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Daily Inspiration: "The future you think is far away will be here sooner than you realize!"
"The future you think is far away will be here sooner than you realize!" - Futurist Jim Carroll One trend has become overwhelmingly clear throughout…
Daily Inspiration: "Denial of your reality is not going to lead you to a better outcome!"
"Denial of your reality is not going to lead you to a better outcome!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Read this: "RIM continues to have strong…
Daily Inspiration: "Dismissive skepticism is at the root of many a missed opportunity!"
"Dismissive skepticism is at the root of many a missed opportunity!" - Futurist Jim Carroll To be a futurist is to be one who is…
Daily Inspiration: "If no one can remember the last time anyone did anything really cool, then you have a bigger problem than you think!"
Daily Inspiration: “Your opportunity to design yourself a better future? Challenge your assumptions!”
“Your opportunity to design yourself a better future? Challenge your assumptions!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Your blind belief in your certainty about how the world…
Daily Inspiration: "In the absence of clarity, taking initiative today is significantly better than finding a perfect plan tomorrow!"
Daily Inspiration: "It's always easy to take the easy way out. That's why you should do the hard stuff first!"
"It's always easy to take the easy way out. That's why you should do the hard stuff first!" - Futurist Jim Carroll If you don't…
Daily Inspiration: “Motivation? Give someone the gift of optimism — and make sure to package it with the magic of enthusiasm!”
“Motivation? Give someone the gift of optimism — and make sure to package it with the magic of enthusiasm!” - Futurist Jim Carroll We lost…
Daily Inspiration: “Your long-standing traditions are likely the very enemy of your efforts at innovation!”
“Your long-standing traditions are likely the very enemy of your efforts at innovation!" - Futurist Jim Carroll There are certain moments in your career when…
Daily Inspiration: "If you keep listening to the same old people, you'll end up doing the same old things!"
Daily Inspiration: “Most people would rather complain about your great idea rather than coming up with their own ideas!”
“Most people would rather complain about your great idea rather than coming up with their own ideas!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll Are you surrounded by…
Daily Inspiration: Leadership Insight - "Strategic clarity: It's the compass that will guide you through the uncertainty of tomorrow."
"Strategic clarity: It's the compass that will guide you through the uncertainty of tomorrow." - Futurist Jim Carroll Let me share with you an email…
Daily Inspiration: "At some moment in time, you will transition from regret for what you have not achieved, to pride for what you have actually accomplished! "
"A reminder about fear: At some moment in time, you will transition from regret for what you have not achieved, to pride for what you…
Daily Inspiration: "You can continue to seek insight from the usual suspects. But you'll find real inspiration by carefully watching the unusual suspects!
"You can continue to seek insight from the usual suspects. But you'll find real inspiration by carefully watching the unusual suspects!" - Futurist Jim Carroll…
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: "When it comes to the future, it's easier to be negative than it is to be positive!"
Daily Inspiration: "You can view the future with a negative filter and be terrified by the change it represents. Or, you can examine it through another lens......"
Daily Inspiration: "Get over it!"
"Get over it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I golf. Not terribly well sometimes, but always, with a lot of enthusiasm. I've taught myself not to…
Daily Inspiration: “Your moment of opportunity might be happening right now. Will your pursue it?”
“Your moment of opportunity might be happening right now. Will you pursue it?” - Futurist Jim Carroll Timing matters - if you are in the…
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…
Daily Inspiration - “You can’t minimize tomorrow’s risk with yesterday’s strategy!”
“You can’t minimize tomorrow’s risk with yesterday’s strategy!” - Futurist Jim Carroll A few shots from my keynote for a few thousand occupational health and…
Daily Inspiration: "Jet-lag can be easy to overcome; it's future-lag that can be much more difficult to deal with!"
Daily Inspiration: “When the speed of change is relentless, choose to be your faster self!”
“When the speed of change is relentless, choose to be your faster self!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Think fast. Act faster! And don't ever, ever…
Daily Inspiration: “Reinvent your reality!”
