Sentences with phrase «story about better people»

While everyone loves a story about good people triumphing over evil forces, such stories don't encourage us to become a part of the narrative.

Yet at their core, they're simple stories about good people learning to care for one another while banding together through their battles with zombies or cults or aliens.

Not exact matches

I don't want public attention because I don't want the story to be about me... I want it to be about what the US government is doing... I'm willing to sacrifice all of that because I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.

They are Social Currency (e.g., sharing things that make people look good), Triggers (acknowledging that we talk about things that are top - of - mind), Emotion, Public (imitating what we see others do), Practical Value (news people can use) and Stories (information passed along under the guise of idle chitchat).

In fact, they work really well in social stories, but will just annoy people if you're blogging about your business and related topics.

Your customers are people, which means they will relate better to your story if it's somehow about them.

In the end, understanding the world is about understanding people, and fiction gives you the best, most nuanced, most varied human stories and character portrayals.

«All of these people that I spoke to, who could tell you a not very nice story about Steve, are also eager to tell you that he made them better.»

Listening to their stories about our business and their lives teaches me about shared values, which form the foundation for a strong corporate culture that motivates people to do their best every day.»

He says he wanted people to read it for pleasure and that Flash Boys is a positive story about people acting in the better interests of others.

There are many pleasures in this story about investment banks pitching activism preparedness so I guess we might as well start with the cheapest of them, 1 which is that people who work at investment banks sometimes use words funny:

Whether it's recognition, free - up resources for new initiatives, profit - sharing bonuses or the satisfaction of making a difference for people and organizations your prospect cares about, showing your prospect that a hero's welcome awaits them at the end of the story is the best way to engage, energize and activate.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

«It's great for people who want to do good in the world, but it also forces organizations to be very deliberate about how different aspects of their story are going to manifest themselves.»

Many people have expressed concerns regarding a recent media story about the dismissal of an associate from our Kemptville store as well as Walmart's commitment to supporting animal...

«Bitcoin for beginners 101,» which posted on Mar. 21 of 2016, was the best read story in December, demonstrating the fact that many people are still learning about bitcoin.

Someone I know said once: «Most stories about Bruce revolve around him being the world» greatest person who is the best advisor anyone could ever hope for.»

One good trait of a storyteller is they also know about the story of the person or people they are telling a story to.

'» Asked to paint a picture of the company in 20 years, the executives mentioned such things as «on the cover of Business Week as a model success story... the Fortune most admired top - ten list... the best science and business graduates want to work here... people on airplanes rave about one of our products to seatmates... 20 consecutive years of profitable growth... an entrepreneurial culture that has spawned half a dozen new divisions from within... management gurus use us as an example of excellent management and progressive thinking,» and so on.

Unlike some people on here that can't just enjoy a good story about the Pope and has to trash a whole religion.

The Bible is a book of fairy tales and stories intended to make people feel better about what they fear and can not understand because of ignorance.

But I also want to say, if you had been here (I'm in Birmingham) and read some of the stories of people's kids being killed by this storm (so many had lost power already by earlier storms and had no idea F4 and F5 tornodoes were about to hit, and their kids were at friends» houses... and then those friends» houses were totally destroyed, and several parents lost all of their kids - I also know of several people who lost their wives AND all of their kids because they were at work while their family was at home)... anyways, if you could read some of these stories, who are you guys to tell them that their loved ones are not going off to a better place?

@Maani: «I do take issue with your comment that «Religion gets people to be good in the same way stories about Santa Claus gets kids to be good, with baseless promises of rewards and punishments.»

I do take issue with your comment that «Religion gets people to be good in the same way stories about Santa Claus gets kids to be good, with baseless promises of rewards and punishments.»

Religion gets people to be good in the same way stories about Santa Claus gets kids to be good, with baseless promises of rewards and punishments.

The way I see it, a person writes a book for one two reasons: 1) She has a message that she cares about and the best way to spread that message is through a book, or 2) She feels compelled to write so she shares whatever story / experience / message most inspires her at the time.

Jesus coming back as he does, acting as he does after he's been murdered by the faithless and the faithful and betrayed by his friends, somehow makes it clear that the saving story can't be about God and the good people versus the bad people.

