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Educator 👨🏽‍🏫 | Instructional Coach | Dean of Students | Avid reader 📚 | Adventurer 🏞. All views are my own and do not reflect an employer.

[Ken Liu @kyliu99]

Saga has reissued the Dandelion Dynasty with new cover art by Rovina Cai to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the publication of THE GRACE OF KINGS. They are stunning! More about them in my newsletter: https://t.co/nS2rZXz5pv

[ProgressiveEducator @UtterViveIOL]

“It is the Flow of the world that children and students must grow up, and parents and teachers must let go” - Ken Liu @kyliu99 #TheWallOfStorms

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

"You will be forgotten either way. So live in such a manner that, while you remain, you belong to yourself."

— Marcus Aurelius

[Karun Pal @karunpal]

Be boring. Don't chase trends. Don't follow opinions. Do your own thing. Things that feels right in your heart. Wake up early. Go for walks without music. Read books that takes weeks to finish. Watch old films nobody talks about. Music that's rare. Build a private, unimpressive life that makes you deeply happy. A slow life that feels like your own. That's all that matters.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Admirable traits of strong leadership:

1. Humility - a beginner’s mindset that is open to new ideas and less judgmental. A mindset free of prejudice. A quiet mind that values actions and impact above words.

2. Honestly - radical transparency with grace and dignity. The ability to give feedback without causing resentment is a superpower. The ability to admit mistakes quickly and to ask for forgiveness. And a willingness to show vulnerability.

3. Self-awareness (situational awareness) - reading the room and balancing one’s contributions to ensure a value exchange that benefits all. Knowing when to speak and when to listen. Knowing that given a choice of being clever or kind, being kind is right choice. It is balancing ambition with value.

4. Sense of humor - do not take yourself too seriously and stay accessible. Show passion and ambition but not at a cost to others. Make people comfortable and at ease. Laugh loudly but welcome humor with open arms. But not at the expense to others. Happy people smile more.

5. Active listening (hear the unsaid and listen with your eyes) - if you are waiting for a pause, so that you can speak, you are not truly listening. And the most important part of listening is the ability to hear the unsaid. Sometimes the best way to support and help others is to give your undivided attention.

6. Interest in others (empathy) - be interesting first. The goal is to leave people better than when you found them. Everyone you meet knows more about something than you do. Care more about the people around you. This is my definition of servant leadership.

7. Generosity (giving) - the coolest people I know are unselfishly generous with their time and knowledge. Give more than you take. And give without expecting a get. The strongest leaders give more than they take. Takers may end up with more, but givers sleep better at night.

8. Intellectual curiosity -learn to search for the grounded truth. And be willing to change your mind when the facts and the truth contradicts your prior beliefs. The strongest leaders are lifelong students. And also lifelong teachers. Start with 4 word: what do you think?

9. Good manners - be nice and polite to all. This may be life’s biggest hack. Say ‘thank you’ and ‘please’ more. Hold doors a bit longer. Do not interrupt people. Do not brag. Do not shout or speak poorly of others. Be a good person, but do not waste time trying to prove it.

10. No sense or entitlement - the world does not owe you a thing. The best people that I know are not chasing compliments or validation. Learn to fight for your happiness and do it with dignity, optimism and grace. Fall in love with the work, not the praise.

11. Positioning for shared success - In a celebration, lead from the back. In a crisis, lead from the front. In the company of someone that has a better idea, follow first. Leadership is all about positioning and standing in the right places.

12. Legacy of servant leadership - The best leaders leave everything and everyone better than when they found them. You will be remembered by how often you helped others achieve their goals.

13. Grit and persistence - Some things are hard to teach: sense of urgency, critical thinking, creativity, customer empathy, team commitment, humility, unselfish giving, judgement, grace and dignity, positivity, optimism, bias towards results, active listening; Strong leaders teach the hard stuff.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Major cheat code for life: Stop dragging yesterday into today. The argument. The mistake. The missed chance. It’s already gone. Stop reliving it. Life happens in the direction you face.

[ProgressiveEducator @UtterViveIOL]

Currently storming through The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu — where courage burns brightest in the face of impossible odds, silkpunk ingenuity meets brutal invasion, and hope refuses to break. This Dandelion Dynasty epic is pure fire. ⚡📖 #TheWallOfStorms #KenLiu

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

“What are you afraid of losing when nothing in the world belongs to you.”

