To be honest I wasn't always converted to the Christopher Nolan way
of doing things with Batman Begins.
What have you learned while opening each subsequent studio along the way — does starting a new studio get easier each time, or do you find new challenges or a new way
of doing things with each location?
And I like your idea
of doing things with intention and enjoying the moment.
Most parents fall into habitual ways
of doing things with baby.
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.
Not exact matches
We initially backed that
with our own reserves, which was a very scary
thing to
do, but then we got a lot
of interest from insurance companies.
So while it's hard to argue
with New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady's success — he's one
of just two players to win five Super Bowls — some
of the
things he
does differently are, well, really different.
He could try and
do this (assuming he becomes president) by
doing a number
of things, including stacking the court
with judges favorable to his views.
Carl says the answer is because
of three reasons: we don't believe simple will work, we equate simple
with easy, and we like the way we always
do things.
If we want
things to get better, the first step is to clearly understand the problems and then to start thinking about what we can
do to shut down the click - bait con artists, viral vultures, and other BS hucksters who are clogging up the critical arteries
of the Internet
with their cheap tricks and phony features.
«We think
of our preferences as
things that we come up
with —
things that are kind
of spontaneous parts
of who we are — but they
do have a basis in biology.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions
with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements
with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements
with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts
with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships
with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance
with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
things.
This is a fantastic
thing to be able to
do because you end up
with an unbiased, objective evaluation
of your own company.
Don't always believe what is said: Often people say
things with the best
of intent, but what they
do matters more than what they sa
do matters more than what they say.
«I meet
with them regularly to chat about what's going on in their world, how they think
of things, and how we can
do things differently in the company to appeal to that generation.
Rashid said that one
of the hardest
things for entrepreneurs to
do is to be completely honest
with themselves about how they are spending their time on projects.
«One
thing we might
do is partner up
with bars and clubs that can help us get into other types
of venues,» Silverman adds.
I personally identify
with Macy after the loss
of her dad after losing my own Dad two years ago, but I also identify
with Macy's moment
of realization that she needs to
do things for herself.
«He said, «
Do you want to see what we can build
with this
thing I'm running out
of your bedroom?»»
Dyson relayed a recent anecdote
of meeting
with a young CEO, and offered five
things the young woman
did right to pique her interest.
They can talk about neural pathways and neurotransmitters as if those big words definitively concluded anything, which they don't, at least
with our current understanding
of such
things.
By the end
of October,
things were verging on the comic: In a superior display
of pettiness on both sides, a Google Ventures partner explained why the firm didn't invest in Theranos, and Theranos responded
with a full - on he - didn «t - reject - us - we - rejected - him.
«Strong leaders don't automatically agree
with the last
thing that was said to them,» Republican Sen. Ben Sasse
of Nebraska said in a statement.
You will surprise yourself
with what you're capable
of and the incredible
things you go on to
do.
The belief is that most online businesses will never be able to compete
with the personalized service
of a person at the counter waiting to help you, to ask you how your day is going, to help carry your bags to your car, to lend you a bathroom, and to sell you
things you don't really need.
The research had a simple setup: invite 57 volunteers
with no history
of serious insomnia into a sleep lab and ask them to
do one
of two
things before settling in for the night.
Provide customers
with a designated area where they can learn more and experience
things for themselves, and it will help them realize that the size
of your store doesn't reflect its quality.
With so much fiscal stimulus waiting in the wings, however, some are wondering: When
does too much
of a good
thing, become a bad
thing?
It's easy to laugh at, but I think the first version
of so many
things looks like a toy and often has something to
do with cats.
Creating a network
of smart, ambitious people to share knowledge
with is one
of the best
things you can
do for your business.
And some
of the players to watch out for are the same big guys from 10 or 20 years ago (Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, etc.) who are the long - entrenched stakeholders and «powers - who - be» in your space — not because they're great innovators or disruptors, but because: (a) they're increasingly well - informed about who's
doing what very well (damn those demo days); (b) they're fairly fast followers
with great gobs
of money; and (c) they have the people, resources, and patience to hang around and keep buying and trying until they eventually get
things right in the long run.
Not all hair straighteners come
with this feature, and if you don't have an issue remembering to turn these types
of things off it may not be necessary.
You guys came out
with your 2018 outlook and one
of the
things that stuck out, I'm sure, to a lot
of people is that you don't think valuations are particularly too high.
There's nothing wrong
with a little perfectionism in the workplace, and encouraging your employees to
do their best is always a good
thing, but when it gets to the point that you're scrutinizing every detail
of their performance, it ends up being counterproductive.
«The first
thing I
do is look at my phone,» claims the incredibly nearsighted Mark Zuckerberg, CEO
of Facebook, during a 2016 Facebook Live interview
with comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
With so much
of the world already furious at Israel, the last
thing that country's leadership should be
doing is taking the heat for Western imperial adventures.
A woman
of the 21st century, the
things she needs to
do business are largely digital: a LinkedIn profile (updated regularly
with her latest achievements), a clear and instructive PowerPoint presentation, a snappy hashtag for optimal Twitter traction.
We've found that a lot
of our fans
of this sport are online, they tend to consume digitally, and thus the BAMTech deal and some other
things we've
done — negotiations
with Twitch, YouTube, etc. — is just to serve them where they are.
«They constitute an unpaid extension
of the workday; they encroach upon
things like family life and drinking
with people
with whom you don't share a copier,» wrote Lauren Collins for The New Yorker.
Since everyone at the outset is
doing multiple jobs and since you can't be everywhere at once, you've got to trust your people to
do the right
things in the moment, since there's no rule book, no time for extensive preparation and instruction, and there's rarely a second chance to make a great first impression
with a lot
of new and prospective customers.
I also recommend finding out if there are people
with whom you can partner who have a certain level
of expertise to
do the
things that you're not necessarily the best at or don't particularly enjoy.
«The U.S. war
of words
with Mexico is dangerous, and Burney, among others, is convinced the first
thing that Canada has to
do is abandon the Three Amigos relationship,» Solomon wrote at Maclean's on January 30.
The digital platform we're experimenting
with, designed by Waterloo - based Plasticity Labs, asks us to make daily estimates
of our happiness on a scale
of 1 - 100 and to occasionally answer questions like, How often
do you make time for
things that make you happy?
The Internet
of Things really means a bunch
of decentralized data are going to be created that ultimately has to be processed and stored and
done something
with.
I know that sounds like a huge goal, but it feels like the perfect
thing to
do with the second half
of my life and
with the skill sets I've developed.
The most important elements
of the process don't have anything to
do with how the coffee machine works or where to sign up for the spin class; they have everything to
do with the company's culture, which is the hardest
thing for a new person to absorb and the hardest
thing for any business to put into words.
Last week, Benjamin Tal, an oft - cited economist at Canadian Imperial Bank
of Commerce, kept
things going
with a note on what could be
done to restrain international demand.
A healthy skepticism toward the traditional ways
of doing things is crucial for an entrepreneur — whether
with medical devices, my own field, or for that matter,
with any other field.
After analyzing the answers, the researchers concluded that contact
with other ways
of doing things forces folks to make explicit and confront their own beliefs and choices.
«What it has to
do with is the fact that the person is not humble enough to accept responsibility when
things go wrong, accept that there might be better ways to
do things, and they just have a closed mind,» says Jocko Willink, coauthor
of Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win.