We've got a variety of well - known theologians, biblical scholars, musicians and church leaders scheduled, as well as interesting people eager to share about their faith, lifestyle, interests, stories, and areas of expertise.

I have made up enough written stories in the middle here that you can pick and choose any words or sentences you like to judge other people and look down on them and feel better about yourself.

It wasn't just about the subject matter — although it's tricky to write about such a tender and intimate time in a person's life, to tell your own story while still holding space for stories that are so different than your own, to attempt to shepherd people well in the liminal spaces of their faith journeys — but it was also just the season of life with being pregnant with our fourth and then giving birth and suddenly having four tinies between the ages of 9 and newborn meant I had a lot less time with a lot less energy (and even less sleep!)

There are many lessons to be learned from this story about Nathan and David, but let us not overlook the obvious one: if a person as good and decent as David is can succumb to evil and fall prey to self - deception, we can as well.

Jeremy thanks for your comments alot of this i never really thought about before until you provoked me to seek the truth in the word it is what we all should be doing finding the truth for ourselves God wants to reveal mysterys if we are open to hear.If we have been christians awhile we just take the word of whoevers preaching or whichever clip we see on god tube its knowledge but not revelation.Because the story sounds plausible we tag that on to our belief for example for many years i believed that the rich young rulers problem was money so the way to deal with that problem is to give it away and be a follower of Jesus sounds plausible.Till you realise every believers situation is different so the message has to be universal.So the reason its not about money because it excludes those that do nt have it and does nt make room for those that do have it but do nt worship it.The rich young ruler was not a bad person he lived by a good moral code but he made money his idol he put that before God.The word says we shall not have any idols thats a sin and a wicked one.In fact there wasnt any room in his heart for Jesus that is a tragedy.So when we see the message is about Idolatry we all have areas that we chose not to submit to God thats universal everyone of us whether we are rich or poor.I believe we are unaware that we have these idols what are some of them that was revealed to me our partners our children our work our church our family i can sense some of you are getting fidgetty.

Lehrer (author of the best - selling How We Decide) explains why we get our best ideas in the shower, shatters the myth of the muse, descries creative working environments that increase productivity, and tells story after story about the ways in which the world's most creative people work.

By serving as a politically resonant allegory about the ways differing beliefs can divide friends and family, it also became one of Marvel's first, bonafide tragedies — a story of what happens when good people get their priorities confused.

As a strong Catholic who is of service to the community on a regular basis, loves the faith, respects other's rights to have their faiths as well, and — yes — has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, I would love to see CNN's belief blog write a story about the positive of the Catholic faith, instead of always reading about the people that have left and the problems people have with the Church.

That variety of reading makes me feel more like a person and reminds what I love first about reading — the beauty of a good story.

No... I actually began questioning Christianity and all religions when I was in elementary school and in history class while learning about the greek gods and their myths thought «Well... let's see... these people really believed in these gods and those stories... thought they really happened... but there was no evidence they did and we all know they're not real now... so what's different between that and Christianity and other religions?»

Personally, I had believed in the Bible until I read about Horus and realized people were writing stories about different Gods and good and evil long before the Bible.

Jeremy good message and quite relevant for today God is still looking at our hearts and motives for serving him or are we serving our own agenda as Jonah was.He did nt feel compassionate towards his enemies and who could blame him they had cruelly killed many Jews it was a question of life or death to his own people.The Jewish nation was no more deserving of Gods grace than the other nations that is revealed by sending Jonah to preach a message of hope and life.Ultimately God calls all by faith in him and is willing to be merciful to all nations and peoples that do not not deserve it just like us it is by grace that we all are forgiven.I am pleased that God is sovereign and knows whats best he is merciful to us.Our human nature is that it is better to kill our enemies before they can kill us and that is essentially Jonahs message that is why he struggled to be obedient to Gods will.Gods message is to forgive those that trespass against us and show mercy.Its complicated and it is natural to protect ourselves and our families from those who would seek to destroy them but ultimately its about trusting God with everything easier said than done.If it comes to a choice we will have to trust God and ask for his strength because we cant do it in ours.As Christ laid down his life for us are we ready to lay our lives and the lives of our families as a sacrifice for him.To me that is where the story of Jonah is leading to we have the choice to fight our enemies or to love them as God loves them.brentnz

The preachers of the electronic church fill the airwaves with «born again» stories about people who are enjoying the good life because they have accepted Jesus.

