Sentences with phrase «of getting defensive»

When your wife tells you that you're a slob, instead of getting defensive, you need to get inquisitive.

Instead of getting defensive, try listening to your partner and empathizing with how they feel.

That way you'll be able to come from a place of compassion, instead of getting defensive when he freaks out about the dirty dishes in the sink.

Yes, at times they shot the lights out, but they built much momentum off of getting defensive stops rather than making threes.

If he hasn't fixed the problem of getting a defensive midfielder in over a decade why do you think he will fix all our problems now?

Then, when you come back, the constructive criticisms will surface as such, and you can respond with openness and grace instead of getting defensive.

If she's not happy with her hair, instead of getting defensive, the stylist will get another one to help fix it.

Instead of getting defensive, you'll be able to really listen to other people — and moreover, other people will be able to really listen to you.»

Rather than feeling the hurt and taking an empowering action to heal it, many of us get defensive and angry and project those feelings onto the people around us.

We are all wired to protect ourselves — so most of us get defensive at least sometimes.

Not exact matches

According to Julie Rains of OPEN Forum, some of the tell - tale signs of an unhealthy company culture include playing favorites, a lack of constructive feedback and criticism, small issues that get repeated over and over again, employees who are defensive and frequent bending of the rules.

Some of the most cringe - worthy moments Bryce Benjamin has witnessed involved people who got defensive and argued with the judges.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers managed to trade back five spots in the first round and still get one of the top defensive linemen in this year's class.

On the subject of relative performance of defensive strategies, the effects of compounding get particularly interesting.

But I offer a defensive strategy overlay that is designed to get my clients out of the way of economic recessions.

In the spirit of trying to get defensive with sector allocations, the performance of the utilities and telecom sectors are telling.

Using the most extreme analogy possible in an argument usually produces nothing productive — it only makes the other side of the debate get more defensive and inflammatory.

You got immediately defensive when the subject of someone knowing your life, but have no problem claiming they are wrong which requires you knowing more about their lives than them.

So when liberal scholars and agnostics criticize the Bible and question its authority, we get defensive, not so much because of our theology of the Bible, but because it feels like they are attacking a loved one.

You got immediately defensive when the subject of someone knowing your life < - OK..

Usually, my first reaction to these kinds of messages is to get defensive and frustrated by the fact that critical thinking, compassion, and honesty are so often presented as liabilities to faith within the conservative evangelical community.

At crossings she always entertains the possibility that a cab could be running the light; she is constantly aware that her high heels could get caught in a sidewalk grate; she carries her purse in a defensive mode, being quite aware of the possibility of finding herself jostled in a robbery attempt; etc., etc..

Then when someone challenges you to reconcile, heal and learn to serve others, you get defensive and pollute the board with a stream of profanities.

It's because it shines a light on the fact that a lot of christians use the bible out of context to support their positions or to degrade the positions of others, and rather than using that lesson to make themselves better people, they get defensive.

The idea that just because someone doesn't share the same god as you automatically exempts them from discussing the topic of religion, faith and gods, is as shallow and defensive as it gets.

It takes skill to listen well to another, to avoid getting defensive, and to see situations from the other's point of view.

I will tell you right now that he will most likely get very defensive, argumentative, and critical of you.

Yet, when we are confronted about Joshua and similar other characters, we get all huffy and defensive of «The Bible».

You are so ready to jump down the throat of anyone who even implies that the Church shouldn't do something and you get uber defensive.

Following my own path (and not going through the motions) was a hard decision but your writings and art sure help I don't think any from my previous church are interesed in my independent journey... and if I happen upon any of the members they are usually quite defensive about the church so I agree your advice is good to not get into confrontation / discussions.

Granted, I get defensive and sarcastic as much as anyone in many of my posts (for which I sincerely apologize), but my real goal is to find folks that might be interested in exploring the possibility and get them info.

Obama's arrogance will expose everyone — thousands of vegetables - he got defensive and now can push all his potatoes to be placed under earth.

I got extremely defensive and explained all of the awesome benefits I got from being vegan.

Elsewhere, UCLA, long thought to be Pac - 12 South favorites, needed the help of three defensive touchdowns in order to get by feisty Virginia.

With the emergence of Francis Coquelin as Arsenal's first - choice defensive midfielder and with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and even Santi Cazorla, who has grown accustomed to playing a deeper role, fighting for a place alongside the young Frenchman, the Gunners captain will certainly find it difficult to get into the first - team.

Real couldn't wait to get rid of the Greater Portuguese Gob because of his Gob and his defensive tacktics.

I believe Koeman might have gotten this team over the line, he would of added some defensive stability and a bit of fight, plus he would have gotten a striker in on day one.

referring decisions also go in our favour, for instance that dortmund goal sanogo scored was clearly offside, these things are apart of football, GREAT teams overcome these obstacles, GREAT teams do not crumble with 3 or 4 goal leads, GREAT teams do not concede 3 + goals in 40 mins REGULARLY, GREAT teams average more than one tackle every 90 mins, GREAT teams don't need more 7 clear cut chances to score, united have academy players in defence, in fact our defensive players are 15x better but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have had an injury list just as long if not longer than ours but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have just gone through a managerial shift but VAN GAAL will get a result, so why on earth are united in the title race and not arsenal?

Also, because I can never get enough of this, here's a Baseball America article that reports on Arenado's defensive future, which wasn't very bright at the time:

And while there might be defensive limitations and other concerns with a couple of these players, you can see how opposing pitchers wouldn't look forward to facing this troika after the first two hitters of the game get on.

i hate a one goal lead and do defensive substitutions, you loose pocession and spent 15 ″ trying to keep the ball out of the net, then if they score, you have no juice to get a win, terrible... arteta?

Plus, while I'm belaboring the point, his first offensive coordinator hire suggested he might be more of the «just have the offense get out of the defense's way» style of defensive coordinator - turned - head coach — a Will Muschamp, if you will.

We need at least five quality players a defender, goalkeeper, a defensive midfielder, a attacking midfielder and a striker Though winning the f.a cup did take a bit of pressure of him only time will tell There got to be a new structure at the club, and get rid of the also rans like Lucas Perez, Jenkinson, debuchy and sagono for starters

Mancity although quite blessed in the defensive midfield area has added fernando for added steel, he is getting acquainted with the league Manu has bought in a creative but an all round combatant name Herrera, reminds me of Ramsay, Manu was obviously lacking a spark, now they have it.

I get that he is an attacking player but what good is a player who creates 1 goal and then because of his defensive incompetence costs us 1 goal?

Chambers for Walcott would have helped in the context of getting height into the defensive line.

If we draft Chubb, you're then basically getting a Michael Strahan type of player that a team can build a championship like defensive around.

I'd just like to see Wenger address the defensive side of things and get a rock in the heart of defence and an enforcer in midfield..

I'm getting annoyed that people fail to notice the positive he did recently (he started spending money, keep the team in tact, getting a new physio in, try to win game ugly when result is getting bad) while it is very fair points that he made very wrong judgement in not getting enough defensive cover, and his players are naive at time in term of tactics.

It forced Arlovski to go into a defensive position and Struve, big as he is, managed to get up and drape himself over the top of Arlovski with 2:30 to go in the round.