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Daily Inspiration: “Accepting your new reality is the first step you can take in inventing yourself a better one!”
“Accepting your new reality is the first step you can take in inventing yourself a better one!” - Futurist Jim Carroll As we start to…
Daily Inspiration: “When the unexpected becomes insufferable - you need not suffer in silence!”
Daily Inspiration: "Your goal is simple: work to move yourself from 'flawsome' to 'totally awesome!'"
Daily Inspiration: “People will tell you that you’ve got no chance for success. Prove them wrong!”
“People will tell you that you’ve got no chance for success. Prove them wrong!” - Futurist Jim Carroll If you are driven to success, you’ll find…
Daily Inspiration: "Innovation is a lot like yoga. You need to stretch your mind in new and different ways. Tolerate discomfort as you do so, and use curiosity as a guide to find new pathways to explore!"
Daily Inspiration: "“Every great recession has its moment of opportunity! It’s what you do in that moment that matters!”
“Every great recession has its moment of opportunity! It’s what you do in that moment that matters!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Yes, flip-flops! Because apparently…
Daily Inspiration: "If it’s broken you can always fix it - you just need to know where to start!"
Daily Inspiration: "The pandemic has laid bare the vast gap between Powerpoint promises, potential performance - and actual achievement!”
"The pandemic has laid bare the vast gap between Powerpoint promises, potential performance - and actual achievement!” - Futurist Jim Carroll We've come to expect so much…
Daily Inspiration: "When there are no words, don't struggle to find any..."
Daily Inspiration: "If you are letting all this recession talk defer your plans for growth, you're doing it all wrong!"
"If you are letting all this recession talk defer your plans for growth, you're doing it all wrong!" - Futurist Jim Carroll History has taught…
Daily Inspiration: "It’s time to get your future on!"
Daily Inspiration: "Your car will evolve to become a personal-concierge-robot, undertaking various activities and actions at your command."
Daily Inspiration: “There’s always an opportunity to upgrade your opportunities!”
“There’s always an opportunity to upgrade your opportunities!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I did a little bit of construction in my basement yesterday - what…
Daily Inspiration: "Navigating 2022 - What to expect when you are always expecting the unexpected!"
"Navigating 2022 - What to expect when you are always expecting the unexpected!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Maybe I should have put together another book! After…
Daily Inspiration: “Never stop ‘ideating!’ Because once you do, you’ve stopped innovating”
“Never stop ‘ideating!’ Because once you do, you’ve stopped innovating” - Futurist Jim Carroll And with that, "Studio 2" (as I've come to call it) will…
Daily Inspiration: "Timing is everything: keep your powder dry!"
Daily Inspiration: "“Worrying about your future won’t prevent it. Embracing it will let you change it!”
“Worrying about your future won’t prevent it. Embracing it will let you change it!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Fear has always driven the global change…
Daily Inspiration: "Abandon your legacy!"
"Abandon your legacy!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Too many people and organizations work too hard on trying to build a legacy they can be proud…
Daily Inspiration: "Right now, urgency is the mother of all innovation!"
"Right now, urgency is the mother of all innovation!" - Futurist Jim Carroll When it came to innovation, for many industries, there was a lot…
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: "Are you the Pokémon GO in the room?"
Daily Inspiration: "Don't avoid taking risks - instead consider the consequences of not taking them"
Daily Inspiration: "Failure? It’s often a self-fulfilling prophecy!"
Daily Inspiration: "The function of a futurist? To help you understand where you want to go - and what you need to do to get there successfully!"
Daily Inspiration: “The future belongs to those who reinvent!”
“The future belongs to those who reinvent!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I decided last weekend that I need to get moving on what has been…
Daily Inspiration: “The only way to create yourself a better future is by actually going there!”
“The only way to create yourself a better future is by actually going there!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The status quo is not an option,…
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: 24 Strategies for 2024 #13 - "Be prepared to launch"
"Be prepared to launch" - Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running a series that began November 27, 2023, and will end on January…
Daily Inspiration: "In some cases though, there is such a thing as a spectacularly successful failure!"
Daily Inspiration: "Don't waste a lot of time wishing for what you once had - work smarter to achieve what you might have next!"
"Don't waste a lot of time wishing for what you once had - work smarter to achieve what you might have next!" - Futurist Jim…
Daily Inspiration: “There is no problem that we will solve by pretending that it doesn’t exist!”
“There is no problem that we will solve by pretending that it doesn’t exist!” -Futurist Jim Carroll People love to avoid the obvious, live for…
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…
Daily Inspiration: “Sometimes the change that is the hardest to face is the one that is needed the most!”
“Sometimes the change that is the hardest to face is the one that is needed the most!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It's moving day! After…
Daily Inspiration: “It’s the jobs that do not yet exist that you really need to prepare for!”
“It’s the jobs that do not yet exist that you really need to prepare for!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It's not often in this line…
Daily Inspiration: "Think long-term: It's better to invest In your optimism than to succumb to your pessimism!"
