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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
“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.” -...
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 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....
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 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...
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 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...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“To fly, one only needs to take the reins.”
[#quoteoftheday] “To fly, one only needs to take the reins.” This is such an uplifting quote for me. I think it is about courage, and...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
The act of learning is a brilliance all its own.
[#quoteoftheday] "The act of learning is a brilliance all its own.” - James Pastore. This is a fab line I squirreled away a while back...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20241 min read
“Do it now.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.” – Paulo...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20241 min read
“The key is to create a lot and edit a lot.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “With the creative process, the key is to create a lot and edit a lot. Make more than you need, then remove everything...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
A Quote by Steve Jobs
[#quoteoftheday💬] Extended quote: “My observation is that the doers are the major thinkers. The people that really create the things...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“You cannot pour from an empty cup.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “You cannot pour from an empty cup.” 💭Refill, recharge, replenish, and then try again. Often, I can get the same...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20241 min read
“Bloom where you are planted.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Bloom where you are planted.” 🌱 ••• I make and share these daily #quoteables for you to use, keep or simply ponder...
Sumbella
Mar 18, 20241 min read
“May I be the tiniest in the universe, tiny but useful.”
[#quotable💬] “May I be the tiniest nail in the house of the universe, tiny but useful.” – Mary Oliver 💡#kindness #compassion #inspirati...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”
[#quotable💬] “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Robin Williams 💭#thinkwithme: It still amazes me...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
“And then there will be you, proving them wrong.”
[#quotable💬] “There will be haters, there will be doubters, there will be non-believers, and then there will be you, proving them...
Sumbella
Mar 10, 20241 min read
Lighthouses just stand there, shining.
[#quotable💬] “Lighthouses do not go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there, shining.” Just shine!...
Sumbella
Feb 7, 20241 min read
“It’s time to wake up - Yes or yes?” – Puma Fredy Quispe Singona
[#quotable💬] “It’s time to wake up - Yes or yes?” – Puma Fredy Quispe Singona - Native Peruvian Healer For that Monday feeling. ☀️ 💡...
Sumbella
Dec 15, 20231 min read
“The hard... is what makes it great!”
[#quotable💬] “I think it’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!” – Tom...
Sumbella
Dec 6, 20231 min read
'Keep smiling.' - #UncleLen.
[#quotable💬] 'Keep smiling. x' - #UncleLen. This is the way Uncle Len / AKA Grandad would end every message, every phone call, every...
Sumbella
Dec 5, 20231 min read
A Quote by Rumi
[#quotable💬] “If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?” – Rumi 💡 #RumiWisdom #growth #mindset #muse #inspir...
Sumbella
Nov 21, 20231 min read
“Good order is the foundation of all things.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Good order is the foundation of all things.” – Edmund Burke 💡 #essentiality #inspiration #stability #organized #prog...
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