--- title: "“When You’re Up on the Stage is So Unbelievable…. Unforgettable…”" canonical: https://jimcarroll.com/2019/12/when-youre-up-on-the-stage-is-so-unbelievable-unforgettable/ updated: 2022-10-15T12:11:25+00:00 --- # “When You’re Up on the Stage is So Unbelievable…. Unforgettable…” Jim lives on stages around the world. Here’s a sneak peak at his daily life! Reload the page to reload the images – there’s a few thousand! https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ChallengeofChange.jpg Daily Inspiration - Leadership & Innovation - "Your biggest opportunities will be defined by how well you deal with the challenge of change!" "Your biggest opportunities will be defined by how well you deal with the challenge of change!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The photo used in today's… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NewRisk.jpg Daily Inspiration: AI Risk Issues - "The new risk is the unknown risk!" "The new risk is the unknown risk!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I had an interesting session in Boston yesterday with a group of corporate risk… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/LegacyShouldNotDefineYourFuture.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Legacy? Your past should not define your future!” “Legacy? Your past should not define your future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll On this day in 2017? Imagine a room full of 300 CEOs and… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FOMO-Strategy-1.jpg Daily Inspiration: "A strategy based on 'FOMO' is not a strategy. It's lunacy!" "A strategy based on 'FOMO' is not a strategy. It's lunacy" - Futurist Jim Carroll The near-term future with A.I. is an unholy mess. The… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FutureFavorsTheBold.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "You have a choice: be timid and small, or bold and big!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FutureAlreadyInvented.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "The future has already been invented. You just need to know where to look!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AppliedDelusionalScience-1.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Unfortunately, you are now surrounded by graduates of the Institute for Applied Delusional Sciences!” “Unfortunately, you are now surrounded by graduates of the Institute for Applied Delusional Sciences!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I was on LinkedIn one day, and saw… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BigOnBuzzwords.jpg Daily Inspiration - Leadership & Innovation: "Are you big on buzzwords and short on substance?" "Are you big on buzzwords and short on substance?" - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm preparing for an upcoming keynote later in November for an organization… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FightTheFuture.jpg Daily Inspiration: “You might decide to try to fight the future - but do it knowing that it won’t be a fair fight!” “You might decide to try to fight the future - but do it knowing that it won’t be a fair fight!” - Futurist Jim Carroll… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/HighlyInteractive.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Highly interactive. Deeply analytical. Constantly connected. Relentlessly immersive. You’ll find your future in the emerging era of hyper-connectivity!” “Highly interactive. Deeply analytical. Constantly connected. Relentlessly immersive. You’ll find your future in the emerging era of hyper-connectivity!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It's the only… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IanBatesFinal-1.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Let your passion drive your actions - then let your action drive your motivation!” “Let your passion drive your actions - then let your action drive your motivation!” - Futurist Jim Carroll You can learn a lot when you… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Jetsons.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Yesterday’s tomorrow is already here! And just as you might struggle with the speed of change, so too did those in the future!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BoldEnough-scaled.jpg Daily Inspiration: Business Model Transformation - "If you aren't thinking bold enough you'll never be ambitious enough!" "If you aren't thinking bold enough you'll never be ambitious enough!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The world will not be transformed by people using chatbots… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ThinkBig-e1592936624996.jpg Daily Inspiration: “You won’t get ahead by being small and timid when the biggest, boldest challenges of your lifetime are occurring  all around you!” “You won’t get ahead by being small and timid when the biggest, boldest challenges of your lifetime are occurring  all around you!” - Futurist Jim Carroll… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Signs.jpg Daily Inspiration: “There are plenty of signs about the direction of your future. You just need to know where to look!” “There are plenty of signs about the direction of your future. You just need to know where to look!” - Futurist Jim Carroll There's a… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ImpossiblePossible.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Be the person who is making the impossible possible; the inconceivable conceivable, the unattainable, attainable!” “Be the person who is making the impossible possible; the inconceivable conceivable, the unattainable, attainable!” - Futurist Jim Carroll A room full of healthcare care… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/BiteMyTongue.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "I’d love to tell you what I really think but I work hard to bite my tongue!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GiantsofCourage.