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Honesty is making our words align with reality. Integrity is making reality align with our words.
What happens to us is not as important as the meaning we assign to it. Journaling helps sort this out.
You have to get a great headline to attract attention in your blog - it's about the lure - not the rod.
Acting is my calling. It is one of the things I was meant to do in this world, along with being a mother.
You’re never as smart as you think you are when you are winning and never as dumb as you feel when you are losing.
When finished writing a post, go back and add bullets, sub heads, spacing; eliminate long paragraphs or sentences.
Leaders have the privilege and responsibility of going first. The most powerful way that anybody can lead is by example.
When times are tough, vision is the first casualty. Before conditions can improve, it is the first thing we must recover.
One of the best questions you can ask when something negative happens is this: 'What does this experience make possible?'
I don't have a religious bone in my body but I believe artists (of any medium), in our best selves, are vessels of truth.
Amateurs write when they are inspired. Professionals are inspired when they write. This is a subtle but important distinction.
However difficult, however scary, I had to live my truth. I chose to be more brave than I was afraid and am loving my life as a result.
If you have a clear vision, you will eventually attract the right strategy. If you don't have a clear vision, no strategy will save you.
The 70's was a great time for artistic expression in Jamaica and I was in the heart of it, unconsciously soaking it up and paving my future.
You're not as smart as you think you are, but you've got more potential than you could possibly imagine. The secret from the one to other is humility.
When we are young, parents and teachers tell us we can do anything and become whatever we want. But as we grow older, these same people tell us we must be more realistic.
I was swimming in art day and night. There were always parties being thrown, with artists from every medium (my extended aunts and uncles), living as boldly as they want to be.
Social media is new to me and I didn't think I would like it, being very protective of my private space, but it's nice to connect to the love and positive vibes folks have to share.
Social media is the greatest leadership tool ever invented. It gives you the opportunity to amplify your voice, extend your influence, and create a tribe of passionate followers who want to hear from you.
Part of the role of a thought leader is not to necessarily have all the answers - I certainly don't - but it's to be able to ask the right questions and the privilege of being able to lead the conversation.
You have a choice in life. You can either live on-purpose, according to a plan you've set. Or you can live by accident, reacting to the demands of others. The first approach is proactive; the second reactive.
In hindsight I can see that my love for the arts began by watching my father and his colleagues perform on stage in Jamaica, and running a muck among the exhibits of fabulous Jamaican art at the National Gallery while mum was upstairs curating.
Very simply, a platform is the thing you stand on to get heard. It's your stage. But unlike a stage in a theatre, today's platform is not built of wood or concrete or perched on a grassy hill. Today's platform is built of people. Contacts. Connections. Followers.
The best way to deal in a transparent world is just be transparent. Let your life be authentic and let people look in. Because if they want to find out, they're gonna find out. And so to me it's given me a greater sense of accountability as a CEO. It's given me a greater opportunity to lead.
Sadly, I have met very few people who have a plan for their life. Most are passive spectators, watching their lives unfold, one day at a time. They are reactive rather than proactive. They may plan their careers, the building of a new home, or even a vacation. But it never occurs to them to plan their life.