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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 24, 20241 min read
“When you feel passion for something, you find ways to nurture it.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Life fulfilling work is not about the money - when you feel true passion for something you instinctively find ways to...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
Mailer's Law: The Journey of Improvement
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Mailer’s Law: A thing either gets better or costs more to run the way it was.” – Norman Mailer ~~ (A single negative...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“Trust is the most powerful tool that a leader or organisation can have.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Trust is the most powerful tool that a leader or organization can have, and that trust is directly proportional to...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“Our behaviour is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Our behaviour is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.” – Stephen R. Covey ~~ (A single negative thing can...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
Prioritising Wellbeing in Everyday Life
[#wellbeing + #downtime] Simple things that help me work and feel better when I get some downtime: 🌿Really good sleep. 🌿Hearty...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“Resenting a new technology will not halt its progress.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Resenting a new technology will not halt its progress.” – Marshall McLuhan 💭I’ve been mulling over this quote as I...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
Empowering Learners to Overcome Obstacles
[#quoteoftheday💬] “There seemed to be endless obstacles preventing me from living with my eyes open, but as I gradually followed up clue...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
The Value of Competition: Insights from the Race
[#business + #competition] The photo in this post is from a race from last December. I was hugging my competition, this total pro of a...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“The hard way is the fast way. Do it right the first time.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “The hard way is the fast way. Do it right the first time and you won't have to do it over the next time.” – James...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“Insanity is doing the same things over and over again.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results.” – Rita Mae Brown 💭At the top...
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, 20241 min read
"What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"
[#quoteoftheday💬] Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!" – C....
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“Often one inaccuracy becomes the seed of others.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Often one inaccuracy becomes the seed of others, and reproduces trouble as the work proceeds.” – Charles Hayward 💭...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
“A human being is a human being.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “There may be details that are different, but a human being is a human being.” – Stephen R. Covey ~~ (A single...
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
May's Journey: Reboot and Rise
[#positivity + #productivity] Sometimes you don’t need to start something new, you just need to reboot something you loved but left...
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
“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...
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