Every time I hear people talk about how networking didn't work for them, I discover it's because they have never done a deep - dive on the relationship - building process relating to their networking.
I can't tell you how many
times I hear people say that they have adopted certain traditions in their family because it was what they saw their parents doing growing up and they always knew that they wanted the kind of love that their parents had.
I felt like a freak
every time I heard people saying that maternity clothes wouldn't be needed until halfway through.
I can't tell you how many
times I hear people say «just look at my net worth».
Too many
times I hear people tell me that the credit card company is chasing them but that «my spouse was ordered to pay the card in the divorce».
So many
times I hear people say that they don't know what help they can be, since they can't foster dogs.
The amount of
times I hear people say that gamers are loners who don't have friends or don't know how to get into a relationship is frustrating!
Remember this, next
time you hear people claiming that climate scientists are only in it for the money, or that environmentalists are trying to create a communist world government: these ideas were devised and broadcast by energy companies.
It is so ironic that many
times I hear people attacking Roy Spencer about believing in «intelligent designer who keeps the planet in balance», when in fact it is the heavily positive feedbacked systems which need such a «designer».
The next
time you hear people say that credentials are much more important than enthusiasm, tell them that they don't know what they are talking about.
I can't tell you how many
times I heard people tell me that comment.
So many
times I hear people say, «Well, we have to help this guy out.
Not exact matches
It's heavy, it's passionate, and it's a name that no matter where you go in the world,
people know that word, so in the beginning when we were nobody and nobody knew who we were,
people would go, «Oh, Kiss, I've
heard of you,» because it's just a word you
hear all the
time.»
I
hear the «I can't afford it» complaint all the
time, from
people at all income levels.
Vander Baan echoes this sentiment based on her experience: «There's a big reason you
hear people say it will cost two
times as much and take twice as long [as you expect].»
That would create
time and space for
people like me, Gordon, Stanford, Moffatt and others to harass the House Finance Committee into doing its job and conducting
hearings on the central bank's target.
My journey to find mentorship started when I
heard the Jim Rohn quote, «You are the average of the five
people you spend the most
time with.»
Leaders thrive when they strengthen relationships with their
people by spending more one - on - one
time with them to
hear their suggestions, ideas, problems and issues as well as talking about performance issues and their work.
Customers buy three to four
times as many books after they buy the Kindle device... That's such a remarkable increase in the amount of book purchasing, it seems pretty likely to be an increase in the rate of which
people buy books [over all]... I
hear this from
people every day, that they're actually recapturing minutes of the day for reading.
One thing you'll
hear constantly from older wealthy
people: You can always make more money, but you can't make more
time.
People get sick and tired of
hearing from the doomsayers and if you are one of them, complaining all the
time, being negative about your industry, your city, your world, your reputation will definitely be damaged.
Also, when you spend a lot of
time with
people you tend to notice patterns in how they tell stories and what was reassuring to us was to
hear a source tell the same story the same way months later, as opposed to the facts always changing.
You always
hear about the «overnight success» of a lot of businesses, but what most
people don't see is the years of behind the scenes blood, sweat, and tears that go into pushing a business to that single point in
time.
In any case, it's generally a good investment of the modest amount of
time it takes to pay attention and be polite unless the
people pitching haven't done their homework, don't appreciate or want to
hear about the magnitude or difficulty of what they're setting out to do, or just aren't really prepared to effectively present and defend their ideas.
Many of the
people who tuned in Thursday night were not waiting to
hear «an admission of doping — that was stipulated from the start — but a specific apology for the lives he ruined in order to keep his secret a secret,» says David Carr at The New York
Times.
«We are
hearing loud and clear from
people that they are valuing vacation experiences more than ever as an opportunity to spend truly meaningful down
time with family and friends and they want to be able to have shared experiences that are genuinely fun and memorable,» said the spokesperson.
They can keep in touch with friends, look at photos of their vacations, read news stories they suggest, play
time - wasting games, invite
people to their parties and speak and be
heard.
Upon
hearing of Goodyear's plan to sell the plant, which would put more than 1,000
people out of a job at a
time when France is suffering a 10.9 percent unemployment rate, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg himself attempted to find a buyer for the plant last year.
Given all the complaining I
hear people doing about meetings, I sense that most gatherings fail to deliver the value
people want to get from their
time.
One of the best parts of my job is that I get to meet new
people and
hear new stories all the
time.
Think about a
time when a
person told you what you least wanted to
hear and yet most needed to
hear.
Have you
heard the popular quote attributed to entrepreneur John Rohn: «You are the average of the five
people you spend the most
time with.»
«Most
people will tell you Goldman makes almost all its money on trading - I
hear it all the
time,» said Rick Scott, who trades in Goldman shares as chief investment officer at L&S Advisors, an investment firm with $ 500 million in assets under management.
An old advertiser's adage is that
people need to
hear a message seven
times before they'll be driven to action.
Communication Drives Better Utilization It's been said that a
person needs to
hear new information at least three
times before it registers in their mind for immediate recollection.
He was still 90 miles away and there wouldn't be much
time before
people began to
hear the news.
His case illustrates the difficulty of succeeding with such a defense at a
time when a Colorado court is preparing to
hear similar arguments in the trial over a movie theater shooting in which 12
people were killed.
They don't have
time, they don't know how, or they don't want to
hear the truth — they'd prefer to operate in artificial harmony because the truth means shining a spotlight on a
person or department [who could do better].
Think about it: When was the last
time you
heard someone say, «You know, I pretty much suck at accurately identifying my and other
people's emotions, at applying emotions to thinking and problem solving, at controlling my emotions and cheering up or calming down other
people... really, I'm probably the least self - aware
person you'll ever meet»?
«They have
heard... that ICE is paying $ 200 per
person for the front - desk clerk to report,» Aguilar wrote in an email to the New
Times.
Twice in the past two days, and many
times in past months and years, have I
heard people fault scientists for things like
It's also reflected in business: How many
times have you
heard investors say they really put their money behind
people, not plans?
It is interesting to note that
people have
heard these common sayings wrong so many
times that sometimes the correct usage will sound incorrect.
I was resented immediately — for having that office and because
people had
heard I was being paid $ 1,000 a week at the
time I was 24.
You need to network and spend invest
time in learning to tap into other
people's wisdom so you can see and
hear more.
The two hit it off, and soon after they teamed up at MIT's Media Lab, armed with a near - million - dollar National Science Foundation grant, to prototype a sort of emotional
hearing aid for autistic
people — essentially a wearable camera that scanned
people's facial expressions to interpret social cues, in real
time, for the
person wearing the device.
«I think that's really part of my job as president of the brand and the company to make the
time to
hear directly from the
people on the front line,» Duffy said.
«We require that
people have a terms and conditions and we have an automated check there at the
time — this was in 2014, maybe earlier,» Mike Schroepfer told U.K. lawmakers at a parliamentary committee
hearing.
Troy says 5 years ago he had never
heard of «venture capital» yet when I've seen him be interviewed before or even in our discussions he uses industry terms in technology and venture that display a sophisticated understanding of the way our industry works in a way that only a truly engaged and curious
person could master in a short period of
time.
You have to attend Uncle Harry's funeral and you don't want to
hear Aunt Mildred tell you for the 90th
time that you need to marry some nice young
person.