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Our hope for the future is ordained by the giants who have walked among us!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Procastinate762.png Daily Inspiration: "You can’t procrastinate your way to the future!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NeverHaveOneComfortZone.jpg Daily Inspiration - Skills & Ability : "Never have just one comfort zone!" "Never have just one comfort zone!" - Futurist Jim Carroll If public speaking ranks high on the fear list of many people, where does working… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CreativityCuriosity.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Creativity? Spend more time chasing your curiosity!" "Creativity? Spend more time chasing your curiosity!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I always loved the time I spent reading Curious George to my children! The… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NegativePeopleDragYouDown.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Negative people seem to believe they can drag you down and destroy your optimism. Prove them wrong!" "Negative people seem to believe they can drag you down and destroy your optimism. Prove them wrong!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Something remarkable has been happening… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ThinkBIG.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Think BIG!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TheMoreTheFutureChanges.jpg Daily Inspiration: “The more the future changes, the more it stays the same!” “The more the future changes, the more it stays the same!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Many people think that the global economy is on pause… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WhatAreYouGoingtoDo.jpg Daily Inspiration: “It’s not about what comes next - it’s, what are you going to do about it?” “It’s not about what comes next - it’s, what are you going to do about it?” - Futurist Jim Carroll You gotta' have a plan.… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FutureWon.jpg Decoding Tomorrow: The Future of Work - "The future is not won simply by knowing what comes next, but by how fast you can deploy a team to meet the challenge!" "The future is not won simply by knowing what comes next, but by how fast you can deploy a team to meet the challenge!" -… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AgilityVelocity.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Agility is the Only Antidote for Velocity" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mqdefault.jpg Video on Innovation, Growth & Creativity - London, UK How do you inspire 500 dentists from throughout the United Kingdom to adapt to the future, align with the future, and accelerate into what's next?… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/frame_0002-2.jpg Accelerating Creativity - The Masters in Business Imagination! A short clip from a recent keynote for Cain Watters in Phoenix - I'm speaking to 400 dentists who managed sophisticated, leading-edge dental practices on… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MoveFastandMakeThings.jpg Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Speed - "Move fast and make things!" "Move fast and make things!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's long been the key phrase of Silicon Valley - 'move fast and break things' -… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TrustTheAlgorithm.jpg Daily Inspiration: AI & Big Data - "Life in the 21st century is all about learning how to trust the algorithm!" "Life in the 21st century is all about learning how to trust the algorithm!" - Futurist Jim Carroll We are surrounded by machines that are… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BoxingDay-1.jpg 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!” - … https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SocialMediaDecline.jpg Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - "For the first time, social media use might actually be declining. And that's probably a great thing!" "For the first time, social media use might actually be declining. And that's probably a great thing!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Some months ago, I… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/VPofCurosity.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Stuck in an idea rut? Maybe you should hire a Senior Vice President of Continuous Curiosity!” “Stuck in an idea rut? Maybe you should hire a Senior Vice President of Continuous Curiosity!” - Futurist Jim Carroll ⁣Let’s talk about curiosity, or… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/SkilsWeveNeverHad.jpg Daily Inspiration: "One of the most magical things in our world today is our ability to quickly enhance important skills we've never had!" "One of the most magical things in our world today is our ability to quickly enhance important skills we've never had!" - Futurist Jim Carroll… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/InfinitePivot-29SayingNo.jpg Decoding Tomorrow: The Infinite Pivot Series - #29 "Every 'no' is a vote for a future 'yes.'" "Every 'no' is a vote for a future 'yes.'"- Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot,… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UnacknowledgedMistakes.jpg Daily Inspiration: "It's the unacknowledged mistakes of yesterday that become the barriers to moving forward today!" "It's the unacknowledged mistakes of yesterday that become the barriers to moving forward today!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's the uncorrected mistakes of the past that usually… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LeadershipLeads.