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This page contains many articles I've written over the years in pursuit of learning, reflection, and personal development.
Themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, defusing bullying, culture, heritage, facilitation & more.
You will find that some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.
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Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
“They will never forget how you made them feel.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “They will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou 💭The full quote is something like this: “I’ve learned...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
“Dreaming is a form of planning.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Dreaming is a form of planning.” – Gloria Steinham 💭I love this reminder at the end of the month, when I usually...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
“People gravitate toward the standard you set.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “People gravitate toward the standard you set, not the standard you request.” – James Clear 💭…we have a domino...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
“You always pass failure on your way to success.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “You always pass failure on your way to success.” – Kevin Kelly 💭Failure, to me, often feels dark. But when I get...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
“What can I create today?”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Eliminate. Focus. Close yourself to the world and ask, what can I create today?” – James Clear 💭 I think it needn’t...
Sumbella
Mar 22, 20241 min read
“The heart has its reasons, which reason knows not of.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “The heart has its reasons, which reason knows not of.” – Pascal 💭Hopefully, you’re doing the work you are because...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20241 min read
“There are no little things.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Sometimes, when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things… I am tempted to think… That there...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20241 min read
A Quote by Goethe
[#quoteoftheday💬] “That which matters most, must never be at the mercy of that which matters least.” – Goethe 💭 How often is this the...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20241 min read
A Quote by Stephen R. Covey
[#quotable💬] “When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.” – Stephen R. Covey 💭 No matter the age or...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20241 min read
“Nature never hurries.”
[#quotable💬] “Nature never hurries. Yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu 💡 #mindfulliving #patience #balance #inspirational #wisd...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20241 min read
“You cannot keep spring from coming.”
[#quotable💬] “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.” – Pablo Neruda What does this mean to you? For me...
Sumbella
Mar 18, 20241 min read
“It’s employees who decide if those managers are leaders.”
[#quotable💬] “Don’t confuse #power with #authority. Companies may appoint managers, but it’s employees who decide if those managers are...
Sumbella
Mar 18, 20241 min read
“For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.”
[#quotable💬] “For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.” – Jim Rohn 💡 #hardwork #consistency #success #inspirational #po...
Sumbella
Mar 18, 20241 min read
“We first had to change our perceptions.”
[#quotable💬] “To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.” – Stephen R. Covey 💡...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
“Start with the end in mind.”
[#quotable💬] “Start with the end in mind.” – Stephen R. Covey 💭 This is a good one to keep in mind at the start of a new project or...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
A Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
[#quotable💬] “If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
“A stone thrown by a friend won't hurt your head.”
[#quotable💬] “A stone thrown by a friend won't hurt your head.” – #Uyghur #Proverb 💭In fact, I find my real friends and sincere hearts...
Sumbella
Mar 12, 20241 min read
“Friendship is a sheltering tree.” - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
[#quotable💬] “Friendship is a sheltering tree.” - Samuel Taylor Coleridge 💭And friendship, to me, is a huge piece of the...
Sumbella
Mar 10, 20241 min read
“The family is like the forest...” – Akan Proverb
[#quotable💬] “The family is like the forest; from the outside it looks dense. But from the inside, every tree has its position.” – Akan...
Sumbella
Jan 22, 20241 min read
“The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule. It is to schedule your priorities.”
[#quotable💬] “The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule. It is to schedule your priorities.” – Steven R. Covey 💡...
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