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“What’s done to the children is done to society.”
[#quoteoftheday] “What’s done to the children is done to society.” - The Buddha Children, children, children. It doesn’t matter if...
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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
Apr 11 min read
“But what can I do, I am just one person.”
[#quoteoftheday] “But what can I do, I am just one person.” - Said 7 billion people… #ceasefirenow Image courtesy of _suhir via...
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Apr 11 min read
“Loyalty is a noble quality.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Loyalty is a noble quality, so long as it is not blind and does not exclude the higher loyalty to truth and decency.” -...
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Apr 11 min read
“If you want to know who has control over you, look at who you are not allowed to criticise.”
[#quoteoftheday] “If you want to know who has control over you, look at who you are not allowed to criticise.” - Voltaire Calling what is...
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Apr 11 min read
A Quote by Marie Beecham on Reframing Privilege
[#quoteoftheday] “Privilege is really about stewarding. Stewarding is an active task that you choose to take up.” - Marie Beecham on...
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Apr 11 min read
“Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.” - Malcolm X I am back in Dubai this week - I didn’t post my usual...
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Apr 11 min read
“Do your best work.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Do your best work.” - Malcolm X Even if you are collapsing inside. Even if you are horrified by what you are seeing....
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Apr 11 min read
“What we are, they become.”
[#quoteoftheday] “What we are, they become.” Just a little one about how the people we raise and pour into become like us....
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Apr 11 min read
“You will never be criticised by someone doing more than you.”
[#quoteoftheday] “You will never be criticised by someone doing more than you.” For when you receive insensitive feedback that feels like...
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Apr 11 min read
“Force does not work the way its advocates think it does.”
[#quoteoftheday] Here’s the full quote, in which Baldwin explains why this is the case: “Force does not work the way its advocates think...
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Apr 11 min read
“History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.”
[#quoteoftheday] “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” - Mark Twain The last time the US got involved in a crisis like...
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Apr 11 min read
A Quote by James Baldwin
[#quoteoftheday] Full quote: “If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen,...
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Apr 11 min read
“Attention is a form of prayer.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Attention is a form of prayer.” - Simone Weil There are many ways to interpret these words. Somebody even once told me:...
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Apr 11 min read
"Organisations don’t change, people do."
[#quoteoftheday] Full quote: "It is the cumulative impact of successful individual change that brings about successful organisational...
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Apr 11 min read
“Originality is undetected plagiarism.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Originality is undetected plagiarism.” - Austin Kleon This one made me stop. Thoughts?! #originality #authenticity #cre...
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Apr 11 min read
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.”
[#quoteoftheday] “To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.” - Niven Postma When thinking about organisational structures...
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Apr 11 min read
“Reading is to the mind, as exercise is to the body.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Reading is to the mind, as exercise is to the body.” - Richard Steele I love paper books. And sometimes even reading...
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Apr 11 min read
A Quote adapted from Dr. Seuss
[#quoteoftheday] “The more you read, the more you’ll know. The more you’ll learn, the more places you’ll go.” - Adapted from Dr. Seuss...
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Apr 11 min read
“Apparent learner disability was nothing more or less than teacher inflexibility.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Apparent learner disability was nothing more or less than teacher inflexibility.” - Steven Covey This is one line that...
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Mar 301 min read
“In a nutshell: Literacy empowers.”
[#quoteoftheday] “In a nutshell: Literacy empowers.” - Kassam (1994). #thinkwithme: The first time I lived in China, in 2007, I could not...
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