Lisa Lake

The hallmark of an open mind is not letting your ideas become your identity. If you define yourself by your opinions, questioning them is a threat to your integrity. If you see yourself as a curious person or a lifelong learner, changing your mind is a moment of growth.

@AdamStewart @JamaicaObserver Congrats @nats_chin!

Congratulations to Natalie Chin on this well-deserved promotion to the post of Deputy Managing Director and appointment to the Board of Directors for the @JamaicaObserver. Your near two-decades tenure with our company has been exemplary as you serve and lead with distinction.

We have mobilized a task force through our 4Ys Foundation aimed at supporting the communities ravaged by Hurricane Dorian’s powerful storm forces. We appeal for support in our efforts to… instagram.com/p/B190yIjB724W…

You cannot change how people treat you, or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it. —Mahatma Gandhi

@JamMorro @NAScottJA Check you out.

I’m this old.

Throughout the Caribbean, the sip of the season comes in a holiday-appropriate shade of ruby red: sorrel. n.pr/2UZRKBM

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, if you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

The more you focus on building a personal brand, the less authentic you appear. Toothpaste has a brand; it’s packaged and neat. People don’t have brands—they’re real and messy. #SHRM18

The most successful people I've met: 1. Read constantly 2. Workout daily 3. Are innately curious 4. Have laser focus 5. Believe in themselves 6. Build incredible teams 7. Admit they know very little 8. Constantly work to improve 9. Demand excellence in everything they do

You may not remember how much money you made throughout your career. However, you will remember every person that graciously opened a career door for you. Open doors for others, and be remembered. Be a door opener.

Remove people from the room who’s first response/mindset to a new idea are all the reasons why of “it can’t work”. Engage them later for critiques.

“If you cut down a forest and sell the timber, GDP goes up; GDP does not count the cost of losing the forest as a habitat, or as a future resource, or as a sinkhole for carbon. “What is more, GDP doesn’t count useful activities that are not monetized.” f-st.co/DRWqzf6

Running a business in Jamaica? Plan to seek investment to help scale up? The @BransonCentreCA is having a 6 day investment readiness boot camp to help you prepare. Sign up at bransoncentre.co/events

CEO of The @BransonCentreCA (@lisrickards) shares why it’s important to bring you best self to work and not just your work self 😄 virg.in/Jqs

We're in dire need of a word for this

Don't be impressed by: 1. Money 2. Job titles 3. Affiliations or network size 4. Years of experience 5. Appearances 6. Imitators 7. Big words Be impressed by: 1. Kindness 2. Trustworthiness 3. Genuine generosity 4. Humility 5. Integrity 6. Tireless educators 7. Shared optimism

@NadeenMatthews @fintechamericas Congrats @NadeenMatthews Well deserved!

One of the best decisions of my life I made at 15 years old twitter.com/businessinside…