As a young woman, I had a vision that I would single-handedly change the world one person at a time.
We are vulnerable to placebos: "Hey -- I took the 30-day free sample and I feel sure my vision did improve!"
The not-for-profit company I lead, VSP Vision Care, is the largest stand-alone vision care insurance firm in the country.
"I couldn't believe the guy--he had the vision I wanted to see, " says Porter, who still holds a 2% stake in the company.
Maybe I wasn't as artful as I could have been that night to say to you that I think, if there is a reorganization -- and clearly the president's vision is that we need one -- and I believe that he'll find great support and leadership on the Hill from Republicans and Democrats.
One other thing I love about OpenTable- their amazingly bold vision from day one.
I'll also form a commission of private- and public-sector experts to advise on implementing the vision that I've outlined today.
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And so today, the Prime Minister and I are reaffirming our common vision of a long-term partnership between our nations.
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The premise: a company must proactively shape and maintain three pillars of sustainable growth that I call B-B-N: Brains (vision and strategy), Bones (organizational architecture) and Nerves (culture) of the business.
Each of these three pillars -- disarmament, nonproliferation and peaceful uses -- are central to the vision that I outlined in Prague of stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and seeking a world without them.
With the right investor, I am confident this area will be considered a major asset to the city that never sleeps, but sitting here in my self-evicted state I wonder if anyone has the vision, cash and conviction to see it through.
My father instilled in me a fierce commitment to education and that is why at the TEDx Juba conference I shared my vision for the future of South Sudan -- infrastructure development and education.
And he gazed down toward me - his kindly presence filled my vision as if I was being spoken to by a god.
This is the shared vision that Prime Minister Maliki and I reaffirm today -- an equal partnership, a broad relationship that advances the security, the prosperity and the aspirations of both our people.
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That was more than two-and-a-half years ago, and I still see colors and have vision.
As I broke through the 180-mph barrier, a kind of tunnel vision took over.
And I want everybody to understand -- Governor Patrick's leadership and vision made this happen.
In my work as a leadership communication coach, I emphasize the importance of delivering a well-written speech that has an inspiring vision, engaging stories, self-deprecating humor, and personalized examples.
For them to be here, to be willing to take this first step -- the most difficult step -- is a testament to their courage and their integrity and I think their vision for the future.
Tom and I got together just shortly before the inauguration and we scratched out a vision for what -- how we might best help the 44th President of the United States in fulfilling his demanding duties with regard to national security.
But I think, in characteristic fashion, the Iranians confuse short-term tactics with long-term vision.
They were prepared to allow this extraordinary vision of what modern warfare is like at grass-roots level, but I think they were very happy that journalists did have to struggle to put the pieces together.
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My AmeriCorps experience gave me the renewed clarity I needed to pursue this new vision, a vision for a world where the concepts of technology-enabled education, life-long learning, and creation are front and center.
But I think what you have to do is you - if you have your own message and your own vision you have to look at unique opportunities to deliver that whether it's, you know, standing on an overpass of a freeway to talk about infrastructure needs or whatever it happens to be, you're going to have to do things unusually.
If his vision could give me a new way of seeing my old non-pal Cirque, I'd be open to it.
"The vision for this property relies on the game-changing real-estate mind-set that I believed in and acted on previously, " he said.
And this afternoon I look forward to joining President Santos as he presents land titles to two Afro-Colombian communities, advancing the vision of a Colombia that is just and equitable.
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