Sentences with phrase «own small achievements»

«Barkindo launched a veritable diplomatic blitzkrieg to craft a coalition in favor of the November output agreement; no small achievement given the intense regional rivalries within the cartel and the multiple false starts in 2016.»

The co-founder of KEEP Collective, a Stella & Dot personalized jewelry line out of San Francisco, offers her go - to advice from mom: Pause and celebrate good moments in life, including big and small achievements.

Taking time to acknowledge even the smallest achievement can make a person feel valued.

No matter how small the achievement, we should always take a pause to pat ourselves on the back.

That is an important part of freedom, no doubt; in this respect it must be admitted that the liberties of bourgeois capitalist society are no small achievement, and that they are not to be casually forsaken.

This is drama that draws the audience in and creates an environment in which it is impossible to remain indifferent — no small achievement when the target audience is adolescents in a school hall or gym.

But to establish the meaningfulness of such a notion is no small achievement and Cobb thinks that Whiteheadian resources make this possible.

To teach prayer and holiness to edgy adolescents is no small achievement.

This is no small achievement for an introduction to New Testament textual criticism, a field known for writing that is dry and inaccessible to non-specialists.

It is no small achievement on Morgan's part that his tale of the Tathams also succeeds as a parallel history of Pentecostalism in America.

Chamberlain + Walcott gone after years of big wages and small achievements.

That is no small achievement.

Iceland topped their group which was no small achievement considering Croatia were the strong favourites.

The 20 year old was soon established in the starting line up, which was no small achievement considering the midfield talent Charlton had at his disposal.

The fact he's been able to field a starting eleven in Portsmouth's last two league fixtures is a small achievement in itself as the bench has only been half - full since their Semi-Final win over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.

Getting your child to eat vegetables, behave in public and potty train is no small achievement.

No matter how smaller the achievement is, you, as a conscious parent can take it to the next big level by rewarding it.

Instead congratulate yourself on the smaller achievements.

But there are «the small achievements that are really important», such as stopping public service organisations from using 0845 numbers.

This is no small achievement, given that the SNP now has around 130,000 members - more than four times the number Salmond had to keep in line.

The salvation of the health service, major renovation of schools, the minimum wage, civil partnerships and the extension of protection for minority groups are heroic, not small achievements.

But these small achievements by conventional supranational structures are a long way from a vision which recognises the way in which nations are slowly splintering in the face of myriad conflicting interests and overwhelming transnational economic forces.

It was no small achievement.

Short term, I want to start appreciating and celebrating my small achievements more; it's so easy to let them pass without stopping and letting it sink in.

Committing to yourself is very important, and to achieve success you break down goals into smaller achievements.

That's why I tell people to break it up into smaller goals, so then you can set these smaller goals that you can work toward and once you achieve that goal you can be proud of yourself and celebrate the small achievements.

Notice your own small achievements and know they will add up to your biggest goals and dreams.

Reward yourself for each small achievement (a cookie or jewelry), and maybe you'll get more accomplished.

That is no small achievement.

Among action blockbusters such as CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER and GODZILLA, it seems strange to think that this film is one of the most entertaining films I have seen this year (which is definitely no small achievement).

By the time the Han Solo movie is released, he will have 4 Star Wars scripts under his belt — no small achievement, to be sure, especially considering one of those films is easily the best Star Wars film... so far, at least.

Released just in time for the global financial meltdown, this hymn to designer products features Isla Fisher, who demonstrated her comedic talent by stealing Wedding Crashers from both Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson — no small achievement.

Making your way to the end in one piece is no small achievement, but there are greater rewards if you collect specific items strewn throughout each world.

Snapchat recently added «trophies» — small achievements you can unlock when you reach some benchmark.

The report, «Boosting Performance and Containing Cost through Mayoral Academies,» contrasts the low performance of low - income and minority students and the wide achievement gaps in traditional district schools, and the high performance of low - income and minority students and smaller achievement gaps in high - performing charter schools in neighboring states.

A 2010 study by Richard Freeman and colleagues shows that countries that perform best on TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) not only have a higher average score, but also have 1) less variation in performance and 2) smaller achievement gaps between different demographic groups.

The highest - performing countries in the world not only have the highest raw achievement scores, but also the smallest achievement gaps between subgroups within their population.

Students in these grades make considerably smaller achievement gains in charter schools than they would have in traditional public schools, and the negative effects are not limited to schools in their first year of operation.

Celebrate each small achievement along the way.

Over time, such schools would transform the teaching profession with the ultimate result of higher levels of student learning and smaller achievement gaps.

Increased targeted staffing to higher poverty schools within states is associated both with higher measured outcomes of low - income children and with smaller achievement gaps between children from low - income and non-low income families.

Far more sophisticated studies with better controls on variables, however, consistently show either no achievement benefits, or small achievement benefits for students in charter schools.

Florida had the seventh smallest achievement gap between low - income students and their peers on the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress reading tests for fourth - and eighth - graders.

When you recognize, notice, and reward students» small achievements, as well as their large achievements, you are far more likely to see your students continue to work hard during the rest of the school year.

This is no small achievement, and Jeff Bezos's particular genius seems to be his ability to grasp the transformative potential of this sort of thing long before others do, just as he saw the potential of databases and the Internet to facilitate shopping for books and the potential for one - click shopping to ramp up online sales before most others had caught on.

No matter how small these achievements might be you need to consider the fact that it was all those small extra items that you purchased along the way that got you into debt in the first place and reversing the trend by making small changes in a positive direction will go a long way to eliminating your debt before you realize it.

Also include smaller achievements along the way in order to keep momentum and enthusiasm for the project.

Next year, the Tompkins County SPCA will celebrate its 100th birthday, no small achievement.

When death in Dark Souls strips me of small achievements, like progress through the environment and collected souls, I have nothing left to lose.

In 2006, BOS began as a coordinated weekend of 73 shows in studios and galleries across Bushwick — no small achievement in itself.