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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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“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.”

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Mar 12, 20241 min read

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.”

[#quotable💬] “Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.” – R. Kiyosaki 💡 #purpose #makeithappen #conscious #choices #p...

“The earth has music for those who listen.” – Shakespeare

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Mar 12, 20241 min read

“The earth has music for those who listen.” – Shakespeare

[#quotable💬] “The earth has music for those who listen.” – Shakespeare 💡 #mindfulness #harmony #beauty #appreciation #inspiredbynature ...

“If you don't use it, you'll lose it.” – #UncleLen

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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...

“Friendship is a sheltering tree.” - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Mar 12, 20241 min read

“Friendship is a sheltering tree.” - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

[#quotable💬] “Friendship is a sheltering tree.” - Samuel Taylor Coleridge 💭And friendship, to me, is a huge piece of the...

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Mar 12, 20241 min read

A Quotable from the Quran

[#quotable💬] “We are always in a loss of time; except those who believe, do good, be honest and have patience.” – Quran 💭“Don’t forget...

“Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”

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Mar 12, 20241 min read

“Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”

[#quotable💬] “Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.” – Steve Prefontaine 💡...

“The family is like the forest...” – Akan Proverb

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Mar 10, 20241 min read

“The family is like the forest...” – Akan Proverb

[#quotable💬] “The family is like the forest; from the outside it looks dense. But from the inside, every tree has its position.” – Akan...

“Learn a new language, eat a new kind of bread.” – Dilshat Idris

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Mar 10, 20241 min read

“Learn a new language, eat a new kind of bread.” – Dilshat Idris

[#quotable💬] “Learn a new language, eat a new kind of bread.” – Dilshat Idris Dilshat Idris is the father of my best friend. There is a...

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Mar 10, 20241 min read

“Actions shout over words.”

[#quotable💬] “Actions shout over words.”. 💭Not always… but often. And sometimes, the words themselves are the action. “No”, is a good...

“The world rewards you for value provided, not time spent.”

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Mar 10, 20241 min read

“The world rewards you for value provided, not time spent.”

[#quotable💬] “The world rewards you for value provided, not time spent.” – James Clear 💭 #thinkwithme: I once hired a professional to...

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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!...

“How we leave things says a lot about ourselves.” – Mark Groves

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Feb 7, 20241 min read

“How we leave things says a lot about ourselves.” – Mark Groves

[#quotable💬] “How we leave things says a lot about ourselves.” – Mark Groves Do you know any philanthropists? I do. I know a lady who...

“Don't run with your legs, run with your heart.”

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Feb 7, 20241 min read

“Don't run with your legs, run with your heart.”

[#quotable💬] “Don't run with your legs, run with your heart.” I think you may be able to replace "run" and "legs" in this quote with...

“It’s time to wake up - Yes or yes?” – Puma Fredy Quispe Singona

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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. ☀️ 💡...

“You cannot change a person until they change what is in themselves.” – Quran

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Feb 7, 20241 min read

“You cannot change a person until they change what is in themselves.” – Quran

[#quotable💬] “You cannot change a person until they change what is in themselves.” – Quran 💡#positivechange #reflection #motivation #pe...

“The unknown is where all outcomes are possible. Enter it with grace, not fear.”

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Feb 7, 20241 min read

“The unknown is where all outcomes are possible. Enter it with grace, not fear.”

[#quotable💬] “The unknown is where all outcomes are possible. Enter it with grace, not fear.” 💡 #perspective #mindfulness #positiveatti...

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Jan 22, 20241 min read

“Bravery is contagious.”

[#quotable💬] “Bravery is contagious.” 💡 #braveheart #courage #positivity #strength #motivational #inspired 🔗...

“The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule. It is to schedule your priorities.”

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Jan 22, 20241 min read

“The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule. It is to schedule your priorities.”

[#quotable💬] “The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule. It is to schedule your priorities.” – Steven R. Covey 💡...

“A man, in order to be well thought of, must think nothing, say nothing, do nothing.”

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Jan 22, 20241 min read

“A man, in order to be well thought of, must think nothing, say nothing, do nothing.”

[#quotable💬] “A man, in order to be well thought of, must think nothing, say nothing, do nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard 💡...

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Jan 22, 20241 min read

“It just takes one.”

[#quotable💬] “It just takes one.” And that one can have positive or negative consequences. “One spark to start a fire”. (Fire can warm…...

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