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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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Apr 11 min read

“Originality is undetected plagiarism.”

[#quoteoftheday] “Originality is undetected plagiarism.” - Austin Kleon This one made me stop. Thoughts?! #originality #authenticity #cre...

“If everything is a priority, nothing is a priority.”

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Mar 301 min read

“If everything is a priority, nothing is a priority.”

[#quoteoftheday] “If everything is a priority, nothing is a priority.” #thinkwithme: In one of the best teacher training I’ve...

“The grass is greener where you water it.”

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Mar 301 min read

“The grass is greener where you water it.”

“The grass is not greener somewhere else. The grass is greener where you water it.” - Unknown. Grass doesn’t grow very fast and it all...

"How much good will you get out of today?”

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Mar 301 min read

"How much good will you get out of today?”

[#quoteoftheday] "The question is not: will today be a good day? Every day is a good day. The question is: how much good will you get out...

Sumbella

Mar 251 min read

“A plan protects you from chaos.”

[#quoteoftheday💬] “A plan protects you from chaos: It is a safety net for catching back time & energy.” - Jim Rohn (I think!) 💭I love...

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Mar 251 min read

A Quote about Happiness

[#quoteoftheday💬] “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi 💡...

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Mar 251 min read

A Quote about Life's Beauty

[#quoteoftheday💬] “One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time it is like life starting all over again.” – Renzo Piano...

“A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.”

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Mar 251 min read

“A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.”

[#quoteoftheday💬] “A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.” 💭#thinkwithme: I also think a well trained...

Sumbella

Mar 251 min read

A Quote by Stephen R. Covey

[#quoteoftheday💬] “People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them.” – Stephen R. Covey 💡...

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Mar 251 min read

“Do it now.”

[#quoteoftheday💬] “One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.” – Paulo...

“The key is to create a lot and edit a lot.”

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Mar 251 min read

“The key is to create a lot and edit a lot.”

[#quoteoftheday💬] “With the creative process, the key is to create a lot and edit a lot. Make more than you need, then remove everything...

Sumbella

Mar 251 min read

The Power of Response

[#quoteoftheday💬] “It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.” – Stephen R. Covey 💡...

Sumbella

Mar 251 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...

“Our behaviour is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.”

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Mar 241 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 241 min read

A Quote by Steve Jobs

[#quoteoftheday💬] Extended quote: “My observation is that the doers are the major thinkers. The people that really create the things...

“Resenting a new technology will not halt its progress.”

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Mar 241 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...

Empowering Learners to Overcome Obstacles

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Mar 241 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...

The Value of Competition: Insights from the Race

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Mar 241 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...

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Mar 241 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...

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Mar 241 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...

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