Now that Christmas is well behind us, it's time to start
thinking of the New Year.
Due to an uncommon family tradition, whenever I think of fondue,
I think of New Year's Eve.
I think this recipe deserved a new chance to shine and this is very much how
I think of this new year; as a time for me to get a new chance to shine.
I thought of a New Years Resolution minded way to enjoy my sinful indulgence with less guilt; mix those two ingredients with something that is healthy and filling — Greek yogurt!
I never
thought of New Year's cards.
It seems hard (to me, at least) to
think of New Year's Eve without thinking of New York City.
Maybe it was the energy of New York that I found so exhilarating or just
the thought of a new year, but in all of the stillness, as I sat there slowing drinking my coffee watching the cars go by, my mind was racing.
No, not that it's time to
think of your New Year's Resolutions (although it couldn't hurt to start).
Traditionally people begin
thinking of their New Year's Resolutions shortly after the start of the new year, maybe a week or two before.
Now as it may be time to
think of your New Year's resolutions, let's get a bit more practical.
Thoughts of a New Year bring on thoughts of the past year as well as hopes for the future.
Think of the New Year as a time to begin a fresh start, and take advantage of that energy.
Most of
us think of the New Year as a fresh start.
We think of the new year as a fresh beginning... and it is... but His mercies are new and fresh every morning.
Not exact matches
As our
thoughts turn to nailing down plans for the
year ahead, it's a good time to start
thinking about these
new rules
of engagement.
The rate
of new firms entering the marketplace has fallen by nearly half over the 40 -
year period from 1978 to 2012, to 8 percent, compared with a steadily increasing rate
of new firm closures, up two full percentage points, to about 10 percent, over the same period, according to the Brookings Institution, a policy
think tank.
«The
new entrants into that over the last several
years have helped to raise a lot
of the excitement and innovation, and I
think that's great for the space program,» Hewson said.
It's getting to that time when we begin to
think about lists
of things we should be doing in the
New Year.
Elon Musk, who promised that all
of Tesla's
new vehicles will be capable
of driving fully autonomously sometime this
year, admitted recently that he
thinks universal basic income will be necessary.
Analyst Pierre Ferragu said his channel checks at carriers showed that consumer appetite for the
new BlackBerry 10 smartphones is weakening and he
thinks the company will miss analyst expectations for the second half
of this
year.
The first female CEO in Lloyd's
of London's 328 -
year history, Beale says reverse mentorship is what has helped her company to
think outside the box when it comes to
new ideas.
With a theme
of «Design — Innovate — Transform,» this
year's event will convene
thought leaders in industrial and product design, architecture, digital experience, and other disciplines to discuss how the revolution in design
thinking is unlocking
new opportunities for growth.
You'd
think that, after a few
years, it's a time that even a first timer starter - upper would get used to suffering through, but that's not how things work in the business
of building
new businesses.
Even after 19
years, Australian restaurateur Neil Perry still revamps the menu with seasonal stunners, like the
new roast beet, goat's - milk feta and Jacob's tears (
think of it as a fancy man's barley).
«I don't
think we are going to see [hard seltzer] reach the size
of hard soda, but we will see as
new players enter, especially this
year,» Danelle Kosmal, vice president
of Nielsen's beverage alcohol division, told Fortune.
New Year's resolutions simply don't work until you let go of the old ways of thinking that prevent you from bringing in the n
New Year's resolutions simply don't work until you let go
of the old ways
of thinking that prevent you from bringing in the
newnew.
Think of a
new manager who rises through the ranks
of the company over many
years to enter the C - suite.
I
think New Year's resolutions should be thought of as a good excuse to put the year you've just had into perspective and to explicitly declare what you want for the fut
Year's resolutions should be
thought of as a good excuse to put the
year you've just had into perspective and to explicitly declare what you want for the fut
year you've just had into perspective and to explicitly declare what you want for the future.
«I say it to people, and they almost look at me sideways,» he says, «but I would
think 10
years from now I'll be walking down Bay Street or Fifth Avenue in
New York and in a three block period there'll be two people stopped in the middle
of the sidewalk, and they'll be doing one - minute meditation.»
