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10/09/2014

09/09/2014

If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents. Value what you know and start charging for it. ~ Kim Garst

09/09/2014

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
Steve Jobs

09/09/2014

WORK DOWN TO THE WIRE means to work until the last minute; to work until just before the deadline.
e/g/: The investment bankers need to turn in their report at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, and they've still got many hours of work left on it. They're going to be WORKING DOWN TO THE WIRE.

Note: This expression comes from horse racing. In the 19th century, American racetracks placed wire across the track above the finish line. The wire helped determine which horse's nose crossed the line first. If a race was "down to the wire," it was a very close race, undecided until the very last second.

09/09/2014

A BLESSING IN DISGUISE- something that at first appears to be bad or unlucky but is actually good - нет худа без добра, было счастье, да несчастье помогло.
e/g.: Losing my job was a blessing in disguise - I never would have found this one if it hadn't happened.

09/09/2014

Let's think realistically about this situation. Said when you don't like something that's being suggested because you don't think the other person is thinking practically or logically.
e/g.: You think we can start selling our products through our website next month? Time for a REALITY CHECK! Nobody at our company knows anything about e-commerce.

09/09/2014

PASS THE BUCK means to blame someone or to make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with yourself. - переваливать ответственность, переводить стрелки.
E.g.: Don't try to pass the buck! It's your fault, and everybody knows it.

09/09/2014

To motivate others; to get other people excited about doing something; to do something to improve the morale of the employees and get them energized about doing their work.
E.g.: After the lay-offs and salary cuts, the airline president organized a meeting to RALLY THE TROOPS and plan for the next year.

08/09/2014

“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out.”
Dee Hock, Founder of Visa

08/09/2014

To cause many people to start talking about a product or service, usually in a positive way that increases sales.E.g.: Procter & Gamble GENERATED LOTS OF BUZZ for its new toothpaste by giving away free samples to people on the streets of New York City. "Buzz" is a popular word for "attention."