Tag: road to success
A run for your money
Phrase: A run for your money Some people run for the glory of their country and to win medals. Others run for prize money. But what does it mean when someone gives you a run for your money? Well, when someone gives you a run for your money, it means that they are providing intense…
Trial and error
WotD: Trial and error Life is many things, but most of all, it is roughly 70 years of trial and error. Life is full of challenges and obstacles, but how we respond to them truly defines our journey. Very few people are successful the very first time they try something. When faced with difficulty, it’s important…
Dog eat dog
Phrase: Dog eat dog They say the road to success is always under construction. What they don’t tell you is that it is dog-eat-dog out there, and the road to success is the same one that leads to ruin. The phrase dog eat dog refers to the ruthless competition among people in which they are…
Give back
WotD: Give back We’ve all heard of the American dream. It’s the way that, through hard work and determination, an American can start from scratch and become very successful. The belief that anyone can achieve greatness is quintessentially American. What many Japanese don’t know is that once Americans become successful, another quintessentially American phenomenon kicks…
Foot in the door
Phrase: Foot in the Door Success, what is it all about? Well, if I could tell you that, then I’d probably be writing this post from my private jet 30,000 feet in the air flying somewhere warm for vacation. As I’m sitting at a computer in a small, tatami-floored home office in the depths of…
Give your all
Phrase: Give your all For many people, January is the time of year when you give your all, turn over a new leaf, work on self-improvement and become the person they’ve always wanted to be. The sad part is that most of them give up in a very short period. The road to failure is paved…
Going concern
English Idiom: Going concern ArtisanEnglish.jp has been a going concern for a little over two years now. Wow! Time flies. On Monday last week, ArtisanEnglish.jp had its second anniversary. That’s right; it continues to grow, albeit slowly. A business that is successful and growing is usually called a going concern. Although ArtisanEnglish.jp is still just…
Road to success
EPhrase: Road to Success The vast majority of successful people did not become successful quickly. They had to work long and hard for success and spend many days travelling on the road to success. As you may be able to imagine, the road to success is not a road at all; it is a process.…
