Sentences with phrase «on the ego of»

Others think of it as libertarian mainly in the moral sense: pivoting solely on the ego of the individual (as in the thought of Ayn Rand), her pleasures, her contentment, her will - to - power.

Paul Thomas Anderson reteams with his «There Will Be Blood» star Daniel Day - Lewis (in what is reportedly the actor's final role) for another strange tone poem, this focusing on the ego of the male creative genius, the inscrutability of relationships and the power dynamics that emerge between couples.

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You also want to take that drubbing now so that you avoid it later on (when your ego takes more of a bruising, when the thought of an 80 - hour workweek and simultaneous childcare makes your stomach turn, or when you think you're simply too old to take that kind of treatment from someone else).

Creative term sheets allow investors to «stretch the terms... to provide [investor] protection on the downside and to allow the ego - stroking of being a unicorn company.»

Each chapter covers a different aspect of leadership: fear, failure, teamwork, authority, winning, success, ego, mentoring, building, IPOing, and so on.

Off the heels of TechCrunch50 and just in time for the Inc. 500 conference, which starts tomorrow in Washington, DC, Michael Arrington has 8 tips on how to steer conversations at conferences, without letting ego or sloppiness get in the way.

Or maybe you have a colleague whose ego is so self - inflated that he or she insists on talking at you instead of listening to you.

Based on an impressive database of intensive interviews with executives, it turns out that big failures and small egos are among the building blocks of great leadership,» notes Grant of this one, again due out March 6.

According to The Telegraph, Ohanian said: «Reddit offers the opportunity for us, as humans, to connect on a much deeper, broader level because users have an alter ego and aren't tied to a social network of friends with whom they want to share how perfect their lives are.»

The alter ego isn't so much «alter,» however; Reddit users over time build up preferences, communities, and, well, a real sort of existence on the site.

Mashable founder Pete Cashmore on the importance of dropping your ego and asking questions to help solve the problems you're facing.

In addition, Delta would have to deal with the twin threats of increased government scrutiny on one hand, and Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson's larger - than - life ego on the other, outweighing any benefit that could come from such a deal.

Although Gladwell barely touches on business, David and Goliath is full of ego boosts for the entrepreneurial crowd, who are told, for example, that innovators are open, conscientious, and willing to court disapproval.

During times of adversity, we need to keep in mind the four principles below to help us get back up on our feet and do so without ego, which when unleashed will only make things worse.

Let other people indulge their egos, but stay focused on the big picture of what you want to have happen and be willing to give all of the credit away in order to create the outcome you desire.

On a mystical level, certain sources maintain that the flatness and lack of air in matzah is a metaphor for keeping your ego in check and not getting too «puffed up» and arrogant.

Conversely, a culture of «no - ego doers,» or a culture that focuses more on the craft than on the glory, tends to be one that invites candor, collaboration, and a sincere sense of pride for other team members.

Williams reminds entrepreneurs to focus on the outcome instead of ego.

«The pitch meeting, according to Steph's father, Dell, who was present, kicked off with one Nike official accidentally addressing Stephen as «Steph - on,» the moniker, of course, of Steve Urkel's alter ego in (the TV show) Family Matters.

The pivotal message is to focus on the experiential, «moment - to - moment» self, instead of personalizing situations by attaching it to the «narrative self» (the «ego» self, or who we are).

Before playing Barney Stinson on «How I Met You Mother,» Harris was mainly known for his role as the namesake child doctor on «Doogie Howser, MD.» But the raunchy, stripper - loving, drug - using alter ego he plays on «Harold & Kumar» banished all thoughts of Doogie.

Putting his personal money and reputation on the line to eradicate a disease has also risked accusations of vanity — a case of the «ego philanthropy» that can distort goals when the super-rich get involved.

She gives advice on how to prepare yourself for receiving feedback so your ego doesn't get in the way of success.

I've had my fair share of ego tied to that golden number on...

This session will concentrate on how you control and harness the power of your ego to create abundance in your life.

