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Daily Inspiration: "If success is a team sport, partnership is the playbook!"
"If success is a team sport, partnership is the playbook!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Over my 30-year career, I've built relationships with some of the…
Daily Inspiration: "Inaction is a choice. Action is a verb!"
"Inaction is a choice. Action is a verb!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The future abhors inaction. Yet most organizations become trapped within it, driven a…
Daily Inspiration: "Hope is a pathway for success. Determination is the idea that there might be a better way to get there."
Daily Inspiration: "Enlighten yourself with the knowledge that change is inevitable; free yourself from uncertainty by being mindful of your proper path forward!"
Daily Inspiration: "....the opportunities that you should pursue, the challenges you must avoid, and the wisdom to make the right decision..."
“Disrupting your future before it disrupts you? It’s all about knowing the opportunities that you should pursue, the challenges you must avoid, and the wisdom…
Daily Inspiration: “Be defined by the size of your dreams, but constructed by the scope of your actions!”
“Be defined by the size of your dreams, but constructed by the scope of your actions!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Each and every day, you…
Daily Inspiration: "Don’t be overwhelmed by the challenge, intimidated by the effort, nor complacent about the complexity of the voyage. Instead, be inspired by your passion..."
Daily Inspiration: "Hope is a verb: action is warranted!"
"Hope is a verb: action is warranted!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Hope is a verb. You have to live it. You have to act it.…
Daily Inspiration: "It's never too late to become the person you've always wanted to be!"
"It's never too late to become the person you've always wanted to be!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's never too late to reinvent your future.…
Daily Inspiration: "Start each and every day with relentless optimism. Immediately banish any signs of pessimism!"
Daily Inspiration: “It's not yesterday’s success that matters - it’s how you reinvent it for tomorrow that counts!”
“It's not yesterday’s success that matters - it’s how you reinvent it for tomorrow that counts!” Futurist Jim Carroll I have lanyards! Name badges! Conference…
Daily Inspiration: “With the Internet of Things, there’s a good chance that your industry will be disrupted by a geek in a garage!”
Daily Inspiration: “Don't just follow the trends - set them!”
“Don't just follow the trends - set them!” - Futurist Jim Carroll If I had one throwaway answer that I used on stage when asked…
Daily Inspiration: "Inaction is not an excuse for failure. The future is out there. Grab it, embrace it, and share it. And do it now, before it moves on."
Daily Inspiration: "Use your imagination to dream of a better world. Use your ingenuity to make one!”
Daily Inspiration: “When you believe in yourself, your reality will one day exceed the reach of your dreams!”
“When you believe in yourself, your reality will one day exceed the reach of your dreams!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Every moment, I count myself…
Daily Inspiration: “You’ll never get started if you don’t make some initiative!”
“You’ll never get started if you don’t make some initiative!” - Futurist Jim Carroll A screengrab from a little show I did on the future…
Daily Inspiration: "You wouldn’t need to think outside the box if you took the time to design your future the right way in the first place!”
“You wouldn’t need to think outside the box if you took the time to design your future the right way in the first place!” - …
Daily Inspiration: "Why would you assume that the products you sell today will still exist, your business model will be intact or that your competitors of today will be the same ones tomorrow?"
Daily Inspiration: “Face facts: your business model is faced with a surge of inevitability. Innovate & adapt - don’t give up & surrender!”
“Face facts: your business model is faced with a surge of inevitability. Innovate & adapt - don’t give up & surrender!” - Futurist Jim Carroll…
Daily Inspiration: HR, Skills and Recruitment - "Your attitude should get you everything!”
"Your attitude should get you everything!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The business of recruitment is broken. In the last many years, much of it has…
Daily Inspiration: Personal Motivation - "There's no point to disappointment - so move on and move forward."
"There's no point to disappointment - so move on and move forward." - Futurist Jim Carroll My wife, who is of German descent, has a…
Daily Inspiration: 24 Strategies for 2024 #8 - "Basically, be boring"
"Basically, be boring" - Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running a series that began November 27, 2023, and will end on January 1,…
Daily Inspiration: “The problem with an assumption is that it usually becomes an excuse for inaction!”
“The problem with an assumption is that it usually becomes an excuse for inaction!” -#Futurist Jim Carroll People assume things. Such as the idea that…
Daily Inspiration: "The future is fast. Are you?"
"The future is fast. Are you?" - Futurist Jim Carroll I began focusing on the issue of speed many, many years ago, realizing that it…
Daily Inspiration: Creativity and Innovation - "Curiosity defines success."
"Curiosity defines success. (But only if you do something with it!)" - Futurist Jim Carroll I waste time. It's great. Everyone knows that great things can…
Daily Inspiration: “Every time you make a mistake, you’ve actually made a direct deposit into your ‘creativity & innovation savings bank!’” - Futurist Jim Carroll
“Every time you make a mistake, you’ve actually made a direct deposit into your ‘creativity & innovation savings bank!’” - Futurist Jim Carroll You really…
Daily Inspiration: "It doesn't take a genius to understand the future. It takes a fool to try to ignore it!"
