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Don’t fear the results...
Are you aligning your...
Daily Inspiration: "The show has jumped the shark.Volatility is your new normal!"
Daily Inspiration: “The world is changing fast. But you can be faster!”
“The world is changing fast. But you can be faster!” - Futurist Jim Carroll My tag line in my old stage life used to be "the…
Daily Inspiration: "A child alive today will live in the year 2062 - long before the arrival of the year 2062!"
Daily Inspiration: "It’s easy to fail when you are weak, but it's the best time to learn to be strong!"
To maximize innovation...
Daily Inspiration: "If your excuse is that it's always someone else's fault - it's most likely your fault!"
It's easier to be a...
Daily Inspiration: “You can always recover from your Tin Cup moment!”
“You can always recover from your Tin Cup moment!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Much inspiration can come from a round of golf - but a…
Daily Inspiration: “Fitbits for cows. Solar cells from plants. Weed zapping laserbots. ..... It’s not your grandad’s farm anymore!”
“Fitbits for cows. Solar cells grown from plants. Weed zapping laserbots. Spatially oriented autonomous tilling. Smart pesticide dust. It’s certainly not grandad’s farm anymore!” -…
We all have a gene...
Daily Inspiration: “Those assumptions you’ve made about your future? You need to shred them faster!”
“Those assumptions you’ve made about your future? You need to shred them faster!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll Change happens faster than ever before. That’s why…
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…
Snowmen are role models...
Daily Inspiration: "The future is right over there. What decision will you make today to make sure that when you get there, you will maximize the opportunity that it presents?"
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 logical solution will probably be viewed by others as a radical problem!"
Don’t tell me it...
Daily Inspiration: "Industries not yet in existence will bring opportunities not yet defined. Buckle in, observe carefully and enjoy the ride!"
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…
Fail fast. Fail often...
Daily Inspiration: “The brutal truth is that you now need a new plan: are you already ready to challenge your indecision and kill your sudden inertia?”
“The brutal truth is that you now need a new plan: are you already ready to challenge your indecision and kill your sudden inertia?” -…
Daily Inspiration: “You will barely recognize your industry in just 5 to 10 years. Will you recognize yourself?”
“You will barely recognize your industry in just 5 to 10 years. Will you recognize yourself?” - Futurist Jim Carroll A photo from my keynote…
Daily Inspiration: “Sometimes there are trends that occur that you don’t foresee even with your wildest imagination!”
“Sometimes there are trends that occur that you don’t foresee even with your wildest imagination!” - Futurist Jim Carroll’ A month ago, in this daily…
Daily Inspiration: "Arrogance Kills"
“Arrogance kills!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll One of the sins that will guarantee your failure is complacency: a belief that your world…
Daily Inspiration: "There’s more to you than you think there is!"
Customer oriented innovation!
Daily Inspiration: "You shouldn’t have to define yourself with the belief that kindness is courage!"
Daily Inspiration: “Choose to be your better self - because what you will see in your future memories are being actively recorded at this very moment!”
“Choose to be your better self - because what you will see in your future memories are being actively recorded at this very moment!” - Futurist…
Daily Inspiration: "Once you start to think you are invincible - you probably aren't!"
If you do one thing...
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: "You are already living in a world that would have seemed to be the stuff of science fiction just a few short years ago!"
Daily Inspiration: "Focus on agility. Structure for execution!"
Daily Inspiration: "Long term success comes from repeatable failure!"
Daily Inspiration: "Be extraordinary!"
Daily Inspiration: “Right now, your speed matters more than your plan. Think fast. Move faster!”
“Right now, your speed matters more than your plan. Think fast. Move faster!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Here's some facts to ponder: you won't be…
Companies that don’t yet...
Daily Inspiration: "Your fear of the future might be fateful. For your future!"
Daily Inspiration: “Our future? It now has us being continually confronted with a new, confusing abnormal!”
“Our future? It now has us being continually confronted with a new, confusing abnormal!” - Futurist Jim Carroll This photo was taken moments before I hit…
Daily Inspiration: "All your base are belong to us!"
Daily Inspiration: "“Your biggest risk comes from your ‘biggest unknowns.’"
