---
# Daily Inspiration: “Only fools suffer from the sin of complacency!” -
**URL:** https://jimcarroll.com/2019/06/daily-inspiration-only-fools-suffer-from-the-sin-of-complacency/
Date: 2019-06-17
Author: JimCarroll
Post Type: post
Summary: “Only fools suffer from the sin of complacency!” – #Futurist Jim Carroll When the Utah League of Cities and Towns Utah League of Cities and Town, they ran this in the brochure copy: “Jim Carroll’s job is to make people feel uncomfortable …. maybe even a bit confused. Just when you think you’ve got things […]
Categories: Daily Inspiration
Featured Image: https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Complacent.jpg
---
“*Only fools suffer from the sin of complacency!*” - #Futurist Jim Carroll
When the Utah League of Cities and Towns Utah League of Cities and Town, they ran this in the brochure copy:
*“Jim Carroll’s job is to make people feel uncomfortable …. maybe even a bit confused. Just when you think you’ve got things figured out, Jim probably sees it differently. He has a knack for predicting trends and change, and helping business and government leaders see where things are going, and how they can not only adapt to change, but lead it.”*
In most cases, the client runs brochure copy past me before it goes to print, but in this case, for various logistics reasons, I didn’t see it in advance.
When I first read it, I thought to myself, “hmmm, does that sound right?” I thought perhaps it might put a bit of a negative spin on what I do.
Yet the more I thought about it, I realized it was a great description.
When it comes to the future, far too many people can be complacent about the trends that are going to impact them, and avoid the type of creative ideas that they need to pursue in order to keep up with the pace of change.
If you are too comfortable right now with the future, then you probably aren’t thinking hard enough about the trends that are going to impact you. You need to be scared; nervous; prepared to accept that things are going to change, and ready for action.
That’s why you should always remember the comments of Andy Grove of Intel: “Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.”
So maybe being a little uncomfortable and confused is a good state of mind to be in!
---
## Categories
- Daily Inspiration
---
## Navigation
- [Futurist Keynote Speaker Jim Carroll: Disruptive Trend & Innovation Expert](https://jimcarroll.com/)
- [HOME](https://jimcarroll.com)
- [WHY JIM?](https://jimcarroll.com/why-book-jim/)
- [SIGNATURE KEYNOTES](https://jimcarroll.com/signature-keynotes/)
- [BOOKS](https://jimcarroll.com/books/)
- [INDUSTRIES](https://jimcarroll.com/topics-trends/industry-focused-keynotes-with-futurist-jim-carroll/)
- [CEO/CxO EVENTS](https://jimcarroll.com/ceo-leadership-events/)
- [CUSTOMER / CLIENT EVENTS](https://jimcarroll.com/customer-client-user-group-keynotes-with-futurist-jim-carroll/)
- [GLOBAL CLIENTS](https://jimcarroll.com/events-highlights/)
- [INSIGHT](https://jimcarroll.com/insight/)
- [THE BIG FUTURE](https://jimcarroll.com/topics-trends/big-future/)
- [DAILY INSPIRATION](https://jimcarroll.com/daily-motivation/)
- [TRENDS](https://jimcarroll.com/insight-index/?tag=trends)
- [INNOVATION](https://jimcarroll.com/insight-index/?tag=innovation)
- [BLOG](https://jimcarroll.com/blog/)
- [CONTACT JIM](https://jimcarroll.com/contact/)
- [Follow Me!](https://jimcarroll.com/follow-me/)
- [Blog](https://jimcarroll.com/category/blog/)
- [Experiential Capital](https://jimcarroll.com/category/experiential-capital/)
- [Faster](https://jimcarroll.com/category/faster/)
- [How to be innovative](https://jimcarroll.com/category/how-to-be-innovative/)
- [Innovation](https://jimcarroll.com/category/innovation/)
- [Think Big](https://jimcarroll.com/category/thinkbig/)
- [World Class Innovation](https://jimcarroll.com/category/world-class-innovation/)
- [2026 PRINCIPLES](https://2026.jimcarroll.com/)
- [AI KEYNOTES](https://jimcarroll.ai)
- [AI MEGATRENDS](https://jimcarroll.com/ai-megatrends)
- [THE "BIG" FUTURE](https://bigfuture.jimcarroll.com)
---
## Footer Links
- [Jim's Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/futuristjimcarroll)
- [You'll find Jim's latest videos on Youtube](https://youtube.com/jimcarroll)
- [Mastodon. What's on Jim's mind? Check his feed!](https://futurist.info/@jimcarroll)
- [LinkedIn - reach out to Jim for a professional connection!](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrolljim/)
- [Flickr! Get inspired! A massive archive of all of Jim's daily inspirational quotes!](https://www.flickr.com/futurist-jimcarroll)
- [Instagram - the home for Jim's motivational mind!](https://www.instagram.com/futuristjimcarroll/)
- [VIEW OTHER BOOKS](/books/)
- [ABOUT](https://jimcarroll.com/about-jim-carroll/)
- [WHY JIM?](https://jimcarroll.com/why-book-jim/)
- [TOPICS](https://jimcarroll.com/topics-trends/)
- [HIGHLIGHTS](https://jimcarroll.com/events-highlights/)
- [INSIGHT](https://jimcarroll.com/insight-index/)
- [BLOG](https://jimcarroll.com/blog/)
- [BOOK JIM](https://jimcarroll.com/contact/)
- [Who Designed This Website?](http://studio1design.com/)
- [Home – Main](https://jimcarroll.com/)
- [Highlights](https://jimcarroll.com/highlights/)
- [Videos](https://jimcarroll.com/videos/)
- [Daily Motivational Insight](https://jimcarroll.com/daily-motivation/)
- [Follow Me](https://jimcarroll.com/follow-me/)
- [Core](/glossary/)
- [Deep Dive I](/expanded-glossary/)
- [Deep Dive II](/expanded-glossary-volume-2/)
- [2026](https://2026.jimcarroll.com)
- [Megatrends](https://megatrends.jimcarroll.com)
- [Forward](https://forward.jimcarroll.com)
- [Tomorrow](https://tomorrow.jimcarroll.com)