"Think long-term: It's better to invest In your optimism than to succumb to your pessimism!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Being born just a short 14…
Daily Inspiration: "When the rhythm of your future changes, you need to find a better beat!"
"When the rhythm of your future changes, you need to find a better beat!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Two unique minds. One unique mission.…
Daily Inspiration: "It's when you start to think to yourself that it couldn't get any worse that you need to remind yourself that actually, right now, it couldn't be any better!"
"It's when you start to think to yourself that it couldn't get any worse that you need to remind yourself that actually, right now, it…
Daily Inspiration: “Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity. This is your reality. Deal with it. Keep innovating!”
“Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity. This is your reality. Deal with it. Keep innovating!” - Futurist Jim Carroll A clip from my 'show' yesterday and my online 'broadcast'…
Daily Inspiration: "Your excuses are usually a pretty poor eraser of your reality!”
“Your excuses are usually a pretty poor eraser of your reality!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll In other words, you can’t lie your way into a…
Daily Inspiration: Mastering Innovation – "World class innovators focus on skills partnerships as a key success factor!"
Daily Inspiration: "Those who don't like a trend don't just oppose the trend, they now deny the reality of the trend itself"
"Those who don't like a trend don't just oppose the trend, they now deny the reality of the trend itself" - Futurist Jim Carroll I've done a LOT…
Daily Inspiration: “Your past does not define your future - it’s what you do next that matters!”
“Your past does not define your future - it’s what you do next that matters!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Legacy is never a guarantee -…
Daily Inspiration: "Chase good failure!"
"Chase good failure!" - Futurist Jim Carroll This post originally started out with this thought in mind: "You don't have a right to success. But…
Daily Inspiration: “Refuse to become trapped in a world of never-ending inaction driven by indecisiveness - it’s better if you commit to it!”
“Refuse to become trapped in a world of never-ending inaction driven by indecisiveness - it’s better if you commit to it!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll…
Daily Inspiration: "The secret to your future? Showing up!"
"The secret to your future? Showing up!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Nothing great was ever achieved through active inaction. Postponing initiatives is the root of…
Daily Inspiration: “You’ll never be extraordinary if you only do the ordinary!”
“You’ll never be extraordinary if you only do the ordinary!” If you see the ordinary, do the opposite. When there is a status quo, change…
Daily Inspiration: "Many of today’s 3 year old kids will see the arrival of the 22nd century. Can we imagine what they will encounter?"
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,…
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: “If time is money - invest in yourself wisely!”
“If time is money - invest in yourself wisely!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Every day involves a variety of choices - as to what you…
Daily Inspiration: "At this very moment, someone somewhere is busy inventing something that will be so common in but 10 short years that you simply won't know how you lived without it!"
"At this very moment, someone somewhere is busy inventing something that will be so common in but 10 short years that you simply won't know…
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: “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 -…
Daily Inspiration: "Recommit. Rethink Reinforce! Don't let the detractors bring you down!"
"Recommit. Rethink Reinforce! Don't let the detractors bring you down!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's pretty easy to become dispirited. Particularly when you are attacked…
Daily Inspiration: "My job as a futurist is to help you to see the things that you might not otherwise see!"
Daily Inspiration: "If innovation involves imagination, flirt with the future! Find a friend to help you to focus on finding fascinating opportunities!"
Daily Inspiration: "The future is no longer about tomorrow - it is about today!"
"The future is no longer about tomorrow - it is about today!" - Futurist Jim Carroll When inviting a futurist on stage to open a…
Daily Inspiration: "Follow the strategy, not the crowd!"
"Follow the strategy not the crowd!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I did! I said that! Let's start here. The wildfires in Canada, and the environmental impact…
Daily Inspiration: "Just because vou think something is true doesnt make it a fact."
"Just because you think something is true doesn't make it a fact" - Futurist Jim Carroll When historians look back at the early part of the 21st century,…
Daily Inspiration: "To maximize innovation, encourage different ideas. Hire people you don't like, rather than firing those you don't like!"
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t be afraid of moving too fast. Be afraid of not moving at all!”
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…
Daily Inspiration: “....there’s a pretty strong certainty that your impending failure is because you are in complete denial of your reality...."
“Let me put it this way: there’s a pretty strong certainty that your impending failure is because you are in complete denial of your reality,…
Daily Inspiration: "It's better to speak to your truth than to try to hide in your lies!"
"It's better to speak to your truth than to try to hide in your lies!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Confronting reality is one of the most difficult things…
Daily Inspiration: "Surround yourself with optimists. Always ignore the pessimists!"
Daily Inspiration: "Stop recessionating. Start growthinating!"
Daily Inspiration: "The Weeknd is all of us right now!”
"The Weeknd is all of us right now!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The memes came hot and heavy right after the Super Bowl halftime, based…
Daily Inspiration: "Maybe the worst assumption you can make is that you have enough time!"
Daily Inspiration: "Sometimes, the future is that thing that you haven't even thought about yet!"
