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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 1, 20241 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...
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 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...
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 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...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“The grass is greener where you water it.”
“The grass is not greener somewhere else. The grass is greener where you water it.” - Unknown. Grass doesn’t grow very fast and it all...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Laughter on Bumpy Roads of Chitral
[#travel, #Chitral & #challenges] We quickly discovered that the roads of Chitral in Northern Pakistan were extremely bumpy. Alas, so,...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20241 min read
“How you learn has nothing to do with how brilliant you are.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “How you learn has nothing to do with how brilliant you are.” – Henry Winkler 💭Henry Winkler was diagnosed with...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20241 min read
A Quote about Happiness
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi 💡...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20241 min read
“God is in the details.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “God is in the details.” – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 💭 I came across this quote when I was researching the meaning of...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20241 min read
A Quote about Leadership
[#quoteoftheday💬] “The best leaders realize that the more they focus on making other people successful, the more successful they...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
A Quote about the Mind
[#quoteoftheday💬] “The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes 💭I think...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“What can I receive today?”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Relax. Breathe. Open yourself to the world and ask, “What can I receive today?” – James Clear ~~ (A single negative...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Running Wisdom on the mountain of Jebel Hafeet
[#learning + #runningwisdom] One of the most important things I ever learned from running was on the mountain of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain,...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
A Quote about Courage
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Courage isn't absence of fear, it is the awareness that something else is important.” – Stephen R. Covey 💭Push...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Understand more. Fear less.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Understand more. Fear less.” – Marie Curie 💭 It counts...
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 23, 20241 min read
“The flame may be different, but the light is the same.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “The flame may be different, but the light is the same.” – Rumi 💭 I think this one is so apt for the confluence of...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
[#quotable💬] “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Sally Berger 💡 #beginning #wisdom #persistence #motivation #dedication...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
“Knowledge is a shining light, skills a flowing spring.”
[#quotable💬] “Knowledge is a shining light, skills a flowing spring.” – Uyghur Proverb 💡#personalgrowth #wisdom #improvement #skillset ...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
“The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgment.”
[#quotable💬] “The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgment.” 💡 #perspective #diversity #mindfulthinking #growthmindset #wis...
Sumbella
Mar 12, 20241 min read
“If you don't use it, you'll lose it.” – #UncleLen
[#quotable💬] “If you don't use it, you'll lose it.” – a common catchphrase made famous in these realms by #UncleLen 💭#UncleLen used to...
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