When John Roth
thinks back on the oil market
of two
years ago, a certain calamitous image comes to mind: «I liken it to pushing a freight train off the top
of a hill,» says Roth, manager
of the $ 3 billion Fidelity
New Millennium Fund.
Over 40
years of launching
new products and services, we have striven to listen very carefully to what our customers
think they want and then set about giving them something that is often very different, but always a little better.
I
think next
year Apple will offer a
new model with a screen in excess
of six inches.
Speaking at Fortune's CEO Initiative conference, Loree explains that as he prepared to take on the
new job
of CEO in 2016, he
thought that the 175 -
year - old company was «missing something.»
The average cost
of child care is slightly under $ 10,000 per
year per child, says Brigid Schulte, director
of the Better Life Lab for
New America, a nonpartisan
think tank.
At the beginning
of the every
new year and even a little bit before then, everyone has the same theme, or at least they
think so.
We
thought 3D printing had already had its day in the newbie spotlight during CES 2013, several companies introduced
new innovations at this
year's show that were intriguing enough to get lots
of coverage from the tech reporters in Las Vegas.
The U.K. had been expected to follow close behind the Federal Reserve in raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but with lower commodity prices and weak wage growth still keeping a lid on inflation, economists now
think that the U.K. may not raise rates till 2017 — even though
new data out Wednesday showed the employment rate hit a 45 -
year high
of 74 % in the three months to November.
Brands, no matter size,
years in business, or amount
of funding, need to be
thinking about customer experience at every step, whether launching a
new product or revamping an existing one.
Now I can keep up with 15 to 20
new business concepts and
thought leaders over 12 months instead
of the five or six my schedule has allowed in recent
years.
Over at the Globe and Mail, I popped in on QNX, the Ottawa - based software company owned by smartphone maker BlackBerry, to see what was
new and also to see what they
thought of the big news
of Google's Open Automotive Alliance, which will be pushing Android onto cars starting this
year.
Yong
thinks MSG's media segment — it owns three television stations, two
of them broadcast the Knicks and Rangers plus hockey's Buffalo Sabres,
New Jersey Devils and the
New York Islanders games — will grow revenues by 9 %
year - over-
year in Q3, thanks to a 17 % increase in affiliate revenue.
The left - leaning
think tank wants Canadian businesses and the federal government to put up $ 670 million each a
year to create
new jobs, internships and training positions that would guarantee employment to those under the age
of 25.
In the
years since The Omnivore's Dilemma was first published, Pollan has become a one - man evangelist for a
new way
of thinking about food.
Its
new CEO, Jim Hackett, is a meat - and - potatoes business guy (he ran office furniture maker Steelcase for
years) who also is an adherent
of so - called design
thinking.
Before you officially leave,
think about creating a schedule
of projects and deadlines you have in the
New Year so you can jump right back into work upon your return.
But a few
years later the
New York World's exposure
of the racket behind the Klan had had its effect, the Coolidge boom had given the paraders something else to
think about, Henry Ford had apologized and retracted, and the Protocols were on their way to the judicial examination which eventually stripped them to the fraudulent skin.
Like I mentioned earlier, it's not perfect by any means — the controllers lack headphone jacks, and I've avoided using the Switch in tabletop mode because
of its flimsy kickstand and bottom - facing USB port — but I'm guessing Nintendo will release
new - and - improved hardware in a couple
of years, as the company has done in the past (
think: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS).
If someone wants adventure and
new experiences, they are better motivated with the
thought they could withdraw their RRSP contributions in five
years to volunteer in Africa than with promises
of an old age spent in Fort Lauderdale.
If you don't have the fiduciary standard, it's a little bit like walking down to the Ford lot and saying, «Do you
think I need a
new car yet or do you
think I should keep driving the old one for another couple
of years?»
It was something I did so they'd know I was
thinking of them and it was also a little strategic because I could use the same email to inquire about
new work in order to line up projects for my return in the New Ye
new work in order to line up projects for my return in the
New Ye
New Year.