Inspirational Archives - Natella Isazada https://www.natellaisazada.com/category/inspirational/ How to improve organizational performance through personal growth Tue, 06 Nov 2018 03:23:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Finding Purpose in Empowering Others https://www.natellaisazada.com/finding-purpose-in-empowering-others/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/finding-purpose-in-empowering-others/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2018 06:02:30 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1286 Teresa Hamlin of Azerbaijani Socks is interesting on so many levels that it’s hard to decide where to begin telling her story. When I first met Teresa through our mutual friend in Baku, she amazed me with her fluent Azerbaijani and the way she pronounced her name – Tereza – just like the locals do. […]

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]]> https://www.natellaisazada.com/4-ways-to-keep-your-brain-sharp/feed/ 12 Where Do You Find Your Inspiration? https://www.natellaisazada.com/where-do-you-find-your-inspiration/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/where-do-you-find-your-inspiration/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2018 19:10:26 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1080 In this photo, taken on my last trip to Hungary, I am about to sharpen my writing skills by touching the pen of the Anonymous. Standing (or rather sitting) two meters tall, in a park tucked away in the heart of Budapest, this statue is a monument to a faceless writer and notary of the […]

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]]> https://www.natellaisazada.com/where-do-you-find-your-inspiration/feed/ 6 More Than a Border Crisis https://www.natellaisazada.com/more-than-a-border-crisis/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/more-than-a-border-crisis/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:17:55 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1049 Children cooped up in cages crying and pleading with strangers for help. Migrant parents torn away from them, arrested and detained elsewhere. Public rage at the regime behind all of this. The equally loud outcry from those in power who justify their actions as a consequence of a long-standing problem inherited from previous administrations. This […]

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]]> https://www.natellaisazada.com/more-than-a-border-crisis/feed/ 4 The Flag Once Raised or 5 Lessons from 100 Years Ago https://www.natellaisazada.com/the-flag-once-raised-or-5-lessons-from-100-years-ago/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/the-flag-once-raised-or-5-lessons-from-100-years-ago/#comments Mon, 28 May 2018 19:03:39 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=1031 Where I come from, in Azerbaijan, as well as in other parts of the globe, that are home to Azerbaijanis, May 28th is celebrated as the Republic Day. And if all previous years this date was important, in 2018 it’s signified further by the 100th anniversary of the inception of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic. Why […]

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]]> https://www.natellaisazada.com/yes-to-saying-no/feed/ 16 Fresh Year – Fresh Start https://www.natellaisazada.com/fresh-year-fresh-start/ https://www.natellaisazada.com/fresh-year-fresh-start/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:54:54 +0000 http://www.natellaisazada.com/?p=872 Happy New Year and hope your holiday season was great. I am one of those people who expected to get a lot done during the holiday downtime in terms of catching up on my personal goals and planning. Yet, what I actually accomplished during that time was less than what I had anticipated. The remaining […]

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