But about the original figures we really know practically nothing, for Israel kept reinterpreting the original stories, as well as adding new ones, in order to express in these sagas the hopes and convictions which Israel came to believe about herself as a people.

That may well be the case but, as anyone with even a passing familiarity with the story will attest, Shelley's monster was designed to provoke empathy among readers and get people asking questions about who was the real monster.

As the persecution of Christians continues in Sudan and East Timor and elsewhere — as people of faith continue to testify to the gospel of love and the truth about the human person — the continuing story of the martyrs will have to be told in the twenty - first century as well.

Out of all the stories and things we know about Jesus, do you really think that he would not forgive someone who confessed in thier hart and is truely a good person?

this post melts my heart Kristen... not only because it's your brother's favorite recipe but because you didn't even know it existed before the holidays... and now you have it in your possession... i think this is what i love about food the most: it's connection to people not only from one generation to the next, but to all cultures as well... the era, «before babies» and «after babies», what was happening in lives, etc., it's exactly the story behind the recipe itself... and now your children will pass it along to their children, telling the story about how you didn't even know it existed but it's a family favorite... i am doing a happy dance for you!!

Many of the stories we hear from the region are about a dire lack; but they are also connected by a sense of the pride that people have in relation to the food of their home country, as well as the humility and hospitality that goes into making and sharing it.

i'm sometimes the biggest jerk but then my beloved will do something, say something that will reel me in and i'm back to his side and i beg him for a story about his childhood (i love stories about how white people grow up and his stories are the best) and the lovely cadence of his voice always soothes me.

People keep using stats to defend him because that's the only way to defend him.When you watch him most at times you he hardly wows you or is any special.Can i ask a question couldn't Chamakh or Bendtner or Aliadiere score about 15 - 18 goals with this super super creative arsenal midfield.I mean lets be honest if Chamakh in his first season should have scored 20 goals in EPL many people would still want him out you know why because watching every aspect of his game and also analyzing every aspect of his game he was below average in his time at arsenal to be honest.So its not only about stats because stats do nt tell me the whole story about a player though they are facts and don't lie the eyes do nt lie.And with this same eyes we look at players and say Aguero is better thab Bony, Costa is better than Remy, and People keep using stats to defend him because that's the only way to defend him.When you watch him most at times you he hardly wows you or is any special.Can i ask a question couldn't Chamakh or Bendtner or Aliadiere score about 15 - 18 goals with this super super creative arsenal midfield.I mean lets be honest if Chamakh in his first season should have scored 20 goals in EPL many people would still want him out you know why because watching every aspect of his game and also analyzing every aspect of his game he was below average in his time at arsenal to be honest.So its not only about stats because stats do nt tell me the whole story about a player though they are facts and don't lie the eyes do nt lie.And with this same eyes we look at players and say Aguero is better thab Bony, Costa is better than Remy, and people would still want him out you know why because watching every aspect of his game and also analyzing every aspect of his game he was below average in his time at arsenal to be honest.So its not only about stats because stats do nt tell me the whole story about a player though they are facts and don't lie the eyes do nt lie.And with this same eyes we look at players and say Aguero is better thab Bony, Costa is better than Remy, and so on.

«You can put yourself into that person's shoes or that story or certain situation and you can have better understanding when you're actually reading about something that happened,» he says.

Statement is baffling and is in fact the very thing that guys like cap and others are fighting against the truth is Colin didn't orignaly kneel during the anthem he sat on his bench he was then approached by vets who asked why he was sitting and asked him to do something else because sitting was disprectful it was those army vets who told cap to kneel because it shows your fighting against something and not just sitting to sit they told him it would be a better look and it's funny how people turn around and say he is disrespecting the very people who told him what to do and how to do it to get his message across this is the ignorance of America and everything cap fights against you judge a man by the color of his skin and his upbringing and not the content of his character you don't know anything about cap yet you pull this entire story out your ass go sit down clown