Sentences with phrase «work only a day»

Invariably, Marshall agreed to fights on short notice, taking off from work only the day of the fight and then reporting for work the morning after.

I could work only a day or two a week and I made only about $ 100 a week — a big cut from what I had been earning.

Not exact matches

For $ 50, you can get a round trip from the city, but most of the vans make only one trip a day, which means you need to stay for the full eight - hour visit — impossible for many people's work schedules.

Taking a few moments every day — while I'm still invited — to join them in a match is not only great quality time with my family, it keeps me grounded in what's important and in a positive frame of mind when I turn my attention back to work.»

He instilled the work ethic in us, not only in terms of having a career and making money but also learning things that will enrich your experience and make your day more interesting.

It may seem impossible to escape work after only 5 or 6 hours, but give it a try and see how you feel the next day.

«Some people tell me they'd only like to work weekdays during the day,» Elgin says.

«It sets a tone that this place — not only are they forward thinking and a great place to work, but you might have fun every day going in, too.»

Last June, sales and service agents staged a three - day walkout, signing a deal only under threat of back - to - work legislation.

It also demonstrated to us that the work we did during the day was only half the battle.

Making time to go outside on a nice day also delivers a huge advantage; one study found that spending 20 minutes outside in good weather not only boosted positive mood, but broadened thinking and improved working memory...

Not only will the days of being saddled with boring, monotonous work be gone, new opportunities will emerge.

In Gallup's study, only three in 10 U.S. employees strongly agree with the statement, «In the last seven days, I have received recognition or praise for doing good work.»

We're well past the days in which VC firms only added partners with investing experience, and clearly Obama had some pretty significant «operational» work on his resume.

Online jobs site Career Builder recently surveyed thousands of telecommuters and found 17 % said they spend only one hour — sometimes even less — actually working each day.

Without further ado, here are three useful success strategies that I hope will not only brighten your day but also illuminate your business or work in 2018.

«Only, during the day, they made us work.»

According to my friend, egg freezing requires only one day off work, so it's not like it derails productivity.

Rather than adopting the «make a to - do list and start working your way through it» approach to productivity, start each day by looking through your task lineup and then choose only as many items as you can fit on a 3 inch - by - 3 inch Post-it note.

After only a single day of work, McClure and his team at his California - based security firm, Cylance, gained access to the entire building.

«So for example, your duty day could actually be 12 hours, but you only get paid for six hours of work,» one flight attendant said.

Delegating work to an assistant not only increases your productivity, it empowers you to actively experience life beyond your work day.

Many factors are contributing to this: the ubiquity of smartphones and internet access, the increasingly global scope of business and, importantly, greater acceptance of flexible and / or alternative work arrangements (think: spending only three hours in the office during the day, then catching up from the neighbourhood coffee shop at night).

When the day ends, those who coast have only one thing to say about their work hours: It was fun and productive.

We not only rallied going into the close of the year, the rally at the start of the year has taken everyone by surprise, far surpassing the typical first - day putting - money - to - work story.

But chances are, given distractions like online entertainment, office snacking habits and ill - designed time management, we're only churning out high - quality work a portion of each day.

I could only work as a therapist for so many hours each day.

«It's her idea,» you might ask, «but my money, and he's the only one working there every day.

Most people in the sector only work part - time and often have no indication from week to week whether they'll mostly be on site in the morning, evening or the middle of the day.

If you can only be away from work for a few days this winter, make the most out of them and fill them with sun, warmth, and waves.

What's more likely is someone asks if you can give a presentation later that day — and you agree even though you'll only have 30 minutes to work on it.

Productivity hacks such as scheduling your work in time blocks and tackling tougher to - dos early in the day only go so far.

Woolverton starts his business day at 10:30 a.m., but works only in three - hour blasts until midnight.

Meebo puts all its new hires through a three - hour work simulation, in which new hires not only get to demonstrate their skills, but they get to see how the office operates day - to - day.

In fact, Gallup interviews of more than 5,000 employed adults in Germany revealed that, on average, employees who are engaged at work only miss 3.9 days of work per year.

The more frequently that you use this space for work, and work only, the more successfully you will be able to focus and stay productive when you sit down for the day.

What this says is that out of an 8 - hour work day, most people only work about six hours anyway.

«The only people I've ever met who are really successful in their fields, regardless of what field that is, are people who are deeply passionate about the work they do every day and are motivated by a sense of purpose,» Trump says.

It entails not only tolerating risk but working with a massive amount of day - to - day uncertainty.

If you can find a way to delay gratification a bit, you'll not only be able to keep your days filled with hard work, but you'll also be able to truly enjoy the small pleasures in life, a little at a time.

It's only the people who embrace their work as a craft and fall in love with the boredom of doing it day in and day out that stay driven over the long - term.

At the end of the day, the only brainstorming approach that works is the one that works for you.

In fact, these events have only strengthened my resolve to fulfill my duty to reduce crime and to support our federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who work our streets every day.

But after an 18 - day run eating Goldfish crackers for dinner and working on the business way past midnight, I realized when you're the only employee at your company, you become obsessed with everything.

Odds are good you're not the only person at work who's trying to add more exercise to your day.

Push yourself each day to do something you keep putting off, even if you work at it for only a short time.

With push email and notifications enabled and only moderate conscious use, I couldn't get through a work day without the Z10 draining.

Working your employees seven days a week, emailing them late at night expecting a response, and telling them to put off vacation until the winter will only make them burn out, unravel mentally, and deteriorate physically.

That was the only time in the day I wouldn't think about work.

If you have income from self - employment — whether from a side gig or from full - time freelancing or contracting work — filing your 2017 tax return isn't the only thing you're supposed to do by Tax Day.