"It doesn't take a genius to understand the future. It takes a fool to try to ignore it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The future happens.…
Daily Inspiration: "Go on. Admit it. It’s only a dumb idea when you don’t understand it!"
"Go on. Admit it. It’s only a dumb idea when you don’t understand it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll On my list of the "innovation killers"…
Daily Inspiration: “Having a great idea is easy - turning it into reality is hard work! But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try!”
“Having a great idea is easy - turning it into reality is hard work! But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try!” - Futurist Jim Carroll…
Daily Inspiration: “Sometimes the best insight isn’t live - it’s Memorex!”
“Sometimes the best insight isn’t live - it’s Memorex!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Memorex? I'll definitely have to explain this one for the youngsters! It's…
Daily Inspiration: be thankful for the opportunity you have to create the future you desire, not the one you might otherwise be trapped within!
"Be thankful for the opportunity you have to create the future you desire, not the one you might otherwise be trapped within!" - Futurist Jim…
Daily Inspiration: “No one knows what Spacely Sprockets actually makes...."
“No one knows what Spacely Sprockets actually makes, but you can be certain that it is some sort of A.I.-based hyperconnected upgradeable software thing!” -Futurist…
Daily Inspiration: "The inconceivable depth of the incomprehensible failure that we are living through is overshadowed only by the breathtaking scope of the staggering incompetence that we are witnessing within your decisions!”
“The inconceivable depth of the incomprehensible failure that we are living through is overshadowed only by the breathtaking scope of the staggering incompetence that we…
Daily Inspiration: ""At the bottom of the pit of hopelessness, there is a mountain of opportunity!"
"At the bottom of the pit of hopelessness, there is a mountain of opportunity!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let me introduce you to my new…
Daily Inspiration: “Pursue a future that you might love, and you’ll find yourself in love with your future!”
“Pursue a future that you might love, and you’ll find yourself in love with your future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Look - I found you…
Daily Inspiration: “It’s pretty obvious that the ability to return to where we were is being held back by those who refuse to accept what it will take to get there!”
“It’s pretty obvious that the ability to return to where we were is being held back by those who refuse to accept what it will…
Daily Inspiration: "If we've learned anything (when it comes to encouraging creativity) it's that we rarely do!"
"If we've learned anything (when it comes to encouraging creativity) it's that we rarely do!" Every once in a while, for some reason or other,…
Daily Inspiration: “Every tragic mistake deserves an opportunity for a redo!”
“Every tragic mistake deserves an opportunity for a redo!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Have you ever noticed that in the morning, you'll often remember the…
Daily Inspiration: "Don’t be a moofus!"
“Don’t be a moofus!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll And so with that, I bring you the story of the Twitter account @devincow Let me preface…
Daily Inspiration: "Go BIG, or don't bother!"
"Go BIG, or don't bother!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Today's quote is directly related to trend # of my '23 Trends for 2023" - Transformation,…
Daily Inspiration: "Life is simple. It’s the decisions you have to make along the way that is tough!"
"Life is simple. It’s the decisions you have to make along the way that is tough!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Life is a wonderful voyage,…
Daily Inspiration: "If everyone around you is saying 'we don't need to do that right now,' you have a bigger problem than you think!"
Daily Inspiration: “When a promise can’t stand the test of honesty, then failure is inevitable!”
“When a promise can’t stand the test of honesty, then failure is inevitable!” - Futurist Jim Carroll No doubt the world watches in disbelief, trepidation,…
Daily Inspiration: "Change is hard. Especially for those who refuse to accept it!"
"Change is hard. Especially for those who refuse to accept it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll You should break your resistance to change before it breaks…
Daily Inspiration: "Accept the inevitability of your inevitability!"
"Accept the inevitability of your inevitability!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Spock would have struggled with people who fought the future. He simply would not have understood…
Daily Inspiration: “Breaking News! Tomorrow’s opportunities are still out there! What are you doing at this very moment to be a part of them?”
“Breaking News! Tomorrow’s opportunities are still out there! What are you doing at this very moment to be a part of them?” - Futurist Jim…
Daily Inspiration: "Be bold in your thinking. Aggressive with assumptions. Challenging with conclusions. Then accelerate your actions!"
Daily Inspiration: “Every single day is a holiday once you start to put first things first!”
“Every single day is a holiday once you start to put first things first!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll It’s a HOLIDAY! And so it’s not…
Daily Inspiration: “Are you sure you’ve got the right formula for your future?”
“Are you sure you’ve got the right formula for your future?” - Futurist Jim Carroll Strategic success today is all about finding that right formula…
Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation - "World class innovators possess a relentless focus on growth"
"World class innovators possess a relentless focus on growth"- Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running his Daily Inspiration series for the weeks of…
Daily Inspiration: "Clarity of intent means never having to say you’re sorry!"
“Clarity of intent means never having to say you’re sorry!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll It’s easier if you tell people you are going to do…
Daily Inspiration: "Examine your future through a lens of curiosity - and you'll see that it's full of opportunity!"