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

“Happiness lives in three places:

letting go of what was,
enjoying what is,
and trusting what will be.”

[Duane Morse @ILOVEQUOTEBOOKS]

Don't assume that a door is closed to you. Push on it. -Marian Wright Edelman

[Paulo Coelho Quotes @PauloCoelho_DQ]

“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”

| Paulo Coelho

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Major cheat code for life: Learn to delay your reaction. Anger, fear, and impulse will try to make you move fast. There's power in pausing. In the pause, you see clearly, you respond wisely, and you avoid decisions you'll regret. Slow down to speed up.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 @ThePreserverofU]

LIFE LESSONS

01. Nobody cares.
02. Listen to learn.
03. Start meditating.
04. Believe in yourself.
05. Start reading books.
06. Don’t make assumptions.
07. No work is beneath you.
08. Don’t take the easy road.
09. Be patient and persistent.
10. Put your best foot forward.
11. You quit, you lose, you fail.
12. Luck works if hard work runs.
13. Learn something new every day.
14. Don’t be afraid to take risks.
15. Take time to know who you are.
16. Narrow down your focus bit by bit.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 @ThePreserverofU]

WHY YOU ARE NEVER HAPPY:

1. You constantly compare yourself with others.
2. You focus only on what you lack instead of what you have.
3. You hold onto grudges and past hurts.
4. You chase perfection and reject progress.
5. You live in the past or worry endlessly about the future.
6. You seek validation from everyone except yourself.
7. You have no clear purpose or meaningful goals.
8. You surround yourself with negative and toxic people.
9. You complain a lot but take very little action.
10. You rarely practice gratitude for the things you already have.

Happiness is a choice.
Unhappiness is also a choice.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 @ThePreserverofU]

> Get physically fit.
> Get mentally calm.
> Get financially free.
> Get emotionally balanced.
> Get spiritually grounded.
> Get socially connected.
> Get professionally skilled.
> Get intellectually sharp.
> Get habitually disciplined.
> Get creatively expressive.
> Get nutritionally healthy.
> Get environmentally mindful.
> Get purposefully driven.
> Get resilient under pressure.
> Get grateful every day.
> Get consistent in action.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Questions, conversations, and relationships build real learning.

[Tock @yvan_theriault]

COMMENT LIRE LES PERSONNES

• Les hypocrites — sont toujours trop aimables.
• Les envieux — dévalorisent les autres.
• Les nobles — aident en silence.
• Les courageux — admettent leurs peurs.
• Les petits esprits — parlent des autres.
• Les grands esprits — parlent d’idées.
• Les faibles — cherchent des coupables.
• Les forts — savent pardoner
• Les ignorants — croient tout savoir.
• Les sages — savent quand se taire.
• Les menteurs — promettent beaucoup.
• Les heureux — ne se mêlent pas de la vie des autres.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Some people would love to have your bad day.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

As the school year begins to wind down, I just want to say thank you to every teacher out there.

Thank you for the early mornings, the long days, the patience, the encouragement, and the thousands of small moments most people never see.

Thank you for believing in kids when they struggled.Thank you for showing up even on the hard days.Thank you for the difference you made in the lives of children this year.

What you do matters more than you know.

Now as the year comes to a close, take care of yourself too. Rest. Recharge. Breathe. You’ve earned it.
And if no one has told you lately,

Thank you for all you do.

[Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @LuizaJarovsky]

🚨 For all those wondering about their professional future in the "age of AI," don't miss this GREAT article by @AshishDhawanTCF and @PramathSinha.

It's especially relevant for teenagers, young professionals, and parents who are trying to provide the best possible advice to their children about which skills and careers to focus on today.

The AI debate has led millions to rethink their careers and professional choices (as I see in every new cohort of my AI Governance Training).

The interesting part is that it might end up bringing people closer to their interests, values, talents, and mission, in a deeper, more existential sense.

As with previous technological waves, we know that work will be disrupted (although it's still unclear exactly how). Hopefully, we will both individually and collectively manage to adapt and thrive.