All your writing tips are great, and they are
things I say often.
Not exact matches
«Life is all about overcoming obstacles,» Will
says, «and quite
often you as an individual who has to get over those obstacles... but the truth is, you don't do most
things in life on your own.
This is the reason prospects
often say things like, «I'm not interested,» or «I can't afford it,» or «We're quite happy with our existing situation or supplier.»
Verbal slip - ups
often occur because we
say things without knowledge of the subtle implications they carry.
Don't always believe what is
said:
Often people
say things with the best of intent, but what they do matters more than what they
say.
Start
saying «thank you» as
often as you can for all the little
things your employees do.
«It's one of the
things I'm
often puzzled about, is how many folks are writing about how inflation's been missing in action and all that,» Poloz
said.
«The best way to make some progress on this... wasn't to go out and hire a consultant, as we
often would have done, but rather get some of these people in who are spending their lives developing these
things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day,»
says Toronto Mayor John Tory.
I
often had to
say — whether I was talking to one of the 10 % or to a nonbeliever — «Well, I understand this isn't going to help out your bonus, but this is something we need to do, so you do it and I'll take care of the bonus
thing.»
«
Often, just as in a marriage, it's the little
things not the big
things that erode a relationship,» Callaway
says.
Often, people forget that they
said certain
things at a particular event, and it's your duty to remind them.
He
says, paying attention during conversations
often reveals common pain points,
things that everyone agrees is a problem, and yet no ready solution exists.
It's
often said that cheap oil will not hurt the rise of renewables like solar because oil is used mainly to power
things like automobiles, while renewables are mostly used for electricity generation.
«Any number of random
things could work on YouTube,» Womack
says, «and
things that don't cost money
often do work.
«
Often the code of ethics comes from the top, and the company is really not aware of the kinds of
things the employees are facing,» Jennings
says.
Turner: One of the
things that people in the industry
often talk about when it comes to money management is this barbell, where as you
said you have low - cost, passive index tracking funds and at the other end you have higher fees, higher active share,
things like private debt which you mentioned, and it's those in the middle that are charging higher fees for something that looks quite a lot like beta that are really going to struggle.
Every entrepreneur I know can't find enough hours in a day to do the good
things they want, and yet they
often find themselves
saying yes to new requests.
«So
often people can monopolize your time, which is the most valuable
thing you have,» Jordan
says.»
Think about how
often you
say regretful
things; repeat bad habits; make absent - minded decisions; and have erratic thoughts.
It is
often cheaper to buy items — such as paper towels or pet food — in bulk,
says One Good
Thing.
It has
often been
said that «nothing good in life comes easy», and it's the sculpted attitude of the hero - entrepreneur alone that knows there's no such
thing as a reward without a risk.
For one
thing, companies today have «human resources, we have IT, and we have a real estate division — all acting separately and,
often, unwittingly working against each other,» Martin
says.
«Unfortunately, laws can be interpreted in so many different ways, and we run into obstacles
often where we have one lawyer telling us one
thing and another lawyer
saying another.
Your outlook and perspective can
often shape your behavior, so here are nine
things you should never
say to yourself:
Vanity Fair contributing editor Sarah Ellison
said that Trump has also talked with advisors
often about his ability to drive high traffic numbers for networks such as Fox News and CNN, and feels that he could do the same
thing for his own media company even if he is unsuccessful in his presidential bid.
Rosenberg
often said he was «too dumb to make
things complicated,» but added that he knew how to hire good people and was willing to take their considered advice.
«The smallest
things can
often be the most irritating to an employee,»
says Wright.
«Very
often we hire drivers from school and train them on our own values and way of doing
things,» he
says.
«Signing up for a credit card or opening a bank account can
often mean signing away your right to take the company to court if
things go wrong,»
said CFPB Director Richard Cordray in a statement, adding «many banks and financial companies avoid accountability.»
«Nothing is
often a good
thing to do and always a good
thing to
say.»
«I like to put myself in someone else's shoes and it
often helps me see
things from a fresh perspective,»
says AdLift CEO Prashant Puri.
«The
thing companies need most is
often what they get least: the truth,»
says Mindy Mackenzie, author of The Courage Solution: The Power of Truth Telling with Your Boss, Peers, and Team.
You
often hear entrepreneurs
say that owning their own business is the most rewarding
thing they've ever done - that it somehow fulfills their independent spirit.
«As entrepreneurs, we get so wrapped up in our own
thing we
often put zero thought into the ask,» he
says.
The same
thing can be
said for time — what you want to do in the moment is
often different than what you wished you had accomplished at the end of the day.
«The BCSC strongly urges consumers to avoid these types of seminars,» the release
said, noting that they
often offer «questionable ways to succeed in business and / or to make money through
things like precious metals, consumer debt, environmental projects, and international mutual funds.»
«Firms that have set compensation ranges
often have flexibility around other
things, like extra vacation days, schedule flexibility and training opportunities,» McDonald
says.
The man also
says that «
often I can't figure out just what Goldwater means by the
things he
says.»
In the Business for the Arts report Vince mentioned, it
said one
thing that most
often drives a corporate donation is just being asked.
«All too
often, tax breaks aren't worth it because you're taking money away from other
things that matter to all the other employers,»
said Greg LeRoy, executive director of Washington, D.C. - based Good Jobs First.
I
often say the best part of my job is that I get paid to meet great people and learn cool
things... but I think your job might be even better.
«I think part of the reason, a big part of the reason, is that when our minds wander, we
often think about unpleasant
things, and they are enormously less happy when they do that, our worries, our anxieties, our regrets,» he
said at a TEDxCambridge event.
And, by the way, it's perfectly okay to argue - as the guys from Netflix
often say - that you're not trying to do
things differently, you're just going to do them well.
Lajos Moczar
says agile methodology promises many
things, but the reality is
often very far from the expectations.
«We have to establish an overseas branch, hire workers there, spend a huge amount of money for all the paperwork needed, and
often have to fly there to take care of
things, making it just so inconvenient,»
said Lee Eun - sol, 33 - year - old co-founder of Medibloc.
I suspect that many of my regular readers might wonder why I keep returning to this subject — and,
often enough, keep
saying the same
things.
But the game of investing, it is
often said, is more akin to a marathon, rather than a sprint, and we still have 10 more months to see how
things pan out.
As Rudiger Dornbush
said of financial crises, they
often take much longer to come than you expected, but then
things fall apart much more quickly than you thought they would.
Sobie has run many campaigns with Wildfire, and he
says, «We're
often surprised —
things that we didn't think were going to take off have been incredibly successful.
As a Co-Founder of Airbnb, Gebbia
often had to address issues that weren't design related on which he
says, «Entrepreneurs should stick to 2
things in any situation: living life based on courage and curiosity.