COLIN BEHARIE
Business. Faith. Leadership. Life.
A Jamaican heart, a Norwegian home: ideas, stories and culture from both.
Born in Jamaica, living in Norway since 1987. I write about what I’ve learned between two cultures, and the ideas that make us think differently about work and life.
THE MORNING THREE · FREE DAILY BRIEFING
Three stories. Three lessons. About four minutes.
Each morning, three of the day’s most useful stories turned into practical lessons for Life, Leadership and Solutions, plus a two-minute exercise to choose what matters most today. Sourced, calm and free.
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JAMAICA WORLDWIDE
Wherever you are, find Jamaica
A home for Jamaicans, the diaspora and everyone who loves Jamaica: reggae festivals, venues and sound systems around the world, community groups, Patois, recipes and the stories behind the music. Every link is checked daily.
FESTIVAL · MONTEGO BAY
Reggae Sumfest
Jamaica’s biggest reggae and dancehall festival, usually in July.
SOUND SYSTEM · OSLO
Jah Ark Manifest
Norway’s pioneering reggae sound system, playing since 1999.
CARNIVAL · LONDON
Notting Hill Carnival
Europe’s largest street festival, rooted in the Windrush generation.
Ideas Worth Thinking About
Life doesn’t fit neatly into one category. Neither do the things worth talking about.
Business & Leadership
Lessons from years in international business, sales and leadership. People. Relationships. Decisions. Negotiations. Success. Failure.
Faith & Purpose
Success matters. But so does understanding why you’re pursuing it. Thoughts on faith, purpose, resilience and the things that give life meaning.
Personal Growth
None of us has it completely figured out. Ideas about ambition, discipline, setbacks, confidence and continuing to grow.
Culture & Life
A perspective spanning Jamaica and Scandinavia. Thoughts on culture, family, food, travel and what different ways of living can teach us.
From Jamaica to Scandinavia
Two very different places.
Two very different cultures.
And a lifetime of lessons between them.
Living across cultures has changed how I see business, success, relationships, community and life itself. Sometimes you understand your own world better when you learn to see it through somebody else’s eyes.
Latest Thinking
Ideas. Experiences. Perspectives.
- How to Send a Barrel to Jamaica from Anywhere: Shop Online, Ship from the USYou don’t have to pack a barrel yourself. Shop online from US stores, have everything delivered to a barrel company in New York or Florida, and they pack it and ship it to Jamaica. Here’s how it works, what it costs and how to clear it.
- Yard & Fjord: How to Research Shares in Jamaica and Norway, in Five Steps
Two stock exchanges, two currencies, one simple routine. How a Jamaican in Norway sorts the companies worth studying from the ones to leave alone, and the questions to ask before you put in a single krone or dollar. - What the Jamaican “Partner” and Norway’s Oil Fund Teach Us About SavingOne is a handful of neighbors and a trusted banker. The other is the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world. They work on the same principle, and it can change your finances.
New for Christmas · A novel
A Norwegian Christmas in Sandnes
She came home for twelve days. She found a reason to stay.
A year after missing her father’s death by seventeen minutes, Astrid Johansen comes home to Sandnes for Christmas. Twelve days, she promised. A story about grief, family and the courage to stay.
Good Luck With That!
Jamaica will confuse you before breakfast and change you by sunset.
Good Luck With That! is a guide to understanding Jamaicans: the humor, the pace, the unwritten social rules and the warmth beneath the bluntness.
Written for travelers, expats, and anyone who loves someone Jamaican.
THE SHOP · BOOKS, MERCH & GIFTS
Wear the words. Read the stories.
Patois tees, Good Luck With That! hoodies, mugs and gifts that carry a bit of Kingston to Sandnes, plus the books, all in one place.
Success isn’t only about how far you get. It’s also about who you become on the way there.
I’m interested in achievement. But I’m even more interested in what sits underneath it.
Character.
Faith.
Relationships.
Purpose.
Resilience.
THE BEHARIE LETTER · EVERY SUNDAY
Something worth thinking about.
Every Sunday, I’ll send you a thought about business, leadership, faith, culture or life. On the first Sunday of each month you’ll get a longer Editor’s Perspective. No daily inbox invasion. No noise for the sake of noise. Just something worth reading.
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Let’s Connect
Good ideas get better through conversation. If something here made you think, I’d like to hear from you.