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“Nothing succeeds like success.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Nothing succeeds like success.” 💡 #success #mindset #inspiration #goals #motivation #positivity 🔗...
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I log what I'm learning through my writing - themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, facilitation & more.
Some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.
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Sumbella
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Teacher's Toolkit for Productive Writing
[#productivity] (Part 1: #tools) Well, #teachers & good folks... Every time I meet someone who follows me on LinkedIn recently I am...
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- Sep 11
- 1 min
“Go the extra mile: it's never crowded.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Go the extra mile: it's never crowded.” – Dr. Wayne D. Dyer 💡#motivation #bravery #inspiration #courage...
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- Sep 11
- 2 min
A Ray of Light in Darkness: The Power of Unity and Aid
[#positivity☀️] I look at a small photo of my friend’s hands with nails all broken from the packing and preparing of boxes of aid for...
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- Sep 11
- 2 min
From Chaos to Calm: The Art of Classroom Management
[#facilitation + #classroommanagement] Can you guess what one of the top questions we receive from teachers here in #cambridgeMENA is...
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- Sep 11
- 2 min
“If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.” - Alexander Hamilton
[#quoteoftheday💬] “If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.” - Alexander Hamilton. 💭 #Thinkwithme: As teachers, let's begin...
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- Sep 11
- 2 min
Bringing Sunshine to Staff Meetings
[#facilitation + a gift🎁⬇️] Well, #teachers: today I share one tip that may be fun/helpful for anyone who wants to try out weaving some...
Sumbella
- Jun 5
- 2 min
Enhancing Productivity and Wellbeing in the New Year
[#productivity + #wellbeing] Well folks, January was a tough year, but we made it through. (Hat tip #nivenpostma for the joke). No but...
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- Jun 5
- 1 min
Quirky Quarks and Scrabble Laughs
[#learning + #justforfun✨] For a long while now I have been somewhat of a Scrabble trainee studying under (read: constantly losing to)...
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- Jun 1
- 2 min
The Radiance of Intentions as a Guiding Light
[#wellbeing✨] Here is a small story I return to often, perfect for some contemplation on a Friday… A person once asked for a talisman for...
Sumbella
- Jun 1
- 2 min
The Power of Leadership: Lessons from Uncle Len's Letter
[#positivity✨] (Part 6) I think #UncleLen’s letter from The Queen tells us a lot about leaders. For one, it tells us that, like the...
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- Jun 1
- 2 min
The Sunshine Protocol
[#tipoftheday⬇️] The Sunshine Protocol: What to do when someone snaps at you rudely by email. I was discussing this with a friend, who...
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- Jun 1
- 2 min
How to make someone feel royally acknowledged? ✨
[#positivity✨] (Part 5) One reader of #UncleLen’s #lettertothequeen series said he learned many things from the story. I did too. In this...
Sumbella
- May 28
- 2 min
“What you measure, you get."
[#quoteoftheday💬] “What you measure, you get." ✨ (So be careful what you measure!) 💭#thinkwithme: I’ve been thinking a lot about...
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- May 28
- 2 min
"Without a moral compass, the human mind will justify anything.” - Mehrnaz Dessiri
[#quoteoftheday💬] "Without a moral compass, the human mind will justify anything.” - Mehrnaz Dessiri 💭#thinkwithme: Teachers face a lot...
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- May 28
- 2 min
Subtle Bullying: When "Nothing" is Actually Harmful
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Healthy people don’t bully. Only unhealthy people do.” - Miranda Banks, Performance Psychologist. 💭#thinkwithme: I...
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- May 28
- 2 min
A Letter from the Palace
[#positivity✨] (Part 4) #UncleLen was a man who now held something important in his hand: We were so excited to receive it that as soon...
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- May 28
- 2 min
Inspiring Change through the Power of Giving
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Whatever we want from others, we must have the courage to offer it first.” ― August Turak 💭#Thinkwithme: Almost...
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- May 24
- 2 min
The Power of Authenticity and Belonging
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Belonging should never require that you reshape yourself into someone else entirely.” AmyAnn Cadwell 💭#thinkwithme:...
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- May 24
- 2 min
The Epic Journey of Uncle Len's Letter: From UAE to Windsor Castle
[#positivity✨] (Part 3) #UncleLen's letter to the Queen was on a mission: To enter Buckingham Palace. But. We were naive in thinking it...
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