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Leadership leads. Legacy lingers." "Leadership leads. Legacy lingers." - Futurist Jim Carroll What a week! As one person commented on social media: "Gotta say, as a Canadian, watching this… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/JobsNotYet.jpg Daily Inspiration: "You are going to need to recruit people for jobs not yet in existence based on skills not yet developed and you need to do this yesterday!" "You are going to need to recruit people for jobs not yet in existence based on skills not yet developed and you need to do… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HypeBasedAIStrategies.jpg Daily Inspiration - AI and the Hypecycle - ""A strategy based on hype isn't a strategy. It's a tombstone for cash"' "A strategy based on hype isn't a strategy. It's a tombstone for cash"' - Futurist Jim Carroll Midjourney prompt: "A business executive stands to the… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IdentifyBiggestChallenge.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Identify your biggest challenge. Then decide to do that one thing!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/StaggeringIncompetence.jpg 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… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FamilyDay.jpg 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… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/EasiertoBeNegative.jpg Daily Inspiration: “If it’s easier to be a negative influence than a positive role model, what’s your chosen path?” “If it’s easier to be a negative influence than a positive role model, what’s your chosen path?” -Futurist Jim Carroll There’s a lot to unwrap… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AxisOfYourUniverse.jpg Daily Inspiration: “The axis of your universe has shifted forever. Did you shift with it?” “The axis of your universe has shifted forever. Did you shift with it?” - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm releasing a new video this morning -… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/RevinventYourFuture.jpg Daily Inspiration: "If you aren’t busy reinventing your future, you’ll miss out on the future you could have had!" "If you aren’t busy reinventing your future, you’ll miss out on the future you could have had!" - #Futurist Jim Carroll Three months ago, I… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Hope-Revised.jpg Daily Inspiration - Moving Forward: "Hope: It’s that we must cling to in those moments when we feel like we are drowning in despair!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10Phrases2022.jpg "10 Phrases That Define 2022!" ABOUT JIM CARROLL Jim is the world’s leading global futurist, keynote speaker, business trends, and transformation expert, recognized worldwide for his compelling motivational style, delivered… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FellShort.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Never fear admitting your first attempt fell short." "Never fear admitting your first attempt fell short." - Futurist Jim Carroll So this happened yesterday! ...which means we should go to print in the… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AspirationalScience.jpg Daily Inspiration: "We are now firmly placed in the era of 'aspirational science....'" “We are now firmly placed in the era of 'aspirational science.' People who want science to tell them something they want to hear, not what… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SuccessfulFailure.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Spend more time with successful failures!” “Spend more time with successful failures!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll⁣ ⁣People who fail but then bounce back are the ones who really succeed in the… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/TransformationisNewInnovation.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Transformation is the new innovation!” “Transformation is the new innovation!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The speed of change is such that it is now no longer an innovation story -… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/StopRecessionating.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Stop recessionating. Start growthinating!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NothingSomething.jpg Daily Inspiration: Personal Growth - "Even when you think you have nothing, you’ll always have something!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IfYouKeepWaitingAround.jpg Daily Inspiration: Timing Tomorrow - "If you keep waiting around for 'it' to be ready you'll never be ready when it's actually ready!" "If you keep waiting around for 'it' to be ready you'll never be ready when it's actually ready!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Aloha from Kauai,… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SmallErrorsMultipleMistakes.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Success is best achieved through the accumulation of small errors and multiple mistakes, finally assembled into a cohesive result!” “Success is best achieved through the accumulation of small errors and multiple mistakes, finally assembled into a cohesive result!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I did… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TeamSport.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Ultimately, every success is fundamentally a team sport!” “Ultimately, every success is fundamentally a team sport!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Solo stage artists are supported by a complex back-of-the-house team. Someone had to… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/HighlightReel.jpg Daily Inspiration: "In times of challenge and change, leadership insight into trends and innovation is more important than ever before!” “In times of challenge and change, leadership insight into trends and innovation is more important than ever before!” - Futurist Jim Carroll With that in… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MakeAmericaKindAgain.jpg Daily Inspiration: “It’s never too late for a nation to dig deep into it’s historical soul and once again find the the maturity required of its' responsibilities as an advanced society.” “It’s never too late for a nation to dig deep into it’s historical soul and once again find the the maturity required of its' responsibilities… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/YouCanAlwaysLookBack.jpg Daily Inspiration: Healthcare and the Future - "You can always look forward by looking back!" "You can always look forward by looking back!" - Futurist Jim Carroll "16 years ago, Futurist Jim Carroll spoke in Washington DC on the future… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LifeisaComplexLesson.