“Reinvent your reality!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Later today, I will interview Santa Claus on how he reinvented his reality for the era of Covid-19.…
Daily Inspiration: “Stop complaining! Start imaginating! Begin solutionating!”
“Stop complaining! Start imaginating! Begin solutionating!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It's almost a certainty that a friend of mine who regularly spots my weakness for spelling…
Daily Inspiration: “Someone is going to win at the future. Why shouldn't it be you?”
“Someone is going to win at the future. Why shouldn't it be you?” - Futurist Jim Carroll The battle for the future is won by…
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…
Daily Inspiration: "Live your life like your game of golf! Imperfect at times, but always working for that next great moment!"
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: “Learn to learn again!Soak in the knowledge of something new!”
“Learn to learn again!Soak in the knowledge of something new!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I went to a virtual conference the other night - not…
Daily Inspiration: "For as long as there has been a future, there have been people who don't like it!"
Daily Inspiration: “Accelerate your future: imaginate more!”
“Accelerate your future: imaginate more!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Today’s theme in my series “Insight 2020: Leadership Insight for the Era of Acceleration” is “Imaginate…
Daily Inspiration: “Your best strategy for the future? Avoid pathological denial of reality, aggressive arrogance, compulsive complacency...."
“Your best strategy for the future? Avoid pathological denial of reality, aggressive arrogance, compulsive complacency, an unwillingness to confront the truth: these are all the…
Daily Inspiration: Forward Oriented Thinking - "The story of tomorrow is still being written. Will you be an author?
"The story of tomorrow is still being written. Will you be an author?" - Futurist Jim Carroll Are you actively engaged with tomorrow/ It's probably…
Daily Inspiration: "Yesterday’s success story is already out of date. You need to rewrite it ....”
“Yesterday’s success story is already out of date. You need to rewrite it with a new beginning and a different ending!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll…
Daily Inspiration: "Resilience: It's the art of bouncing back with the courage of conviction! "
"Resilience: It's the art of bouncing back with the courage of conviction!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I seem to be striking a chord with folks…
Daily Inspiration: Personal Motivation - "Pursue ideas. Chase dreams. Be bold. Enjoy the ride!"
"Pursue ideas. Chase dreams. Be bold. Enjoy the ride!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm on stage early this morning, so I don't have a lot…
Daily Inspiration: "You can't solve a problem with the same mistake that caused it!"
"You can't solve a problem with the same mistake that caused it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Don't make the same mistakes - make some new…
Daily Inspiration: Innovation - "At one time or another everyone thinks of a great idea that they will never pursue!"
"At one time or another everyone thinks of a great idea that they will never pursue!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Why are great ideas so…
Daily Inspiration: "Never fear a potential ambush from your daydreams. They're actually a part of your imagination factory!"
"Never fear a potential ambush from your daydreams. They're actually a part of your imagination factory!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Zone out much? Relax. It's…
Daily Inspiration: “If you are your own worst enemy, maybe you should start your very own peace process!”
“If you are your own worst enemy, maybe you should start your very own peace process!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Are you the author of…
Daily Inspiration: “Never be afraid of looking back at where you were to learn more about where you could still be going in the future!”
“Never be afraid of looking back at where you were in order to learn more as to where you could still be going in the…
Daily Inspiration: “An uncertain future? Make it your new normal!”
“An uncertain future? Make it your new normal!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Hey, what were you doing just over three weeks ago? Doesn’t it seem…
Daily Inspiration: “Creativity? Be that one in every crowd!”
“Creativity? Be that one in every crowd!” - Futurist Jim Carroll We spend our lives being told that we need to conform; that we need…
Daily Inspiration: “Rather than focusing on the downside of the negatives - try to find the upside in the positives!"
“Rather than focusing on the downside of the negatives - try to find the upside in the positives!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Good morning! Have some…
Daily Inspiration: “Concentration: collapsing! Shorten your story!”
“Concentration: collapsing! Shorten your story!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll Studies have shown that the typical goldfish has a longer attention span than a human being.…
Daily Inspiration: Trends Forecasting - "Your ability to see tomorrow will define the success you will have when you get there!"
