Sentences with phrase «talent than ability»

Indeed, motivation in childhood is probably a better predictor of adult talent than ability.

Not exact matches

Jobs believed more in his own talent, in his ability to learn and persevere and overcome obstacles, than he did in conventional wisdom, the status quo, and what other people thought.

Their employees volunteered about 188,000 hours in communities in 47 countries, with more than 40 % of their time spent devoted to providing their unique talents and abilities (skills - based volunteering).

This positive feedback cycle may be a lot more powerful than anyone's ability to pick talent.

A better bet is to devote your energy to acknowledging the talents and abilities of others and seeking out ways to learn from them, even at the cost of sometimes appearing less than brilliant yourself.

To be fair, Gladwell never said that innate talent had no role to play in achievement, but the extent to which inborn ability sways outcomes in this analysis seems much greater than the degree suggested by the 10,000 hour rule.

For more than two decades, we have demonstrated our ability to identify investment talent and build differentiated products and solutions.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

Your ability to make OBAMACARE anything other than boring is an incredible talent!

When credit comes to you for the ministry and talents and abilities you have, let it be God and others who bring it rather than from yourself.

Rather than liberating women by providing them equal opportunity to develop to the fullest their God - given talents, abilities, and potential, this agenda, in fact, leads to women being demeaned, their lives destroyed and their spirits enslaved.

It might have been in almost any other sport, but a year ago he sat down with his dad and they went over his talents, one by one by one by one, etc., and decided that he was farther ahead of his age group in his ability to «move water» than in anything else.

This guy is the closest thing to a complete striker (since Henry left) pending he starts being clinical so yeah we have a lot of expectations for him if not this season than the next one because if not it's just another player with lots of talent / ability to play the way AFC like with work rate and occasional goal but nothing else...

Mayfield: Strengths: Competitive, leader, can manipulate safeties, progresses through reads quickly, quick feet, varies throws to hit different parts of the field, mobile, can extend plays with his feet, good arm strength / talent, elite in the red zone Weaknesses: Smaller than traditional QBs, attitude is not a match for everyone, scheme was QB - friendly, mechanics can be inconsistent, needs to improve ability to read D / blitzes,

Well to a point they are right, maybe we are luckier than your average PL club, but then we are NOT your average PL club, we are charged the highest ticket prices of any club in the EPL for starter's and we are now apparently debt free and according to certain sources inside the clubs Hierarchy can buy any player we want, in short we are financially as big as any of our competition with regards to the ability to buy in top quality talent, and while we don't have the money to burn that Man city or Chelsea have we are in a position to spend more and spend it more often as long as there is a degree of prudence.

One of Alworth's main talents is the ability to hang in the air longer than the defensive backs can stay up with him.

That's what we've got — no more talent, no more plays, no more coaching ability than anyone else.

While Costa may be the finishing piece of a great puzzle at Chelsea, Sanchez is single - handedly keeping Arsenal alive this season, and it is hard to imagine he won't prove the catalyst to a great period of success if Arsene Wenger can build a better team around him in the next couple of transfer windows, with a player of this ability deserving a solid defence and midfield behind him to allow his talent to deliver more than just fourth place.

Than it has to do with his ability to draft talent.

All athletes and performers know they have more ability, skills, and talents than they have been showing in competition or on the stage.

While Welbeck has struggled in a central role in his most recent outings, we have little choice in that department, but he has more than enough ability to break that run tonight, especially with the talents of Mkhi and Ozil ready to feed him the supply.

If the club maximises the club's worth to secure competitive main kit, training kit and shirt sponsor deals, and perhaps even secures naming rights to the redeveloped Kirkby training facility, overall revenues should exceed # 500m and the club's ability to sign and pay for elite talents will be stronger than ever.

Manchester United have produced more English talent for the national team than any other club but when looking at the younger players in the England squad you could argue they don't match the ability of the so - called «golden generation».

But one reason that has not happened is because too many politicians — and not only in Washington — would rather play the issue for cheap and immediate political gain than do the tough work we need to fix a broken system to make it easier for honest people of talent and ability.

