Sentences with phrase «striking out on»

He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky and moved with his family to other cabins in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois until striking out on his own when he was 22 years old.

On the contrary, the thought of striking it out on my own energized me.

Did he or she have any professional training, or apprentice to another well - regarded groomer before striking out on his / her own?

He moved to Austin in 2007 and trained at many different dog daycares before striking out on his own with Debono Dog Training.

Great content here, you have a nice writing style, and certainly wonderful that you're striking out on your own.

Jonas» debt increased after leaving his initial job and striking out on his own.

Instead, they are striking out on their own and working as freelancers,» says trader, investor, writer and entrepreneur, James Altucher.

That having been said, I realize authors are playing a greater role in marketing and promoting their books — not to mention those authors who self publish — and there are, in fact, some sites / tools that specifically cater to those striking it out on their own (and which are pretty handy for book publicists too)!

Between Gears moves us back in time a little more in to that uncertain time when we are leaving what is comfortable and familiar and are striking out on our own.

Among the many authors who are striking out on their own, a few are having phenomenal success.

Orna Ross worked for 20 years in media and publishing, and published fiction and non-fiction with both small and corporate publishing houses before striking out on her own in 2011.

Following in the footsteps of Rick Riordan, yet also striking out on his own when his path diverges, is not a feat to be taken lightly.

Have you had success striking out on your own and selling your books?

Two years ago, Waterstones could have chosen a different path, either striking out on its own or choosing a different partner.

Orna Ross worked for 20 years in media and publishing and published fiction and nonfiction with both small and corporate publishing houses before striking out on her own in 2011.

The better version of self - publishing involves the writer producing top - shelf work, and then using professional designers and editors (striking out on their own after careers in the big publishing houses) to produce a book that rivals or exceeds the work from traditional publishing.

She graduated from the University of Missouri - Kansas City school of law in 1998 and worked for the Public Defender's Office for several years before striking out on her own.

This was a captivating glimpse into the life of a first generation Cuban American woman who was torn between her family and heritage and striking out on her own.

I like that you're striking out on your own (and getting more of the monetary credit for your work in the process), and I'm sure many fans will be following you wherever you go.

I like (and will continue to use) the term «indie publisher» or «indie writer» to talk about writers striking out on their own into the publishing world and starting their own presses.

The script also introduces inventor Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), who briefly works for Edison before striking out on his own after Edison fails to truly realize his brilliance.

Left unsaid is the possibility of striking out on one's own.

Andrew Haigh worked as an assistant editor on Hollywood blockbusters, including Gladiator and Black Hawk Down, before striking out on his own to make more personal films, including his breakthrough 2011 love story, Weekend.

Dan makes the bold step of quitting Chuck's team and striking out on his own; however, a year later, he's still working out of a Dunkin Donuts and his only two employees are sad, old working man Timothy McWinters (Tom Wilkinson), and air - head youngster Mike Pancake (Dave Franco).

She spares you her headaches by describing all the pitfalls of striking out on your own as a writer.

After working under Harris Savides several times («Margot At The Wedding,» «Zodiac,» «Elephant «-RRB- and DoPs like Christopher Doyle («Paranoid Park «-RRB- and Lance Acord («Where The Wild Things Are «-RRB-, Blauvelt is striking out on his own.

Johnston, who worked on the original Star Wars franchise before striking out on his own, knows this sort of filmmaking well enough, and his choreographing of action sequences is consistently admirable.

For pioneering director Cecil B. DeMille, Carpenter played Spanish Ed in The Virginian (1914) and Jacques D'Arc in Joan the Woman (1916), both still extant, before striking out on his own, directing and acting in some of the cheapest Westerns and action melodramas ever produced.

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Whether you're a business owner or simply dream of striking out on your own one day, read on to find out how business credit differs from personal credit, why it's so important and how to establish it for your own company.

I've been thinking about the whole transition since I turned 50 (well, actually way before that) and my children are striking out on their own and how my life is changing a lot right now.

My boyfriend is running 21 miles this Sunday as part of his training and we are sort of striking out on finding substitutes for his «during the run» fuel.

This craving for order keeps us from striking out on adventures, says Tamar Chansky, PhD, a psychologist in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. «One accomplishment of getting older is gaining decision - making power,» she notes.

Get friends on board: Saying no to a happy hour in place of a workout won't happen when you're striking out on your own.

Postdoctoral training is a time when new scientists polish their skills and methods before striking out on their own as independent researchers.

In a field that has come to epitomize the worst of «big science» — slow, overpriced, and heavily engineered — some people are finally saying «enough is enough» and striking out on their own to find another way.»

In addition, joining an established lab would offer full access to cutting - edge shared resources, infrastructure, and expert lab staff, which are vital for innovative research yet would have been hard to obtain rapidly if I were striking out on my own to establish an independent lab.

A reader called to report two departures from the Brooklyn - based developer, Forest City Ratner, whose name has become synonymous with the Atlantic Yards project: Bruce Bender and Scott Cantone are striking out on their own to create a new political consulting firm.

«We're already seeing more start - ups, more hiring, and more entrepreneurs striking out on their own.

finding my own place, giving up my sweet puppy - dogs (he would surely keep them), just striking out on my own at my age (49)....

And that figure just dropped some more, with Kershaw striking him out on four pitches.

He gets Springer striking out on four pitches, all strikes, so his World Series career is off to a good start.

She is always heading off somewhere: striking out on British Army or scientific expeditions to remote portions of the Belizean jungles; roaring up the Western Highway to Belmopan, the capital city, where her opinions are solicited with frequency by government ministers (she is now an official — albeit unpaid — land and resources adviser); or careering into Belize City, the country's population center, for a high - society cocktail party.

We keep striking out on getting a decent striker so now it seems like anybody might work.

Castro does his part to add to history, striking out on Giles» 23rd pitch of the evening.

It took striking out on my own to discover ingredients like these, and I encourage you...

im striking out on every almond flour or paleo flour cookie I make these days.

It was the product not only of ethnic inheritances but also of unique experiences in this country, in particular the experience of independence, of striking out on one's own, leaving the old world behind.

They'll have a hard time just striking out on their own in this economy, and not many employers want someone who breaks commitments and challenges authority.

While investors certainly need to do their due diligence, investing in products such as Bitcoin IRAs, which are held by established financial custodians and which feature multiple levels of security to safeguard customer assets, is far safer than striking out on your own and investing thousands of dollars in cryptocurrencies on an exchange that may be based in Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, or Asia.