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“You will never be criticised by someone doing more than you.”
[#quoteoftheday] “You will never be criticised by someone doing more than you.” For when you receive insensitive feedback that feels like...
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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
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Race and Culture: Part 5
[#heritage, race & culture #5/5] For today's final five of five posts in this little series, here’s the song: Stand By Me, covered by...
Sumbella
- Apr 1
- 1 min
"Organisations don’t change, people do."
[#quoteoftheday] Full quote: "It is the cumulative impact of successful individual change that brings about successful organisational...
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- Apr 1
- 1 min
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.”
[#quoteoftheday] “To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.” - Niven Postma When thinking about organisational structures...
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- Apr 1
- 1 min
“Reading is to the mind, as exercise is to the body.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Reading is to the mind, as exercise is to the body.” - Richard Steele I love paper books. And sometimes even reading...
Sumbella
- Apr 1
- 1 min
“Apparent learner disability was nothing more or less than teacher inflexibility.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Apparent learner disability was nothing more or less than teacher inflexibility.” - Steven Covey This is one line that...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
“You are a mashup of what you let in to your life.”
[#quoteoftheday] “You are a mashup of what you let in to your life.” - Austin Kleon This idea was about how we develop creativity. But in...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
“We often think feedback is for the student but actually it’s for the teacher.”
[#quoteoftheday] “We often think feedback is for the student but actually it’s for the teacher.” This is why I appreciate questions, and...
Sumbella
- Mar 30
- 1 min
A Quote about Culture and Heritage
[#quoteoftheday + culture & heritage] 'Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation’ - Nelson...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
A Quote about Confidence
[#quoteoftheday] “You don’t become confident by shouting affirmations in the mirror. You become confident by having a stack of undeniable...
Sumbella
- Mar 30
- 1 min
“There is wisdom in the wound.”
[#quoteoftheday] “There is wisdom in the wound.” - by 📚 Michael Bungay Stanier. This line is taken from his book: ‘How to work with...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
“Words do have power.”
[#quoteoftheday] “Utterance is magic. Words do have power. Names have power. Words are events. They do things, change things. They...
Sumbella
- Mar 30
- 1 min
“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.”
[#quoteoftheday] - Maya Angelou. Around this time last year, I put out an intention - a quiet ‘ask’ - of wanting to be around people who...
Sumbella
- Mar 30
- 1 min
“Passion finds you as you get in the mix, and try new things.”
[#quoteoftheday] “[Passion] finds you as you get in the mix, and try new things.” Here’s the full quote: "Passion is a feeling that...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
“People do what people see.”
[#quoteoftheday] “People do what people see.” - John Maxwell. Expanded: “People’s minds are changed more through observations than by...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
A Quote about Embracing the Unfamiliar
“If you feel safe in the area that you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area...” - David Bowie. He continues: “...Always go...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
“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...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
“Excitement is a better motivator than discipline.”
“Excitement is a better motivator than discipline.” - James Clear. The quote continues: “...The people who appear to have an exceptional...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
“Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.”
“Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter. It just makes the room darker.” - Unknown. In professional...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
“To fly, one only needs to take the reins.”
[#quoteoftheday] “To fly, one only needs to take the reins.” This is such an uplifting quote for me. I think it is about courage, and...
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