Sentences with phrase «set themselves up for failure because»

Perfection doesn't exist; when I expect it, I immediately set myself up for failure because the unattainable standard I've set in my mind can never be reached.

People set themselves up for failure because they expect to be able to maintain this kind of lifestyle until they reach their goal, and then revert back to their old habits.

If you change too much at once, you're setting yourself up for failure because it's difficult to stick to it when you make a lot of drastic changes all at once.

Too often, students are set up for failure because they do not make disciplined financial choices.

From the get - go, it seemed Nintendo set itself up for failure because of why it expected the Wii U to sell so well in the first place.

There are those in this business that have set themselves up for failure because they have not taken the time to develop the mindset needed to make it through the tough times in this business.

Not exact matches

People abandon their fitness goals because they've set themselves up for failure with unrealistic expectations.

That's because it's the taste of something sweet that's addictive — so you may be setting yourself up for failure if you start with sugar early on.

Kane is watching his girl (in a play he paid for) put on a horrible performance that was universally hated by all the critics yet he claps because he feels her success is important since he feels a failure would reflect badly on him since he set the whole thing up.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

which is certainly not a slight on the young french national player; like him or not, Sanchez has provided some real world - class performances for club and country in recent years... if you do this move, you need to really clean house or face some serious consequences for the foreseeable future... half measures are rarely rewarded, that's how we got here... tear down the wall... we need to get rid of Giroud, not because he isn't a talented player, his skill - set simply doesn't make sense if we hope to maximize the offensive potential of a quick passing, one - touch scheme... we need to evolve, like Barcelona, who realized you needed to have clinical finishers or face a mind - numbing future of horizontal passes and largely ineffective crosses... Barca went and got Suarez, even though they had Messi and Neymar on the roster (just imagine the possibilities — another in the litany of Wenger «what ifs»)... we need to be as clinical in the boardroom as on the pitch... accept nothing less or move on... personally I would move on from Welbeck, Giroud and Walcott, even Ox if he isn't all in... I think the most intriguing player might be Perez, which runs counter to the thoughts in my head when he arrived late last summer... we need a deep lying DM with quick feet and long ball potential, midfielders who can counter quickly even when they are spread out and 4 or 5 players who know how to attack the lanes (kind of a cross between Barca, Dortmund and Monaco)... this is seriously an achievable goal, one that logically should have been achieved quite a few years ago... did no one in the Arsenal organization see the financial restructuring of the football universe... think of the players we could have had but we weren't willing to cough up the dough only for those individuals to have their value double or triple within a 12 to 24 month period... even if just from an investment perspective these «no deals» represent a failure of monumental proportions... only if you cared, of course

In other words, they set women up for failure from the very beginning, because what they expect of women is probably impossible.

No, society does not make people behave badly; our shame - based model of marriage sets people up for failure because «until death» commitment trumps anything else.

However, let's not set them up to feel like total failures because they were not made more aware of the true - to - life range of experience, signs to watch out for, and go - to resources for challenging or doubtful moments.

Depending on someone else to complete you sets your relationship up for failure because you expect another, imperfect person to make up for your imperfections.

Because if you tell yourself that you'll start your diet on Monday, but you haven't properly prepared, you've already set yourself up for failure.

Personally I hate the word «diet» because it sounds so restrictive and the restrictive nature of most «diets» is exactly what sets us up for failure in the form of diet rebellion.

Final Observation — This will be some hard truth, but you have to consider it because if you don't you'll probably just set yourself up for failure.

I'm not a big fan of resolutions, because I feel like they set you up for failure.

If you're just going out with someone because you're bored or trying to force a relationship, you're setting yourself up for failure.

Well, a lot of those changes and ideas are bad, and a lot of them might work but they feel like a set - up for failure because we want them done quickly and cheaply.

If a debt relief company asks you to guess what your budget is, that's a warning sign to run away because they may be «qualifying» you for their product based on inaccurate figures and that will just set you up for failure.

Its an automatic set up for failure for them and all because people want to show «how good my pit is».

If, in much of his early work, Turner is not up to the task his ambition set for him, we forgive him because the desire itself is touching and, more importantly, because the scope of his later successes easily overshadows his early failures.

Not because she's salesy — but because she absolutely refuses to set clients up for failure.

So I try not to feel the need to fix everything and have everything done before I feel contententment, because I'm surely setting myself up for failure.