Sentences with phrase «take on the world for»

I don't know about you, Denough, but I think the times I learned the most when I was a child was when my parents allowed me to take on the world for myself.

Take on a variety of race events with Rookie, Pro and Veteran rivals and win 1st place to earn a one - time big - chip reward in each, then challenge your friends» best times or take on the world for bragging rights on the global leaderboards!

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To find the wealthiest people in the world, Wealth - X looked at its database of dossiers on more than 110,000 ultra-high net - worth people and used a proprietary valuation model that takes into account each person's assets, then adjusts estimated net worth to account for currency - exchange rates, local taxes, savings rates, investment performance, and other factors.

The California - based toy maker on Tuesday confirmed it won the key toy license for the Jurassic World property beginning in the summer of 2017, taking over a business that had previously been owned by rival Hasbro (has).

A new contract for more F - 35 fighter jets will take time, given the focus on cost, the CEO of the world's largest defense contractor says.

Whereas Apple's old logo connoted the free spirit of an upstart that was taking on staid tech giants, its current position as one of the most valuable corporations in the world calls for the sleek, futuristic logo it has now.

With the creators proffered up for deals one after another, the event takes on the feel of an advertising - world meat market.

For many years while I worked for Exxon Mobil their slogan was, «Taking on the World's Toughest Energy Challenges&raquFor many years while I worked for Exxon Mobil their slogan was, «Taking on the World's Toughest Energy Challenges&raqufor Exxon Mobil their slogan was, «Taking on the World's Toughest Energy Challenges».

There has been a common consensus that world governments have slightly taken a back seat on the issue of sustainability and the environment (the sustainable development commission was axed in 2010 as part of Uk government spending cuts for example).

«We knew we wanted to take off, see the world a little bit, live on board and sail for a couple of years,» he said.

You have to give Trevorrow a lot of credit for taking on «Jurassic World»: This was a film meant to attract a huge audience that could have easily made a lot of people angry if done incorrectly.

While investors will have to find stocks with higher yields, pay more for them and take on more risk in bonds, the biggest change in a permanently low - rate world is that people will need to set aside more of every paycheque if they want to keep the same goal for retirement income.

Since the company alerted reporters last week to a «secretive» event coming up on Tuesday in Cupertino, California, there's been little else to discuss in the world of tech — except for some stolen celebrity photos that were reportedly taken from Apple's iCloud service.

As London's financial district prepares for a post-Brexit world, CNBC takes a closer look at the impact on the job market.

Click on the link and it will take you to what looks for all the world like a Netflix page — there's even a still from the hit Netflix series The Crown in the background.

These two Googlers wanted to show the world what it's like working for the technology giant, so they took advantage of Google's 20 percent time policy (ergo the name), which allows employees to work on side projects up to one day a week.

But it didn't take long for Leung and his partners to stumble across what looked to be a mammoth opportunity: There was, he realized, an enormous craving for IT specialists who knew how to develop and manage web platforms that relied on so - called open - source software based on Linux — a non-propriety operating system beloved by Microsoft - loathing tech geeks the world over.

More than 1.5 million people take in the world's premiere spot for getting an early start on the festivities, but there's more to see than just fireworks.

As important as the difference to the world, that difference — if you act according to your values, as Thoreau did by living nearly alone for two years, for going to jail to oppose slavery, for self - financing his risky book venture, for resiliently taking on his next book — makes a difference to you, yourself.

And perhaps their whole thing was... a revival of the true brand sentiment of what WestJet is in a world where Porter has very much taken on a friendly «we're here for you» type of brand as well,» he says.

Inspiring you to «grab life by the handlebars and take the world,» the #FindYourFreedom internship is meant for those looking to gain a hands - on experience in marketing communications.

An eight - episode series about the world of shipping containers and global trade may seem like a niche subject, but it doesn't take long for host Alexis Madrigal to convince listeners why the development of this worldwide network has shaped every aspect of life on Earth.

All MBA students take part in two annual «integrative case weeks,» during which classes are put on hold to allow for real — world experience and networking with senior executives from major Canadian companies.

Ben & Jerry's recently launched an app to make use of those cast - aside characters to raise awareness for World Fair Trade Day, which took place on May 14.

MOSCOW, April 25 - Moscow is holding off on taking retaliatory measures against the United States for imposing sanctions on Rusal, hoping the EU can persuade Washington to ease restrictions against the world's second largest aluminium producer further, sources told Reuters.

Her company, Embrace Innovations, makes low - cost baby incubators for use in the developing world, she explains in the post, and the emotional struggles of getting to know seriously ill infants, many of whom sadly didn't make it, and their families was taking a huge toll on her.

