“Spring is God’s way of telling us that we need to be more optimistic about the future” – Futurist Jim Carroll
Archives for April 2017
Daily Inspiration: “Pursue the future you desire, not the future you have been given!”
“Pursue the future you desire, not the future you have been given!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
“Dream big, think big, and do big things. You can look at future trends as a threat to be feared, or an opportunity to be pursued! ‘’
Daily Inspiration: “Fail – to succeed! The dash makes a difference!”
“Fail – to succeed! The dash makes a difference!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
Daily Inspiration: “The jet lag experienced by a futurist doesn’t involve just a few hours of time differences – but rather several decades!”
“The jet lag experienced by a futurist doesn’t involve just a few hours of time differences – but rather several decades!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
Keynote: Genentech, San Francisco : The Acceleration of Personalized Medicine in the Era of Exponential Genomics
This event was for 550 executives from this pharma-tech company — it’s owned by French pharmaceutical giant Roche. It’s also one of the global leaders in the business of pharmacogenetics : that is, the development of highly targeted drug therapies based on particular genetic profiles.
My keynote took a look at the future of healthcare and the big transformative opportunities that exist in a world of accelerated science. The topic strikes close to home for me : I’ve had my own genetic profile done (the news is all good!)
Lessons from My Youngest Son: Taking Initiative!
My youngest son Tom turns 22 today. Time flies!
Both of my sons have been a huge inspiration to me on my approach to life, innovation, the future and trends — I know they live in a world that is completely different than my own, as they’ve grown up in a world of fast, relentless technology. This is caught, for example, in a stage story I often tell about Things from the Olden Days.
For many years, I told the story on stage of Tom and his hockey blocker. You see, when he was 3, he wanted one (a goalie blocker glove). We explained to him that we wouldn’t just go and buy one at the spur of a moment…
So he made his own. Out of a cereal box. What an inspiration! He kept and used it for two years, until it was absolutely falling apart.
Around that time, I often used Tom and the story of his hockey blocker as part of my “What I Learned from Frogs in Texas” story — which eventually became a book of the same title. His part in the story was the power of initiative, determination and action. It remains for me a powerful lesson.
Happy birthday Tom! Always make sure that you construct the hockey blockers in your life – and always take the initiative!
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