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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
Dec 28, 20231 min read
“The flames may be different, but the light is the same.”
[#quotable💬] “The flames may be different, but the light is the same.” – Rumi 💡#unity #empathy #peace #wisewords #motivation #inspirati...
Sumbella
Dec 28, 20231 min read
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection maybe we can catch excellence.”
[#quotable💬] “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection maybe we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi This quote might...
Sumbella
Dec 28, 20231 min read
A Quote about Motivation
[#quotable💬] “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig...
Sumbella
Dec 28, 20231 min read
“A spoken word, a bullet fired.”
[#quotable💬] “A spoken word, a bullet fired.” – Uyghur proverb The power of speech, words and communication. A kind of magic. Also a...
Sumbella
Dec 26, 20231 min read
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it.”
[#quotable💬] “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. Time will pass anyway.” – Earl...
Sumbella
Dec 26, 20231 min read
“If you run, you are a runner.”
[#quotable💬] “If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no...
Sumbella
Dec 26, 20231 min read
“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”
[#quotable💬] “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jim Rohn 💡...
Sumbella
Dec 26, 20231 min read
“What you think of me, is none of my business.”
[#quotable💬] “What you think of me, is none of my business.” – Terry Cole Whittaker 💡 #growthmindset #innerstrength #confidence #happin...
Sumbella
Dec 26, 20231 min read
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it.”
[#quotable💬] “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. Time will pass anyway.” – Earl...
Sumbella
Dec 15, 20231 min read
“Those that say it can’t be done should get out of the way of those doing it.”
[#quotable💬] “Those that say it can’t be done should get out of the way of those doing it.” – Chinese Proverb 💡...
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 15, 20231 min read
“You have two homes, earth and your body. Take care of them.”
[#quotable💬] “You have two homes, earth and your body. Take care of them. Buy less. Choose well. Make it last.” – Combined quotes, the...
Sumbella
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Henry David Thoreau and The Dispersion of Seeds
[#quotable💬] “Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that...
Sumbella
Dec 15, 20231 min read
“Nothing works unless you do.”
[#quotable💬] “Nothing works unless you do.” – Maya Angelou I have shared this post in the past with the emphasis on you working - and...
Sumbella
Dec 15, 20231 min read
“If you do nothing, there will be no results.”
[#quotable💬] “You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.” – Mahatma Gandhi...
Sumbella
Dec 15, 20231 min read
“Miracles take a little longer than settling does.”
[#quotable💬] “Be patient. Miracles take a little longer than settling does.” – Maryam Hasnaa 💡 #patience #persistency #commitment #keep...
Sumbella
Dec 6, 20231 min read
“If you don't use it, you'll lose it.”
[#quotable💬] “If you don't use it, you'll lose it.” – a common catchphrase, made famous in my world, by #UncleLen 💡...
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 6, 20231 min read
Authentic Belonging: Embracing Yourself
[#quotable💬] “Belonging should never require that you reshape yourself into someone else entirely.” – AmyAnn Cadwell 💡...
Sumbella
Dec 6, 20231 min read
“We are what we repeatedly do.”
[#quotable💬] “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle (There is a query over who...
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