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Focus on the possible...
Daily Inspiration: “100% of certainty is the fastest way to meet with failure!”
“100% of certainty is the fastest way to meet with failure!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Is the week over yet? I actually saw this quote…
Daily Inspiration: “...draw some personal inspiration from the inspiration that you have inspired in others!”
“When you need it the most, you’ll learn that you will will draw some personal inspiration from the inspiration that you have inspired in others!”…
Be bold...
Daily Inspiration: "Just like a personal butler, I am in the business of anticipation!"
We all have a gene...
Daily Inspiration: “The best way to get ready for a different type of tomorrow? Create your own version of it!”
“The best way to get ready for a different type of tomorrow? Create your own version of it!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It's like the…
Daily Inspiration: "The only thing that we can use to change the world are the things that we invent!"
The Story Behind the Picture: Is Your Brand from The Olden Days?
Daily Inspiration: "....look into your soul...."
Somehow, we need to do a better job in this world. We are failing people, we are failing society, we are failing ourselves. If you…
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…
Every day, it is...
Daily Inspiration: "There is always opportunity for improvement. Define yourself with enthusiasm!"
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 -…
Daily Inspiration: "Only 3 Things Matter ....."
“Only 3 things matter. Your ability to imagine the future. Your decision to be a part of that future! And your ability to act on that future!”…
Daily Inspiration: “It’s those who are the least willing to accept the facts who are the ones most likely to be negatively impacted by their arrival!”
“It’s those who are the least willing to accept the facts who are the ones most likely to be negatively impacted by their arrival!” -…
Daily Inspiration: “Your strength will come from the things you do, not the things you avoid!”
“Your strength will come from the things you do, not the things you avoid!” Action is far better than inaction - but you know that…
Daily Inspiration: “The future is right now. Are you here?”
“The future is right now. Are you here?” - Futurist Jim Carroll 15 years ago, I’m on stage talking about the fact that the era…
Daily Inspiration: “When everyone is suddenly going in the same direction, do a hard turn - and then floor it!”
“Be uniquely unique! When everyone is suddenly going in the same direction, do a hard turn - and then floor it!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It's…
Motivational Futurist!
Daily Inspiration: "Your potential for success comes from equipping yourself with the right tools!"
Touch the Future!
Daily Inspiration: “These days, success is best measured by a few small victories that occur throughout the day, rather than the huge wins that worked before!”
“These days, success is best measured by the few small victories that occur throughout the day, rather than the huge wins that worked before!” -…
Daily Inspiration: "A child alive today will live in the year 2062 - long before the arrival of the year 2062!"
Daily Inspiration: "Today, take your life to 11!"
Daily Inspiration: "The road to the future is never a smooth one; always be prepared for a wild ride and plan accordingly!"
Daily Inspiration: “You won’t get BMW quality ‘virtual keynotes’ on a Ford Focus budget!”
“You won’t get BMW quality ‘virtual keynotes’ on a Ford Focus budget!” - Futurist Jim Carroll This has to be the penultimate shot of my…
Daily Inspiration: "The future has already been invented. You just need to know where to look!"
Daily Inspiration: "I’m here to empower you to think differently!"
Daily Inspiration: "Stop making excuses for your inaction!"
Daily Inspiration: "Spock would never have liked budget obsessed accountants!"
Daily Inspiration: "It’s not about the dads. It's about the people who helped them to be one!"
It is what it is...
Daily Inspiration: "Courage is the secret to strength!"
Daily Inspiration: “Futurists? We are logical people in an illogical world!”
“Futurists? We are logical people in an illogical world!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Let’s talk about energy. Oil as a trend is over - the…
Daily Inspiration: “Wishful thinking does not a reality make!”
“Wishful thinking does not a reality make!” - Futurist Jim Carroll There are now two types of people in the world as a result of…
Daily Inspiration: “Maybe you are too focused on trying to get back to where you were before, rather than trying to get to where you should be!”
“Maybe you are too focused on trying to get back to where you were before, rather than trying to get to where you should be!”…
Daily Inspiration: “You can influence people with your imagination...irritate them with your inability to innovate through your incessant inaction!”
“You can influence people with your imagination. Inspire them with your ideas. Impress with with your intentions. But you’ll irritate them with your inability to…
Don’t tell me it...
The Story Behind the Picture: "Those Who Succeed Possess a Daring Need for Speed" - and the Chief Momentum Officer
Daily Inspiration: "Arrogance, hubris, infallibility, overconfidence - if these words are in your attitude inventory, you have a pretty big problem!"
Daily Inspiration: “Fear? Worry? Anxiety? It’s a really good time right now to come up with a plan to learn to something you’ve never done before!”
“Fear? Worry? Anxiety? It’s a really good time right now to come up with a plan to learn to something you’ve never done before!” -…
Relentless optimism!...
Daily Inspiration: "We live in an era in which someone has launched their own car to Mars. What's your personal moonshot?"
Daily Inspiration: "Find your comfort in the joy!"
We are changing...
Daily Inspiration: "The best inspiration? Find it with those who equally share your passion for success!"
Daily Inspiration: "The future is simply your potential, unrealized!"
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: “You are probably suffering from a high degree of shared, mutual confusion about your future!”