But you've chosen to take that on and do your best to share your company with humanity, and maybe even change the world for the better.

Nostalgia for the 1980s and the 1990s has peaked in recent years, as evidenced elsewhere in the fashion world with a denim comeback not to mention listicle upon listicle on BuzzFeed, reboots of countless nineties sitcoms from Boy Meets World to Full House (or original takes on dated themes like Netflix's Stranger Things), or even the release of the Nintendo NES Classic Edition that immediately became The Gift of the 2016 holiday seworld with a denim comeback not to mention listicle upon listicle on BuzzFeed, reboots of countless nineties sitcoms from Boy Meets World to Full House (or original takes on dated themes like Netflix's Stranger Things), or even the release of the Nintendo NES Classic Edition that immediately became The Gift of the 2016 holiday seWorld to Full House (or original takes on dated themes like Netflix's Stranger Things), or even the release of the Nintendo NES Classic Edition that immediately became The Gift of the 2016 holiday season.

Rogers» take is that while most big web applications that must run on thousands of servers spread all over the world have flowed to AWS, it'll take much longer for important enterprise software like accounting and inventory systems that have run in corporate data centers for decades, to do the same.

«Recent events have brought home for me that people are more important than work, and that I need to take some time off of the day - to - day to grieve my mother, whom I buried on Friday, to reflect, to work on myself, and to focus on building out a world - class leadership team,» Kalanick wrote in the email, obtained first by Recode.

Since you can't control what's going on in the world, take responsibility for what you add to it.

The notoriously bearish Societe Generale strategist, renowned for making big calls on the state of the world, used his latest Global Strategy Weekly note to take aim at BoE chief economist Andy Haldane.

But the shortcomings of one game don't mean that augmented reality itself is a flop — if anything, Pokémon Go has whetted audience hunger for a more developed take on gaming that integrates real - world movement and social interaction.

It looks like we have our answer: Holmes is taking on the world, at least for now.

For his work on behalf of charities such as World Relief that takes him around the globe, the technology is a godsend.

Having taken over the Nakatomi Plaza building, Gruber grandiloquently (and prematurely, of course) quotes Plutarch on Alexander the Great: «And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.»

MOSCOW, April 25 (Reuters)- Moscow is holding off on taking retaliatory measures against the United States for imposing sanctions on Rusal, hoping the EU can persuade Washington to ease restrictions against the world's second largest aluminium producer further, sources told Reuters.

He is a regular guest on Fox's Tech Take, a HuffPost contributor, and bestselling author of seven books, including PR for Dummies and Leadership Secrets of the World's Most Successful CEOs.

The two - time university drop - out is well known for creating the biggest business software company in the world and taking on competitors like IBM and Microsoft to help define the modern technological age.

For more on what it takes to be successful in today's highly competitive business world, get Steve's new book, Real Leaders Don't Follow: Being Extraordinary in the Age of the Entrepreneur, and check out his blog at stevetobak.com.

Perry's generous with the Disney love too — she took the entire cast of her «Witness» tour on a trip to Disney World for the holidays, and told cameras that «this is one of my favorite places to be, ever... it's the most magical place.»

Lighthizer also suggested that the U.S. may take action against the World Trade Organization for its alleged failures on promoting a fairer trade landscape.

INNOVATING WITH PURPOSE Talent Track hosted by Cornerstone OnDemand Every business needs to take the long view when it comes to employees — and that means knowing not only what they need on Day One but also what will keep them there: a great culture, as well as opportunities for growth and for making a positive impact on the broader community and world.

«If the United States is taken to dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for imposing these tariffs, we call on the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to avoid invoking the essential security exception under GATT Article XXI,» the wheat groups continued.

Most notably, Pam has taken the lead on humanitarian issues as the founder and «guiding visionary» of Humanity United, which fights conflict and injustice in some of the most troubled places in the world — South Sudan, for example.

The British referendum has encouraged a balanced, intercontinental discussion on the direction Brussels must take now that the corruption and depth of discontent have been exposed for the world to see.

Our job is to help you discover those places, and then to help you take advantage of the opportunities they offer — opportunities to improve your quality of life... to lower your cost of living... to invest for profitable return — before the rest of the world catches on.

A supply curve is an ordered list of all the oil production opportunities globally, sorted by the cost of extraction or, probably better for this example, the potential free - on - board price at a global trading hub — take every oil play in the world and ask what it would cost delivered to the US Gulf Coast as a starting point.

Before long Biznik took on a life of it's own as folks joined from all over the country an even the world, responding to the call for independent business people to show up, collaborate, and work together to help each other stay in business.

[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?