This research builds on an earlier study, published in the journal Music Perception, which suggested that the ability to sing accurately is a skill, rather than a talent, which gets better with practice.

«This decision seems to be rooted in our mistaken belief that musical ability is a talent rather than a skill,» Demorest said.

Exceptional talent in mathematics is relatively easy to identify because an important sign of it — the ability to solve problems quickly or at a high level of difficulty — is relatively simpler to measure than signs of other talents.

Boys are more likely than girls to hold a growth mindset, that is, the perception that mathematical ability can be developed through learning rather than being a fixed talent you are born with.

Your coach training gave you the ability to help your client accomplish more than they can imagine is possible, and your client has more talent then they could ever use in many lifetimes.

You know, I honestly admire those who are creative with old pieces in their wardrobe than those who constantly buy because it shows one's talent and ability to create something new with something old.

looks more like him than her gorgeous mother, but also has his phenomenal ability for shape - shifting, with her serious, terrific talent.

Encouraged when her natural physical abilities start to surface, Casey soon discovers it takes more than raw talent to succeed.

The film makes a tough point about how American sporting culture cares less about a person's upbringing, the quality of a person's abilities and even their talents than the wholesome image they project.

It's criminal that, in the more than two decades since Clueless, Alicia Silverstone hasn't had another part worthy of her prodigious talents: ace comic timing, a charismatic screen presence, and the ability to shade all of this with palpable vulnerability.

A skateboarding road - trip flick that will bore real skateboarders silly (and I should know — I've been one since the late»70s), it includes barely 10 minutes of badly - edited actual boarding, less than half of which features the main characters (no - name actors using obvious stunt doubles), who in the course of the movie perform only one trick (at the very end) that's beyond the abilities of any dedicated junior high school punk with a modicum of talent.

In the big leagues, it's about more than just talent, it's about your ability to be a star, and the noise around Saoirse Ronan is that she has it.

It is actually about discovery — discovering what your innate abilities are and sticking to them, discovering a kindred spirit with whom to share those talents, and discovering that even the harshest of people might be in need as much as or more than yourself.

And if Dweck doesn't want you to focus on talent, lest you believe that your innate ability matters more than your concerted action, Ericsson takes this principle a step further, and in fact further than most psychologists would go.

While it is premature to label one approach «better» than another, it is clear that the ability to recruit enough talent to drive the effort will be critical to success.

Students with extreme verbal talent rated themselves as having the lowest social standing of the four groups, a finding which Dauber and Benbow perceptively attribute both to society's higher valuing of mathematical talent than verbal talent, and to the fact that while extreme mathematical ability may be less obvious on social occasions, students who are extremely talented verbally may be conspicuous due to their sophisticated vocabulary.

For example, districts may only recruit new teachers from local teacher training programs rather than nationally — limiting their ability to screen a greater number of applicants for top talent.

Each character will be awarded new abilities, unique talents, and more than one - hundred fifty upgradeable weapons as players progress through the series» ongoing Combiner Wars story arc and shape the fates of Earth and Cybertron.

Another factor in this new shift away from the well - known trinity system is the sense that abilities are defined by the weapons you use rather than talents or skill trees.

This playable side - story focuses on the robot formerly known as LQ - 84i (far less catchy and endearing than Blade Wolf), featuring hours of gameplay that expand on Blade Wolf's storylines and origins while showcasing his unique abilities and talents.

Having bucketfuls of «talent» is no guarantee that you'll be a good artist because it takes more than ability to be creative.

Elisabeth Sussman and the Pompidou's Christine Macel also have a vision of contemporary art: artists are more than brands, with talent to spare and the ability to change, even as some themes will not go away.

For more than 9 years, I have excelled in dynamic recruitment environments, demonstrating a keen ability to consistently identify optimal talent to achieve or exceed goals while establishing cost - effective recruitment processes.

With more than 13 years of experience in project life cycle management, as well as my superior team leadership abilities, I am confident that my talents would significantly benefit your organization.

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For more than five years, I have excelled as a Recruiting Assistant with Randolph Media, demonstrating a keen ability to support HR managers in anticipating staffing needs and identifying optimal talent to achieve or exceed goals.