Having lived through the corporate crisis of 2002 - 03 and the financial system meltdown of 2008 - 09, the next generation of leaders has learned the pitfalls of charismatic, ego - driven leaders who focus on their self - interest, and is prepared to lead entirely on behalf of their organizations and the impact they can have.

The people that make the most successful companies aren't necessarily the people that come to you with the best idea in the beginning, but they're the people who can pivot and who can adapt and change and aren't so focused on their product or their technology being a reflection of their own egos.

Fear and ego are in the forefront of all strife on the planet.

Speaking on Premier's News Hour Peter Ould said: «There is a lot of politics involved, that means there's a lot of... pride and egos involved.

Tattoos go on a person's skin, and so they can't be separated from the ego of that person.

The source is religion,... the Bible pointed out that Jews were the chosen people, and obviously when someone has that sort of ego, people on the outside are going to despise it,... in this case it was Christianity, Catholicism (same as Christianity), Islam, etc who felt they were the chosen people and so the hatred began.

Intelligent use of media opportunities can advance a client's cause, but many lawyers who seize them appear to be on personal ego trips.

The feeling is less pronounced because I think the preacher probably has much less of an ego and isn't looking for national celebrity status, though he may have it on a much smaller scale.

Their ego does not allow them to see that they err on the same things that they accuse others of.

There is nothing solid to prove any of the three exist, and for most of you all three were put into your heads when you were little... All of the world fighting based on religion is reallyan ego fight, the immature fight as to who is right.

Looking back on T. S. Eliot's life, Russell Kirk said, «He made the poet's voice heard again, and thereby triumphed; knowing the community of souls, he freed others from captivity to time and the lonely ego; in the teeth of winds of doctrine, he attested the permanent things.

My first post on David's cartoon was an affirmation of the problem with ego - driven preachers who stand in judgement.

«Lord, lock me up in the deepest depths of your heart; and then, holding me there, burn me, purify me, set me on fire, sublimate me, till I become utterly what you would have me be, though the utter annihilation of my ego.»

When we pledge our faithfulness to another on our wedding day, we're mocking the changeableness of life, saying that we trust in the covenant of marriage to transcend the weakness of our flesh, the fickleness of our passions, and the fragility of our egos.

In a culture built on power and progress, the ego has plenty of fuel to fan its flame.

This means that, boldly walking where Kant feared to tread, Hegel has identified the content of consciousness with consciousness itself, with self - consciousness, and is well on his way to giving the Kantian transcendental ego, as spirit, the «true something,» an ontological significance that Kant did not intend.

No, following the confluent orbits of their centers, the grains of consciousness do not tend to lose their outlines and blend, but, on the contrary, to accentuate the depth and incommunicability of their egos.

Many of her friends» daughters had also returned home from a broken marriage with a child or two that they dumped on their parents while they were out «catting around» in a futile tragic attempt to heal their bruised egos and Mother was quite thankful that I spent my after work hours in my room reading my bible.

They thrive on the adrenaline rush, or perhaps the accolades they receive from their piers, or in the case of this «pastor» perhaps his ego craved the adoration of his «followers» in his church.

Who would chose getting kicked out of their family, spit on, denied basic human rights, etc, if it was about ego?

It sees America as infatuated with materialism, on a «power trip» or an «ego trip,» trying to force its will on nature, other societies, and the deep interior of the self.

As Dan has told me on many occasions, for him, it is far less insulting to be under the authority of a woman than it is to be subjected to the suggestion that his fragile ego can not handle it.

One husband described how his wife frequently starts a cycle of mutual caring and affirming: «Barbara makes me feel good about myself with a pat high on the ego.»

If one rejects hyletic data and the transcendental ego, as Heidegger, Sartre, and Merleau - Ponty do, then consciousness takes on a somewhat different function: it does not constitute the meaning of the world; rather, it «presents» and appropriates a world already filled with meaning.

More and more I recognize the need to have some kind of god out there is based on ego and fear.