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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 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 25, 20241 min read
“I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself.” – Stephen...
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
“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
“Leadership is an action, not a position or title.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “You can be at the bottom of an org chart, and still be a leader. Leadership is an action, not a position or title.” –...
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
“Show me your friends and I will show you your future.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Show me your friends and I will show you your future.” 💭I’ve so often heard it said that you’re the sum total of the...
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
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 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 24, 20241 min read
“Just start.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Just start.” :) 💭Top the week for most. Let’s go! 🏃🏽♀️ ~~ (A single negative thing can ruin one’s day. But I...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
“The responsibility of any creator is to do the work, not judge it.
[#quoteoftheday💬] “The responsibility of any creator is to do the work, not judge it. Your job is to fall in love with the process, not...
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 24, 20241 min read
Note to Self
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Note to self: Your voice is not too strong. Your nose is not too big. Your laugh is not too loud. Your [insert...
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
A Quote about Speaking Kindly
[#quoteoftheday💬] “If speaking kindly to plants makes them grow, imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do.” - Unknown 💭I think...
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