Sentences with phrase «time getting good at»

And we might encourage them to spend more time getting good at those other roles.

I also had to take plenty of time getting good at memorizing smaller chunks of cards before moving on to larger chunks.

JK: No, but I wanted to do something that appealed to me as an artist, something I wanted to spend time getting better at.

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But investing time in getting good at this and getting people around you who respond to it is the only way to get time freed up to do more valuable things yourself.

In the past month or so I've found myself complaining a lot about this because my drive time takes away from my work productivity, puts me in the office later, and fills me with intense anger directed at, well, everybody and nobody.Driving accomplishes nothing except getting me to the office.

And how about this uplifting message from Jagmeet Singh after he won the leadership of the New Democratic Party on the weekend: «At a time when people are feeling so despondent, when there is a lack of hope, when it feels like things will only get worse before they get better, Canadians must stand united and champion a politics of courage to fight the politics of fear.»

Introverts are naturally good at structuring their own time and don't get stir crazy working at home.

«It's never a good thing when the markets are spending time focused on rancour and brinkmanship in Washington instead of being focused on what are some pretty reasonable fundamentals that we're getting,» said Craig Fehr, Canadian markets specialist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.

«I spent so much time at the skate park that I got really good and sponsors started noticing.

The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter: «Eric Hellweg over at HBR said on Twitter this is one of their all - time best sellers,» Dickerson points out.

Every hour you spend getting better at delegation will pay back 100 fold after two years when your time becomes incredibly scarce and precious.»

That decision was certainly the right one for me and my opportunities in business at the time and, looking back now, I would have to say it worked out pretty well for us and also the driver that wound up getting that rookie test.

And if you couldn't be there in person, I hope you got to follow the live - stream as well as the terrific session reports my colleagues at Fortune and Time wrote up lickety split.

You want to get to a there, a point in the future (usually three to five years out) at which time your business will have a different set of resources and abilities as well as greater profitability and increased assets.

In an interview late last year, Patrick Nangle — who recently took the helm at Vancouver ride - sharing co-op Modo after years of running Purolator — said one of the best things about his new job is that he now gets to spend a lot more time talking to people on the front lines.

We get better at predicting what it is that you like over time, and we also learn about you over time.

It's even more important than how good you are at picking yourself up off the floor and getting back in the game after getting punched a few times by a client or a competitor — or one of your own folks.

There's a great deal to be gleaned from people who have actually done what you're hoping to do rather than from newbies who are inventing their «careers» as they roll along, hoping at the same time to get their businesses built and scaled before they run out of time, cheap money or good ideas.

«And you wonder where he gets all of the time and energy and discipline to do it because human nature says that after you've been good at something for a very long time, you typically either get distracted or your intensity or focus wanes.

According to a study done at the University of Utah in 2015, the best time to get married in order to have a long, successful marriage is between the ages of 28 and 32.

So take your time, get good at remembering 12 cards, then 18, then 24... because success at each step along the way will provide the confidence you need to memorize a larger number of cards.

«When it's time to actually get to the task we have to do, we're often at a better place, having kind of done everything else,» says Steel.

While over time I've gotten fairly good at connecting with people well above me on the success food chain, there are still some that elude me.

As it turns out, some of us are really good at knowing when to quit, while others have a hard time getting «unstuck.»

Remember, the more you get used to looking at those «deals,» the better you'll be at finding the perfect deal for you — one that will pay off with a big upside more than worth your investment of time and limited resources.

A third of respondents to polls by various American and Canadian health organizations report getting a good night's rest at best a few times per month; more than one in 10 — some studies say almost 50 % — suffer from insomnia.

How to Get the Most Out of a Conference: Making the Most of Your Time It's not a good idea to completely book your schedule before you arrive at the conference, deciding upon sessions and scheduling all of your meetings.

The best way to get good at this is every time you read a name tag, see a name on a billboard, meet someone, or hear a name for the next 30 days, turn it into an image.

The company showed off early prototypes at last year's show, so this year we'll be getting much more detail as well as, I'm sure, some hands - on time.

«Airbnb only had to build Airbnb once,» but Gigster gets better at solving similar problems over time, Dalgaard says.

So over time I've gotten fairly good at Social Jiu - Jitsu, the ancient art of getting people to talk about themselves.

When you walk into the doctor's office and share your concern, ideally, you want them to take one look at you, say they've seen what you have a thousand times before, and confidently recommend a course of treatment to get you well.

On the other hand, I looked the part, I spoke with confidence, and I spent a huge amount of time learning new skills and getting good at finding answers in a hurry.

The move was part of an effort to improve customer service and keep good workers in a tightening job market at a time when working in stores is getting more involved.

Perfectionists tend to set high (or in many cases, unrealistic) standards and strive to be the best at everything they do, but this desire to be perfect all the time can turn into a fear of failure, causing perfectionistic individuals to get stuck in the status quo.

«We've got to couple great experiences and great product with really simple and well - timed promotions,» Target CEO Brian Cornell told reporters at a briefing in New York on Tuesday.

The study's bottom line seems to be that, sure, there is still plenty of sexism when it comes to women's behavior at the negotiating table, but if you're more interested at any given time in getting a good deal than challenging stereotypes, then flirting may be the way to go.

«I felt good about it at the time because Cara collapsed and I got into the tech boom market and that took off,» he recalls.

You don't have to apply this list all at once but if you can get to a place where you are doing most of these things most of the time, then you are well on your way to a more efficient day.

If your goal for 2018 is to get better at maximizing your time and managing your schedule, then implementing the two - minute rule is a habit you'll want to adopt now.

So far, domestic small - to - mid-cap companies that get most of their revenues at home have weathered prospects of higher trade costs the best, with the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies up 2.8 percent for the year, nearly double the 1.5 percent gain in the larger - cap and more internationally - exposed S&P 500 index over the same time.

To give you a better piece of mind, you're going to want to get a clear picture of your finances at any moment in time.

Getting the best from every team member is a challenge now that not everybody is full time at the same office.

Although this is a good general rule, your customers» habits may be different, so try experimenting, for instance by offering giveaways on different days and at different times to see which get the greatest response.

After all, what better way to spend time with and get to know your customers than at a charitable gala or 5K walk?

However, if you are going to write engaging content, it will take time to get better at your craft.

In fact, according to an old folk rhyme that many people at the time would have known — «Marry on Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all, Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses, and Saturday for no luck at all» — it would have been considered bad luck to get married on a Saturday.

Importantly, don't plan on stopping, because this is an ongoing, constant, and iterative process where you get better a little bit at a time all the time.

«When you have these low levels of disease, or no disease at all, it's the best time to get your body to destroy the cancer,» Stanton told CNBC.

According to Alexandre Lebrun of Facebook's artificial intelligence division, quoted by Business Insider, «The better we get [at artificial intelligence], the less time you spend talking to customer service.