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Life is often built upon a series of difficult lessons scripted into a complex path of eventual success!”  “Life is often built upon a series of difficult lessons scripted into a complex path of eventual success!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Or putting it… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SellHopeNotFear.jpg Daily Inspiration: Positioning Tomorrow - "Sell hope. Not fear." "Sell hope. Not fear." - Futurist Jim Carroll It should be obvious, shouldn't it? Doesn't it make sense to give people a vision of tomorrow… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WhyWouldYou.jpeg 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?" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IrrationallyDelusional.jpg Daily Inspiration: "....we are now surrounded by those who are ‘massively, irrationally delusional!’” “Simply ‘reopen the economy’ and get things ‘back to normal?’ Clearly, we are now surrounded by those who are ‘massively, irrationally delusional!’” - Futurist Jim… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TestofHonesty.jpg 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,… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AttentionSpan.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "As attention spans collapse, the clarity of your message is absolutely critical!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FreshlyBakedQuote.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Trends are like bread. They go stale, fast. The fact is, you need deeper trends insight. Freshly baked." "Trends are like bread. They go stale, fast. The fact is, you need deeper trends insight. Freshly baked." - Futurist Jim Carroll Tomorrow's trends come… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DoTheRightThing.jpg 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… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WaitAndSee-1.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Wait and see is not a strategy, it's a sign of weakness..." "Wait and see is not a strategy, it's a sign of weakness, an attitude of defeat, and an admission of failure!" - Futurist Jim Carroll… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/longing-for-good-old-days-1mb.jpeg Daily Inspiration: “Do you keep longing for the good old days? They aren’t coming back - but what is coming are ‘better days!’ If you set your mind and your imagination to it” https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Megatrend-3-Human-Technology-Integration.jpg Decoding Tomorrow: 30 Megatrends - #3 : Human Technology Integration - "When technology and human biology merge, the boundaries of what medicine can achieve completely dissolve." "When technology and human biology merge, the boundaries of what medicine can achieve completely dissolve." - Futurist Jim Carroll The boundary between technology and biology… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Psychological-imagination.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Designing yourself a better future should not be a bridge too far for your psychological imagination!” “Designing yourself a better future should not be a bridge too far for your psychological imagination!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I had the screen-grab from… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DoBetter.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Don't fall to the pressure of having to do more. Just try to do better." "Don't fall to the pressure of having to do more. Just try to do better." - Futurist Jim Carroll It's Monday! And if you are… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SeeTheSolutions.jpg Daily Inspiration : Innovation Leadership - "Be the person who sees the solutions, not the one who only identifies the problems!" "Be the person who sees the solutions, not the one who only identifies the problems!" - Futurist Jim Carroll You never read a LinkedIn profile… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DaringNeedforSpeed-1.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Those Who Succeed Possess a Daring Need for Speed!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RacetoIrrelevance.jpg Daily Inspiration: Leadership -"Have you ever realized that maybe it’s your attitude that has you winning in the race to irrelevance?" "Have you ever realized that maybe it’s your attitude that has you winning in the race to irrelevance?" - Futurist Jim Carroll Only a fool… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AccelerationGap-1.jpg Daily Inspiration: “You need to bridge the ‘acceleration gap’ - the disconnect between the velocity of change and your ability to keep up!” “You need to bridge the ‘acceleration gap’ - the disconnect between the velocity of change and your ability to keep up!” - Futurist Jim Carroll… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ComfortJoy.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Find your comfort in the joy!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AssumptionsDangerousIllusions.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Assumptions are dangerous illusions that bind us to an unsuccessful future" "Assumptions are dangerous illusions that bind us to an unsuccessful future." - Futurist Jim Carroll In a world of exponential change, what you *think* you… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BotsHumans.jpeg Daily Inspiration: The Massive Web Traffic Collapse - "Bots: 492. Humans: 1." "Bots: 492. Humans: 1." - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about the elephant in the room - the fact that the Web, as we know… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NotSoGreat.