“You are probably suffering from a high degree of shared, mutual confusion about your future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll And indeed, many strategy failures come about…
If you don’t golf...
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…
Give me your mind...
Daily Inspiration: "Good fortune will come your way through innovation - but deeper riches will emerge from your ability to turn it into shared lessons of inspiration!"
Daily Inspiration: "You don’t need a business case - you need a velocity case!"
Daily Inspiration: "They're not playing video games .... they're on the path to virtualization of work!"
“They’re not playing video games: they’re building the critical skills that will redefine our world through the virtualization of work!” - Futurist Jim Carroll When…
Daily Inspiration: “Every great idea was once a crazy concept!”
“Every great idea was once a crazy concept!” - Futurist Jim Carroll If you want to get ahead of the future and discover opportunity, you’ve…
Daily Inspiration: "Raise your hands if you think maturity and sanity are important leadership skills for the future!"
Daily Inspiration: “Ponderous leadership, slow structure, committee inertia - relics of the past....barriers for your future!”
“Ponderous leadership, slow structure, committee inertia - relics of the past, and in our eventual post-pandemic economy, new significant barriers for your future!” - Futurist…
Daily Inspiration: “Reality (aka ‘the future’): the ‘new normal’ you create, not the ‘old normal’ that’s long gone!”
“Reality (aka ‘the future’): the ‘new normal’ you create, not the ‘old normal’ that’s long gone!” - Futurist Jim Carroll If you do anything today, commit to undertaking…
Daily Inspiration: "The Future Belongs to Those Who Adapt!"
“The future belongs to those who adapt!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I just put up a blog post with a video you should watch! https://jimcarroll.com/2020/06/adapting-to-opportunity-55-things-i-learned-from-550-hours-invested-in-my-home-broadcast-studio-infrastructure/ The…
Daily Inspiration: "If you are really good at what you are good at, shout it out loud!"
Daily Inspiration: "Be bold in your thinking, daring with you dreams and fast with your actions!"
Daily Inspiration: “Act on your dreams! ‘Hopefully’ should be a verb, rather than just a desire!"
“Act on your dreams! ‘Hopefully’ should be a verb, rather than just a desire!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Far too many people live in the…
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: “Forget about ‘survival of the fittest’ - focus on ‘agility of the fastest!’"
Daily Inspiration: "Don’t turn your back on the future because of your fear of what comes next; instead, turn your face forward with a focus on the opportunity!"
Expect velocity...
Daily Inspiration: “When the world gets you down? Pick yourself up again - be like Fiji!”
“When the world gets you down? Pick yourself up again - be like Fiji!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The only way to get better in…
Daily Inspiration: "Live your life with one basic belief: we will never run out of sunshine!"
Don’t fear the results...
Daily Inspiration: Time flies. Are you stuck on the runway?"
Don’t be afraid of...
To really accelerate your...
Daily Inspiration: "If you can’t figure out the answers, try asking better questions!"
Are you going to...
Daily Inspiration: "What’s true about the future is that if you don't do it, someone else will!"
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!"
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…
Daily Inspiration: "Invest in kindness. You'll reap the reward of witnessing joy!"
Daily Inspiration: “Today’s plan? Tomorrow!”
“Today’s plan? Tomorrow!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Good morning from Morocco! We arrived yesterday after a long travel day; later this week I’ll be the…
Daily Inspiration: “Each and every day, you have the opportunity to live up to your full potential!”
“Each and every day, you have the opportunity to live up to your full potential!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Life is a game of choices…
Daily Inspiration: "In the long run, science wins!"
Daily Inspiration: "If ever you lose you passion, simply find a new spark..."
Daily Inspiration: "Determination will give you focus, but experience will make you stronger!"
Daily Inspiration: “We are all Phil Connors!”
“We are all Phil Connors!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It is estimated that 1.5 billion people on our small orb are in lockdown or under…
Daily Inspiration: “Your future forecast? Sunny with an excellent chance for opportunity!”
“Your future forecast? Sunny with an excellent chance for opportunity!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It’s July 1, and in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the unofficial start…
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: “The next decade will see unimaginable change to absolutely everything you know. Check your speed!”
“The next decade will see unimaginable change to absolutely everything you know. Check your speed!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll I’ve noticed over the last two…
Daily Inspiration: "Your goal is simple: work to move yourself from 'flawsome' to 'totally awesome!'"
Daily Inspiration: "Every moment has some magic!"
Daily Inspiration: "Trends are like fickle friends. You need to pay attention to them, if you don't it might not work out well!"
Organize your life...
Daily Inspiration: "Truth, or dare?"
“When it comes to your business model: truth, or dare?” -#Futurist Jim Carroll Admit it: you probably played the game as a kid! Everyone…
Daily Inspiration: "Mind the innovation velocity gap!"
Daily Inspiration: "Forget about today! Have you mastered your situational awareness for tomorrow?"
Daily Inspiration: "Never take yourself too seriously!"
Daily Inspiration: "When the village is raising an idiot..."
Daily Inspiration: "Are you thinking fast enough?"
Daily Inspiration: “Yesterday’s success is often meaningless: it’s what you do next that really matters!”
“Yesterday’s success is often meaningless: it’s what you do next that really matters!” - Futurist Jim Carroll When you become too reliant on what has…
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