Daily Inspiration: “Get ready for a world of real-time, autonomous, spatial intelligence farming!”
“Get ready for a world of real-time, autonomous, spatial intelligence farming!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Way back in 2005, I wrote a blog post that…
Daily Inspiration: 24 Strategies for 2024 #1 - "Ignore the prattle of the anti-futurists!"
"Ignore the prattle of the anti-futurists!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running a series that began November 27, 2023, and will end…
Daily Inspiration: "Your challenge is probably within your Innovation & Creativity Prevention Department!"
Daily Inspiration: "Business as usual: When everyone is working together to do absolutely nothing!"
"Business as usual: When everyone is working together to do absolutely nothing!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It's a sad state of affairs when collective inaction…
Daily Inspiration: “Forget regret! Your goal is not to try to change your past - but instead, to transform your future!”
“Forget regret! Your goal is not to try to change your past - but instead, to transform your future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Who hasn’t…
Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Creativity - "Invest in your creative capital. You'll see a return on your imagination!"
"Invest in your creative capital. You'll see a return on your imagination!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The thing about the image is - it certainly…
Daily Inspiration: “Maybe you’ll find your motivation if you simply shift your perspective!”
“Maybe you’ll find your motivation if you simply shift your perspective!” - Futurist Jim Carroll A screen grab from a little video I did in…
Daily Inspiration: "Hopeful Resilience"
"Hopeful Resilience: It's our outer shell of determined defiance against any challenges we might face, reinforced by a relentless focus on optimism!" - Futurist Jim Carroll…
Daily Inspiration: "A great idea is a terrible mind to waste!”
"A great idea is a terrible mind to waste!” - Futurist Jim Carroll What a busy stage - there was so much going on up…
Daily Inspiration: "It's not always just the vision that matters - it's the ability to make it work that really counts!”
"It's not always just the vision that matters - it's the ability to make it work that really counts!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I live in…
Daily Inspiration: "Success happens when you bid farewell to the future you fear!"
Daily Inspiration: "You don’t know what you don't know, until you try and do something you've never done before. Then, you know!"
Daily Inspiration: 24 Strategies for 2024 #17 - "Invest in kindness"
"Invest in kindness" - Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is running a series that began November 27, 2023, and will end on January 1, 2024…
Daily Inspiration: "In the era of acceleration, partial success today might be better than a perfect plan tomorrow!"
Daily Inspiration: Artificial Intelligence - "Vision matters more than insight!"
"Vision matters more than insight!" - Futurist Jim Carroll For some reason, the opening backdrop image for my keynote a few weeks ago for a…
Daily Inspiration: Initiative & Momentum - "Your potential lies on the other side of your inaction!"
"Your potential lies on the other side of your inaction!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I regularly meet people who are stuck. Often they are trapped…
Daily Inspiration: "Share your crazy ideas with others - and you might discover they aren't so crazy after all!"
Daily Inspiration: “Be the headlights. Not the deer!”
“Be the headlights. Not the deer!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Idioms are fun - people often use them to try to emphasize an idea. If you…
Daily Inspiration: "The greatest gift you can give someone else is a better future!"
"The greatest gift you can give someone else is a better future!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Housing is one of the most basic human needs,…
Daily Inspiration: "It is what it is - until you make it into what it is isn’t!"
"It is what it is - until you make it into what it isn’t!" - Futurist Jim Carroll "It is what it is." This seems to…
Daily Inspiration: "To really accelerate your creative engine focus on growing your diversity of ideas!"
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: "If what you don't know is what will hurt you - then know MORE!"
"If what you don't know is what will hurt you - then know MORE!" - Futurist Jim Carroll So what is the purpose of a…
Daily Inspiration: "Combine a touch of imagination with a sprinkling of ingenuity, then mix in a dose of insight. Now top it up with a dash of instantaneity and bring it to a boil with the heat of real initiative - that’s an inspiring recipe for innovation!”
Daily Inspiration: “With the right attitude, some of the best moments in your life have yet to happen!”
“With the right attitude, some of the best moments in your life have yet to happen!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Attitude is everything! Not really,…
Daily Inspiration: "Beyond the scary headlines, you'll often find remarkable realities!"
"Beyond the scary headlines, you'll often find remarkable realities!" - Futurist Jim Carroll They're everywhere! Little robots scurrying about, doing the jobs that humans don't…
Daily Inspiration: "You won’t get BMW i8 quality on a Ford Focus budget!"
Daily Inspiration: AI - “Every new technology is ultimately used for a nefarious purpose, accelerating societal risk”
“Every new technology is ultimately used for a nefarious purpose, accelerating societal risk” - Futurist Jim Carroll What keeps me up at night? That was…
Daily Inspiration: “What was once fast is now exponential. If you aren't prepared for that reality, check your assumptions at the door to the future!”
“What was once fast is now exponential. If you aren't prepared for that reality, check your assumptions at the door to the future!” - Futurist…
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!"
Daily Inspiration: "Light up your mind with ideas and you'll see the glow of inspiration!"
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