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Don’t Be A Donkey
August 2023 Lessons – Don’t Be A Donkey
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with you: “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. Thinking is not only hard – it’s the …

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Cabeza. Corazón. Cojones.
July 2023 Lessons – Cabeza. Corazón. Cojones.
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with you: Cabeza. Corazón. Cojones. – Carlos Alcaraz “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou “There’s no one in the …

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June 2023 Lessons - A Happy Life
June 2023 Lessons – A Happy Life
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with you: 1. “Clear writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide.” — Source 2. “A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.” …

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May Lessons 2023 - Competence Over Credentials
May 2023 Lessons – Competence Over Credentials
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with you: “Competence over credentials.” – James Clear “A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” ― Hunter S. …

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April 2023 Lessons – Planting Trees
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected 5 to share with you:   “A society grows great when old men (people) plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in”. – Greek Proverb   “It’s hard …

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March_2023_Lessons - Discover Your Gift - Present at centre of X marks the spot
March 2023 Lessons – Discover Your Gift
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected 5 to share with you: “The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift …

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