Sentences with phrase «own bruised ego»

Hurt feelings, bruised egos, and skinned knees are all part of the growth process, and critical to it.

Providing a clear, reasoned argument for why the business relationship needs to end and offering contacts or referrals for companies that you recommend to replace your services can help avoid bruised egos and burnt bridges.

While that may bruise your ego, what is the end goal here?

Luckily, the intern wasn't hurt, perhaps apart from a bruised ego.

But beyond some bruised egos, the mistake won't leave any lasting damage on the Oscar brand.

«In this case, Fields has been perceived to be the front - runner for several years, and, as president of the Americas [region], several of the other contenders were directly or indirectly reporting to him, so I don't see too many «bruised egos» getting in the way.»

we arent the ones threatening to burn people forever because of a bruised ego.

That's why a simple word would easily bruise their egos.

If it hadn't been for Naaman's servants, who convinced him to follow the instructions despite his bruised ego, Naaman would have walked away.

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.

Bruise my ego?

However, for books like Ladbrokes, they are happy to accept a bruised ego in exchange for a massive profit.

if players (and coaches) think they can not criticize or encourage john to play differently without him getting a bruised ego and escalating situations into departures it could effect the already toxic organizational culture.

Looked like he sustained a severely bruised ego, hopefully nothing more.

Wenger persists with under performing players in hope of instilling confidence or avoid bruising egos and it's affecting the squad.

So there will be a fair few bruised egos in that dressing room before Saturday's hugely significant fixture with struggling Wolves, significant for the simple fact Man City go to Chelsea on the Monday, meaning there's every chance of the trailing pack − United especially − reducing the arrears on the long - time leaders.

With this in mind, Pardew would be wise to start the duo on the bench, as he could have himself a couple of bruised egos.

For those with heart conditions, bruised egos, low self - esteem, and / or are currently in a workplace which frowns upon screaming obscenities at the computer monitor followed by smashing your keyboard across your cubicle you may want to read this another time.

Leos would again end up with bruised egos since the interpretation would be so you are saying I am FAT?!?!?!; Scorpios would react the same way because they will never stand for insults; Libras are obsessed with beauty and being told that they are getting so large would be distressing; Virgos would drive themselves crazy analyzing whether they are getting too large or not, and be stressed out as a result.

«A three - way agreement was reached in that good faith, and if politics or a bruised ego undid that work in favor of the status quo, New York City's children and parents lost out, and that is sad.»

Once again we had the bruised ego of Peter Mandelson and the fulminations of Messrs Clarke and Milburn.

PIs who make the lab's authorship customs clear to all people coming into the lab can avoid conflicts about ethics, accountability, and the accompanying bruised egos.

To see if a bruised ego can cause aggression, Fast and his colleague Serena Chen manipulated people's sense of power and self - worth by asking them to write about occasions when they felt either empowered or impotent and then either competent or incompetent.

To see if a bruised ego can actually cause aggression, the researchers manipulated people's sense of power and self - worth by asking them to write about occasions when they felt either empowered or impotent and then either competent or incompetent.

The group is analyzing thousands of bones from around the world, employing new techniques, and trying to put aside years of bad blood and bruised egos.

Either way, the result is likely to be bruised egos and misunderstandings, neither of which helps improve communication.

Yeah, you might have crappy coordination, and you could even end up with bruised shins (and a bruised ego) to start out.

We're wired to avoid circumstances where we hurt ourselves, even if we're only bruising our egos.

Getting too euphoric because of a gain and going up to quickly and you end up all the way back to lower base camp sucking on an oxygen tank and a bruised ego.

There is another option if you're brave and don't mind getting a bruised ego.

If this discussion does not take place there is going to be hurt feelings and or bruised egos felt by cubs, cougars, or both.

Bruised ego and embarrassment are both easily earned when depending on the chance meeting.

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP in the weeks and months after the divorce comes through Bruised egos may well be typical during the post-divorce phase, but keep in mind that thousands of singles go through divorce every year — so go easy on yourself.

What you do come home with is an empty wallet, blisters on your feet, and bruised ego.

Historically, Disney has kept this kind of material under wraps, so the candor perhaps stems from the lack of swapped personnel and bruised egos.

Throbbing with the bruised ego of its subject (still fighting his lost battles), it's a rare example of warts - and - all enshrinement coupled with critical insight.

«Despite all the problems and setbacks, bruised egos and shattered friendships, I felt then and still do that Sorcerer is the best film I've made.»

Students may say things in an attempt to bruise your ego or question your teaching abilities.

Our Miata suffers no real damage from this off - track excursion and a slightly bruised ego heals quickly.

Fortunately, it would appear that the driver escaped uninjured (with the possible exception of a bruised ego) and it doesn't look like the prototype suffered any major damage.

Considering how poorly trained the volunteers were — most of whom are readers and have zero idea of author politics or the indie / trad battle of bruised egos — I'm not surprised if a) one or two volunteers got the designation wrong and / or b) the overheard conversations had zero to do with the book signing and were instead «why does your name badge say that / what do you write / do you have a book out?»

Once you've picked your bruised ego off the floor, let me say this — over-confidence is quite possibly the most debilitating (and unattractive) character trait.

If you just stick to top level motives, then ideology or a bruised ego fit, and I think that's as far as it can go.

This thing smacks of bruised egos, that a noted expert does not think their poor wittle confewence agenda is worthy of serious attention.

The results of a slip and fall may be much greater than a bruised ego — often, injuries may include sprains, broken bones, and even severe head trauma.

While these accidents may be embarrassing, a bruised ego isn't sufficient to warrant compensation.

I've never left the room with a frayed nerve, or a bruised ego.

For most things, the process of undoing whatever damage was done involves merely spending more money and soothing a bruised ego.

One client in particular, a vice president of online marketing, was a tough case when it came to his bruised ego.

That can easily create conflicts and bruised egos.