Sentences with phrase «of building a character»

«The more a kid is able to understand, «You went out of your way for me and have my best interest in mind,» the more grateful they are going to feel,» Jeffery Froh, a psychologist and co-author of Making Grateful Kids: The Science of Building Character, explains to Discovery News.

Where Wenger differs is maybe at the opposite end of spectrum, when dishing out harsh words or unkind lessons, some managers will go there as a way of building character or venting frustration, but Wenger is unlikely to do that openly out in public that's if at all.

I believe thats life and its a process of building character, and t...

So we've partly used our shared experiences to kind of build that character.»

«It's all about how you tap into and help them exercise their will,» says Karen Bohlin, coauthor of Building Character in Schools.

That said, we're taking into account all of your accomplishments in terms of building a character from the first game.

Even if Activision captures the «magic» of building a character in a Call of Duty universe, I'm not sold if the type of audience who play Call of Duty for countless hours, would even be up for something like that.

The excellent book, Making Grateful Kids; The Science of Building Character by Jeffery Froh and Giacomo Bono, 2 confirms that healthy relationships serve as the critical cornerstone upon which gratefulness is built.

I've really been enjoying your holiday home series and you 31 days of building character before that.

Not exact matches

The goal, Davis says, is to focus on long - term growth and building the lexicon of characters.

As such, a crucial aspect of defense is building structures to protect your character from enemy fire.

Michael Donovan, the executive chairman of DHX Media, built an empire by capitalizing on kids» TV characters with evergreen appeal.

While Donovan has built a global children's entertainment empire — boasting offices and studios in Toronto, L.A., Vancouver, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Munich, Amsterdam and London — he admits he doesn't entirely understand the never - ending appeal of characters like the Teletubbies.

Pick basically any character and you'll get nods of recognition and a built - in conversation starter for even your hardest - to - talk - to office mates.

The characters are well - defined and Moriarty is great at building the suspense of the big «who did it?»

There has to be way more tank - filling than tank - draining,» says Ruben Nieves, former Stanford University men's volleyball coach and current national director of training for the Positive Coaching Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Mountain View, Calif., that focuses on teaching and encouraging positive character - building in youth and high school sports.

«I look to build a lot of consistent routines,» said a man who puts the «character» in 140 characters.

The only saving grace is that dealing with no - win situations can reveal what you're really made of and help build character.

For most of us, character is important because of how it builds confidence.

Behar uses the characters in the book to illustrate the keys to success, culture, and building a sense of community.

When you have people who have strong character as the foundational pieces of the organization, you build off it.

Yes it's nerve - wracking, but getting out of a comfort zone and tackling something head - on is what builds character and brings self - development.

It's what all of those movies over the past 10 years have been building toward, and it features over 20 main characters, from Iron Man to Black Panther, Vision to Groot.

At this point, you might want to enlist the help of an outside expert, such as a licensing agent, whose business is built on understanding the marketplace, analyzing the commercial potential of a character, brand, or design concept, and then using his or her network of contacts to turn concepts into deals.

For these leaders, there is no other choice but to pursue relentlessly a depth of moral character grounded in legacy values, and as a result, to build a powerful memory that echoes into the future.

It's an incredible first - and third - person story - based action franchise that enables players to build a character, a crew, and relationships across dozens — and, for some people, hundreds — of hours and three games.

On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very first Girl Scout troop, and every year since, we've honored her vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

Now Twitter, which has 302 million active users, faces deep questions about the future of its messaging service, which is built around 140 - character snippets of text in a world that is increasingly about photos and video.

«It's even more important that Uber build a company that reflects the multi-racial, multi-cultural character of Oakland and the East Bay community, and its tradition of advocating for racial equality and economic justice.»

The world's most valuable privately held company is buying an historic office building across the bay from its San Francisco headquarters and some in the community are worried how that will change the character of Oakland and its burgeoning tech community.

Building off the success of the 2015 mustard launch campaign, «Ketchup's Got a New Mustard,» «Wiener Stampede» once again features the characters Heinz Ketchup and Heinz Yellow Mustard, but now introduces even more of the family, including Organic, Simply Heinz and Sriracha, and even Heinz Ketchup in the iconic glass bottle.

In Tough Things First, Ray explores not only the «how - to» aspects of building a company but also the mindset and character traits — discipline, intense focus and attention to detail — needed for lasting entrepreneurial success.

Are you one of those people who sees others tweeting and talking in 140 characters to build their brand and wish you knew how to do the same?

During my own times of adversity, believe me I have had a few tough ones and will have some for the rest of my life, I do not think about character building....

Some of the vocal tracks were just recorded onto the computer.For the most part, the whole thing was on four - track, giving it a scratchy feel.The new album will probably cover the whole experience of trying to get my thing off the ground, losing hope and finding hope.So, I think there will be a theme to the whole record, but it won't be as story - driven as the last one.Like in The Novelist, there's a specific «on this song this is happening, and on the next song such - and - such is happening,» along with the character building.

Prayer changes things Prayer draws close to the thoughts of God Prayer builds character Prayer lights the pathway to God in the troubles of life Prayer brings understanding Prayer brings healing Prayer changes things

She faces up to two years in prison and an unlimited fine after admitting at Brighton Magistrates to six charges of demolition or alteration of a building affecting its listed character.

This procedure has been very effective in helping us shape our church character and build our ethos and hone our practises as well as curtail our expenses to focus on and meet only the requirements of these eight basic building blocks.

«We appreciate the positive things contained in this current proposal that will help build and strengthen the moral character and leadership skills of youth as we work together in the future.»

I have been able to celebrate Holy Mass in chapels built along mountain paths, on lakeshores and seacoasts; I have celebrated it on altars built in stadiums and in city squares... This varied scenario of celebrations of the Eucharist has given me a powerful experience of its universal and, so to speak, cosmic character.

God may call you to a bit of both — a bit of big sexy attention - getting work and quiet thankless character - building life - transforming work.

Some of the characters accept permanent exile in England, for others England is home, and for yet others there is, with the fall of communism, an irresistible desire to go back and build on the rubble.

At the very moment they experience the utter bleakness of abandonment, Powers's favored characters glimpse some benign possibility built into the universe, itself vulnerable, faintly but unmistakably detectable amid suffering and injustice.»

«The purpose of tomorrow's vote is to decide whether the building has a special character or special historical or aesthetic interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of New York City, New York State or the nation,» commission spokeswoman Elisabeth de Bourbon said Monday.

We certainly did not look at the commandments in terms of the virtues they imply or in terms of how virtue builds Christian character.

One of his friends wrote in a book once, after reflecting on the necessary good that frequent defeats built into a man's character, he personally could not trust anyone who did not play sports.

She has a keen understanding of her place in Hollywood, right now — as one of the breakout stars of a beloved sitcom; as the most fascinating character on Legion, one of current TV's most fascinating shows; as a high - profile woman in an industry currently under an enormous amount of scrutiny for how it treats women; and as an actress building a singularly astonishing resume of excellent, low - flying indie oddball films like Ingrid Goes West and Safety Not Guaranteed.

Think of the low - rise, high - density character of neighborhoods in Paris, London or Charleston, or any pre-1945 American town or city neighborhood, which are characterized above all by a beautiful, walkable, convenient public realm that more than compensates for their small building parcels.

A practical theology of virtue and character must be supplemented and supported by a practical theology of procedure and one, I believe, that also builds an important role for ethical principles in theological reflection.

This work is necessary to provide for practical theology a method and procedure (built at least in part on an ethic of principles) and help it to avoid the danger of associating the ethical core of practical theology with an ethic of virtue and character.