"Your ability to see tomorrow will define the success you will have when you get there!" - Futurist Jim Carroll People always presume that tomorrow…
Daily Inspiration: “To win in the race to the future, you need to decide to show up at the starting line”
Daily Inspiration: “In 2020, the future truly belonged to those who were fast!”
“In 2020, the future truly belonged to those who were fast!” - Futurist Jim Carroll For all the tragedy, pain, turmoil, upheaval, hatred, and insanity,…
Daily Inspiration: “When the measure by which you judge your success has changed, find yourself a different ruler!”
“When the measure by which you judge your success has changed, find yourself a different ruler!” - Futurist Jim Carroll When you walk off stage…
Daily Inspiration:“It’s often better to inspire people with the hope of what they can achieve, rather than the fear of what they cannot!”
"It's often better to inspire people with the hope of what they can achieve, rather than the fear of what they cannot!" - Futurist Jim…
Daily Inspiration: "When the future is fuzzy...…take the long view!"
"When the future is fuzzy...…take the long view!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The thing about being a futurist is ... you have to talk about the…
Daily Inspiration: "Reinvent! If you examine your situation carefully, there is always an opportunity for you to be a 'new you'!"
Daily Inspiration: "Old ideas based on what was yesterday's tomorrow won't get you to today's tomorrow!"
"Old ideas based on what was yesterday's tomorrow won't get you to today's tomorrow!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Version 1 went like this. Here's a…
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 get trapped in a state of ‘perpetual pilot purgatory’ - because the future won’t wait on your indecision!”
“Don’t get trapped in a state of ‘perpetual pilot purgatory’ - because the future won’t wait on your indecision!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I’m in…
Daily Inspiration: "....the only generation, in the entire history of mankind, who will have ever met the punch card!"
“Our attitude towards change is defined by the fact that we are the only generation, in the entire history of mankind, who will have ever…
Daily Inspiration: “That moment when you’ve had enough of 2021 and it’s still only February….”
“That moment when you’ve had enough of 2021 and it’s still only February….” - Futurist Jim Carroll If you haven't seen it yet, you will.…
Daily Inspiration: "A stale agenda is guaranteed to lead to stale results!"
"A stale agenda is guaranteed to lead to stale results!" - Futurist Jim Carroll To be a leadership speaker is to be someone who gets…
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…
Daily Inspiration: The best method to achieve success is to focus on the results of your early failure!"
Daily Inspiration: "You are ALWAYS just on the edge of an epic future!"
"You are ALWAYS just on the edge of an epic future!" - Futurist Jim Carroll What you do with this fact is up to you!…
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: "The best thing about yesterday is that it's in then past. The greatest thing about the future - it's tomorrow! And you only get to change one of them - through what you choose to do today!"
Daily Inspiration: "A show of hands: who will spend their year living a life of endless opportunities and epic possibilities?"
Daily Inspiration: "Raise your hands if you think maturity and sanity are important leadership skills for the future!"
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: "Maybe it's a good time to put some intelligence around your artificial intelligence strategy!"
"Maybe it's a good time to put some intelligence around your artificial intelligence strategy!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I built a new little microsite through…
Daily Inspiration: "Be the reason people believe in a better future!"
"Be the reason people believe in a better future!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Great leaders inspire their teams to keep moving forward in the face…
Daily Inspiration: "A brilliant idea badly executed often results in a better idea executed brilliantly!"
"A brilliant idea badly executed often results in a better idea executed brilliantly!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm trying something new and fun today! For…
Daily Inspiration: "Don't cut your losses, convert them!"
"Don't cut your losses, convert them!" - Futurist Jim Carroll A year ago this week, I released my 39th book. It went nowhere - one…
Daily Inspiration: “Home Sweet Office! 30 years today, I began the voyage that would help me reinvent my future - and discover the magic that lay within it!”
“Home Sweet Office! 30 years today, I began the voyage that would help me reinvent my future - and discover the magic that lay within…
Daily Inspiration: "Any trend of significance can be massively transformative and stunningly fraudulent at the same time!"
"Any trend of significance can be massively transformative and stunningly fraudulent at the same time!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about crypto and blockchain!…
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