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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
“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
Race and Culture: Part 5
[#heritage, race & culture #5/5] For today's final five of five posts in this little series, here’s the song: Stand By Me, covered by...
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 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...
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
Apr 1, 20241 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...
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 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...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“You are a mashup of what you let in to your life.”
[#quoteoftheday] “You are a mashup of what you let in to your life.” - Austin Kleon This idea was about how we develop creativity. But in...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“We often think feedback is for the student but actually it’s for the teacher.”
[#quoteoftheday] “We often think feedback is for the student but actually it’s for the teacher.” This is why I appreciate questions, and...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
A Quote about Culture and Heritage
[#quoteoftheday + culture & heritage] 'Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation’ - Nelson...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
A Quote about Confidence
[#quoteoftheday] “You don’t become confident by shouting affirmations in the mirror. You become confident by having a stack of undeniable...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“There is wisdom in the wound.”
[#quoteoftheday] “There is wisdom in the wound.” - by 📚 Michael Bungay Stanier. This line is taken from his book: ‘How to work with...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“Words do have power.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Utterance is magic. Words do have power. Names have power. Words are events. They do things, change things. They...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.”
[#quoteoftheday] - Maya Angelou. Around this time last year, I put out an intention - a quiet ‘ask’ - of wanting to be around people who...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“Passion finds you as you get in the mix, and try new things.”
[#quoteoftheday] “[Passion] finds you as you get in the mix, and try new things.” Here’s the full quote: "Passion is a feeling that...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“People do what people see.”
[#quoteoftheday] “People do what people see.” - John Maxwell. Expanded: “People’s minds are changed more through observations than by...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
A Quote about Embracing the Unfamiliar
“If you feel safe in the area that you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area...” - David Bowie. He continues: “...Always go...
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
“Excitement is a better motivator than discipline.”
“Excitement is a better motivator than discipline.” - James Clear. The quote continues: “...The people who appear to have an exceptional...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.”
“Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter. It just makes the room darker.” - Unknown. In professional...
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...
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