Daily Inspiration: “Your comfort zone will quickly become uncomfortable if you don’t align to faster change!”
“Your comfort zone will quickly become uncomfortable if you don’t align to faster change!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It’s way too easy to become comfortable…
Daily Inspiration: Initiative & Trends - "Never become comfortable in your complacency"
"Never become comfortable in your complacency" - Futurist Jim Carroll Is your day full of excuses? That you don't need to do it right now?…
Daily Inspiration: “You’ll get to your future faster once you accept the reality of where it is taking you!”
“You’ll get to your future faster once you accept the reality of where it is taking you!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I was invited to…
Daily Inspiration: "The ability to imagine the future is a gift. The tenacity to make it become real is a skill."
"The ability to imagine the future is a gift. The tenacity to make it become real is a skill." - Futurist Jim Carroll Real artists…
Daily Inspiration: "..everything changes. A good example? Driver education shifts from ‘how do I drive a car’ to ‘how do I use a car?"
“In the era of autonomy, everything changes. A good example? Driver education shifts from ‘how do I drive a car’ to ‘how do I use…
Daily Inspiration: "The best future that you can invent is the one in which you fully exploit the power of your imagination!"
Daily Inspiration: "Avoid negativity vibes!"
"Avoid negativity vibes!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Here's a simple life lesson - you can't do great golf with a bad attitude! I golfed with…
Daily Inspiration: “Are you a captive of your denial of reality, a prisoner to your delusions, forever trapped in disbelief of your impending disruption?”
“Are you a captive of your denial of reality, a prisoner to your delusions, forever trapped in disbelief of your impending disruption?” - Futurist Jim…
Daily Inspiration: Leadership - "Erratic leadership will always bring erratic results, but distracted leadership is guaranteed to bring even worse"
"Erratic leadership will always bring erratic results, but distracted leadership is guaranteed to bring even worse" - Futurist Jim Carroll Jim Balsillie wanted to…
Daily Inspiration: “Your vision for your future should be as bold as your biggest dreams!”
“Your vision for your future should be as bold as your biggest dreams!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Each morning I spend my time piecing together…
Daily Inspiration: “In 2017, organizations will have to figure out how to innovate and move forward in a new era of destructive, impulsive unpredictability!”
Daily Inspiration: "“Stop thinking about where you were ‘before ....start focussing your energies on ‘where you are going...'"
“Stop thinking about where you were ‘before this all began’ and ‘how to go back to the way it was’ - and start focussing your…
Daily Inspiration: “Do a ‘habit inventory.’ Break them. Repeat this on a regular basis!”
“Do a ‘habit inventory.’ Break them. Repeat this on a regular basis!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Make it a habit to break your bad habits!…
Daily Inspiration: "Abandon your slow. Structure for speed!"
"Abandon your slow. Structure for speed!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Maybe you need to have a Chief Momentum Officer. If you've been following me for…
Daily Inspiration: "Define your day with the dignity of decency"
"Define your day with the dignity of decency"- Futurist Jim Carroll My wonderful neighbour has this little bit of sentiment taped up next to her…
Daily Inspiration: “Every great legacy should always be right at the edge of the precipice of reinvention!”
“Every great legacy should always be right at the edge of the precipice of reinvention!” - Futurist Jim Carroll You can always enjoy all the success…
Daily Inspiration: “Seriously? So at what point in this disaster movie do you realize that it doesn’t end well?”
“Seriously? So at what point in this disaster movie do you realize that it doesn’t end well?” - #Futurist Jim Carroll So I've been reading this…
Daily Inspiration: “Nostalgia never knows success!"
“Nostalgia never knows success!” - Futurist Jim Carroll You won’t define your path for tomorrow by trying to trade in on the past glories of…
Daily Inspiration: “We have a new vocabulary! Self-driving cars, 3d printing, crowdfunding, the sharing economy, swarm-bots, smart dust, vertical farms, Internet of Things, cognitive navigation, smart factories, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, quantum computing, intelligent farms, smart clothing! What was science fiction just a few short years ago is a reality as time compresses and the future accelerates!”
Daily Inspiration: "Companies that do not yet exist will build products not yet conceived based on ideas that have yet been generated, using materials not yet invented, with manufacturing methods that have not yet been conceived. Are you ready for the new world of disruption?"
Daily Inspiration: “Driveway dronepads. Automatic robo-lockers. These two innovations will forever change global supply chains!”
“Driveway dronepads. Automatic robo-lockers. These two innovations with last mile delivery will forever change global supply chains!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I’m often booked by…
Daily Inspiration: “Stupid is not a strategy!"
“Stupid is not a strategy!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll And so the trade war escalates. I have a running folder with screenshots of headlines involving…
Daily Inspiration: "You need to deliver knowledge ... that doesn't exist .. and do it yesterday!"
“You need to deliver knowledge that you aren’t yet aware of, for jobs that don’t yet exist, to a group of people who don’t know…
Daily Inspiration“Every great idea was once a dumb idea!”
“Every great idea was once a dumb idea!” - Futurist Jim Carroll History is littered with the legacy of great ideas which were initially presumed…
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