative career path knows what I'm talking about.

Transitioning into civilian life, Ryan is making a career promoting startups that develop the powerful and specialized software he wishes he'd had as an intelligence officer in Iraq — programs that can map and visualize useful information like casualties from IEDs, the market price of flour at a local bazaar, or the tribal affiliations of local townspeople.

My wife is a life - long lover of comedy and so I've witnessed first hand the tortured souls of the men and women who choose comedy as their career path.

We spoke with dozens of black men about their lives and careers, interviewing executives at major companies, as well as researchers, educators, and talent experts.

Reading «Disrupted» strictly as a memoir of career transition — rather than as some sort of exposé of life at HubSpot or life «in the startup bubble,» as the title provocatively puts it — will open your eyes to many of of the book's finer points.

The firm's family - centric approach — which factors in such career - disrupting life events as having children — appeals to women, who make up about 70 % of its clientele.

Wouldn't have my 20 - year career in tech if not for the experience of having a PC in our living room as an 8 year - old.»

But if you're used to living your life and spending your career as a follower, is it even possible to become a leader?

In the middle of my sophomore year of college, I had a life - altering epiphany: I had spent the majority of my life thus far pursuing a career as a performer.

However, he lives on through his children, Kim, Khloé, Kourtney and Rob, all of whom currently have successful careers in entertainment and fashion, as some may have noticed.

In the live - action show, El Tabador will be seen living in a mansion (thanks to his career as a world champion wrestler) with an «offbeat entourage» of individuals.

He generally starts with a «working - dad audit,» gathering volunteers in a room to discuss life as a career parent.

What I am advocating for is more freedom for employees to integrate their careers with the other pillars of their lives, such as getting to know their kids, discovering new perspectives through travel, and fueling creative thinking through passion projects — all things that lead to happier, more innovative and more committed employees.

In How Millennials Want to Work and Live, Gallup reported that 87 % of this generation rate «professional or career growth and development opportunities» as important to them in a job.

«By working with the hardest hit in our communities and providing them with career paths and living wages, we can help ensure that people can afford to stay in our communities as they improve and that is one way that we can create lasting generational change,» Bernier - Green said.

My career as a trauma surgeon continuously teaches me that life is too short.

As a holistic Life Coach, I help people in career, relationships, personal, and health matters.