Tag: burn the midnight oil
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Get by
Word of the Day: Get by If you go to university or attend some other form of postsecondary education, you do so because you want to do more than get by. What do I mean by that? I mean that you want to make money. When you get by, you can live and feed yourself but…
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Keep your eyes on the prize
Phrase: Keep your eyes on the prize Do you know what the difference between achieving your goals and not achieving your goals is? It’s not failure; I can tell you that. The difference is a loss of focus. To be successful, you must keep your eyes on the prize. The prize is your goal, and…
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Burn the midnight oil
Phrase: Burn the midnight oil There’s a time and a place for everything. When you’re on to something, you need to know when to burn the midnight oil and when to take a breather. There are only so many hours in a day, and when we burn the midnight oil or continue to work late into the night, we make a…