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Seriously, will things really become ‘great again’ when the rest of the world is laughing at you?” “Seriously, will things really become ‘great again’ when the rest of the world is laughing at you?” - Futurist Jim Carroll If you follow me, you’ll… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MoreAwesome.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Always try to be just a little more awesome!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KindnessisABoomerang.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Kindness is a boomerang. If you send some out, you'll watch it come right back to you!" "Kindness is a boomerang. If you send some out, you'll watch it come right back to you!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Social media has, by… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RefocusYourMindset.jpg Daily Inspiration - Personal Motivation : "Shift from obsessing over what you've done wrong - to celebrating what you are doing right!"  "Shift from obsessing over what you've done wrong - to celebrating what you are doing right!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Start 2024 by abandoning your 'guilt trips' - go on… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ShatterSomeNorms.jpg Daily Inspiration: 24 Strategies for 2024 #15 - "Shatter some norms" "Shatter some norms" - Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running a series that began November 27, 2023, and will end on January 1,… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/BizModel.jpeg Daily Inspiration: “When faced with business model disruption, move from defence to offense. Don’t react, act!” https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/OilisOver.jpg Daily Inspiration: “Oil is over. Solar is the future. Batteries are everything. It’s not your grandad's grid anymore!” “Oil is over. Solar is the future. Batteries are everything. It’s not your grandad's grid anymore!” - Futurist Jim Carroll All of us now live… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ShowUpWithIdeas.jpg Daily Inspiration: Innovation - "Don’t just show up. Show up with ideas!" "Don’t just show up. Show up with ideas!" - Futurist Jim Carroll There are a lot of people who go through the motions. Put in… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ActionToday.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Anticipate acceleration. Expect velocity. Structure with agility. Execute with speed. Redo it in an instant. The future belongs to those who are fast!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/frame_0000.jpg Video: An Interview with a "Professional Optimist!" Here's a little bit of fun - I decided to do an interview with one of the most optimistic people I know! The backstory? What's… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ScopeofSuccess.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Never let your success get in the way of your focus on succeeding!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/JetsonsSeriously.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "It’s time to take George Jetson seriously!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AChildBornToday.jpg Daily Inspiration: "A child born on this day will have the opportunity to witness the arrival of the wonders of the 22nd century!" "A child born on this day will have the opportunity to witness the arrival of the wonders of the 22nd century!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Apparently, George Jetson… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Determination.jpeg Daily Inspiration: "Determination is sometimes the destination as well as the mode of transportation!" https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BlindObedience.jpg Daily Inspiration: Leadership & Innovation - "Disruptors value defiance over blind obedience!" "Disruptors value defiance over blind obedience!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Be like Chuck House. In a world in which you are surrounded by yes-men, be… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TrendThatActuallyHappens.jpg Daily Inspiration: "The trend that actually happens is the one that isn't hyped!" "The trend that actually happens is the one that isn't hyped!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Part of the art of figuring out the future is… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FearIsALiar.jpg Daily Inspiration: On Resilience - "Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead." "Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead." - Futurist Jim Carroll Today I want to write about resilience - why it's important, and why chasing… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GenerativeEngineOptimization.jpg Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - "From seo to geo! Generative engine optimization: seo was a popularity contest. Geo is an intelligence test. "Generative engine optimization: SEO was a popularity contest. GEO is an intelligence test." - Futurist Jim Carroll We are moving from SEO to GEO and… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/DontFightYourFuture-Version-2.jpg Daily Inspiration: "Fighting to keep what you have instead of pursuing what you could achieve usually doesn’t work. Don’t fight your future!” “Fighting to keep what you have instead of pursuing what you could achieve usually doesn’t work. Don’t fight your future!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll The… https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AllFairwayPGA.jpg Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration - "It's all fairway when you put in the work!" "It's all fairway when you put in the work!" - Futurist Jim Carroll If you golf, you know instantly when you hit a great tee…