COLIN BEHARIE
Business. Faith. Leadership. Life.
A perspective shaped by business, different cultures and real-life experience.
I write about what I’ve learned, what I’m still learning, and the ideas that make us think differently about work and life.
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.
- Top Five: Melissa at One Year, Haiti, Cuba, Israel & Ebola
One year after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica adds billions for roof repairs. Plus: floods and a Salvadoran troop surge in Haiti, the UN’s Cuba embargo vote, a cliffhanger count in Israel, and Ebola’s grim milestone in Congo. - Norway “Sucks”? Let the Numbers Speak
After President Trump called Norway a “s***house country” over the Nobel Peace Prize, here is how Norway and the USA actually compare on national KPIs and quality of life. - Third in the World: Congratulations, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw!
Reggae Girlz captain Khadija “Bunny” Shaw finished third at the 2026 Women’s Ballon d’Or, the highest finish ever by a Jamaican. A proud day for Jamaica.
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.
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
Something worth thinking about.
Once a month, I’ll send you a thought about business, leadership, faith, culture or life. No daily inbox invasion. No noise for the sake of noise. Just something worth reading.
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