“Your biggest risk comes from your ‘biggest unknowns.’ How do you plan to get to your future if you don’t know what it will look…
Daily Inspiration: “When nothing else works? It will work!”
“When nothing else works? It will work!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I spent a bit of time yesterday with a long time friend who was…
Daily Inspiration: "There is a child alive today who will jump into a flying car at some point in their lifetime....The trick is knowing when to get onboard!"
Daily Inspiration: "Think big. Act small!"
Daily Inspiration: "Wisdom is wonderful!"
Daily Inspiration: "“Has your product and strategy suddenly become something from the olden days?”
“Has your product and strategy suddenly become something from the olden days?” - Futurist Jim Carroll We live in a time in which some new…
Daily Inspiration: "Failure? It’s often a self-fulfilling prophecy!"
Daily Inspiration: "Be inspired by your imagination, but be focused on your initiative!"
Complacency is not...
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…
As the future gets...
Daily Inspiration: "Set your controls for the heart of the trend!"
Daily Inspiration: "The thing about conventional wisdom is that it is usually wrong!"
If you can't find a...
Daily Inspiration: "It’s now a new era of volatility - and flexibility should be your focus!"
The Story Behind the Picture: "Those Who Succeed Possess a Daring Need for Speed" - and the Chief Momentum Officer
Daily Inspiration: "Never underestimate the power of the denial that lies behind stupid decisions!"
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: “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: "Define the scope of your goals by size of your dreams"
“Define the scope of your goals by size of your dreams!” It’s really easy to think small! That’s because being small involves the easiest of…
Daily Inspiration: “Do what you love, so that you’ll love what you do!"
“Do what you love, so that you’ll love what you do!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll One of the most inspiring things for people to do…
The thing about the...
Don’t focus on the...
Daily Inspiration: “When you stop making mistakes, you’ve stopped trying to achieve success!”
“When you stop making mistakes, you’ve stopped trying to achieve success!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm pushing the boundaries in my home broadcast studio, because…
Daily Inspiration: "Déjà vu is your destiny, because the future regularly repeats itself!"
Daily Inspiration: “Let me sketch out a few ideas for your future!”
“Let me sketch out a few ideas for your future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Your future might be sketchy, but doesn’t have to be! With…
Daily Inspiration: “What part of ‘it’s inevitable’ do you not understand?”
“What part of ‘it’s inevitable’ do you not understand?” - #Futurist Jim Carroll Certain things are certain - that’s a phrase I will often use…
Don’t let mistakes...
Daily Inspiration: "Put some spontaneity in your soul!"
Daily Inspiration: “The easiest decision that you can make is to decide to do what you’ve always done before. Yet in your heart, you know it’s not the right decision!"
“The easiest decision that you can make is to decide to do what you’ve always done before. Yet in your heart, you know it’s not…
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: “You are now surrounded by highly intelligent people who are making completely irrational decisions based upon absolutely idiotic information! What’s your plan?”
“You are now surrounded by highly intelligent people who are making completely irrational decisions based upon absolutely idiotic information! What’s your plan?” - Futurist Jim…
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…
Examine your future...
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: "Moore’s law defines the future!"
Daily Inspiration: "Don’t change. Adapt!"
Daily Inspiration: “Every disruptive technology is an enigma to most people - until they take the time to discover the opportunity that lies within the mystery!”
“Every disruptive technology is an enigma to most people - until they take the time to discover the opportunity that lies within the mystery!” -…
Daily Inspiration: “In an era in which in much of your future revenue will come from products that don’t yet exist, your legacy will be your death sentence!”
“In an era in which in much of your future revenue will come from products that don’t yet exist, your legacy will be your death…
Daily Inspiration: “Business models? They were built to be broken!”
Daily Inspiration: "In the absence of clarity, taking initiative today is significantly better than finding a perfect plan tomorrow!"
Daily Inspiration: "Start your day today by looking at the world from an entirely different direction!"
Daily Inspiration: "If you keep listening to the same old people, you'll end up doing the same old things!"
Daily Inspiration: "A motivational speaker will inspire you for an hour. As a futurist, I will motivate you for forever!"
Daily Inspiration: “Play on purpose - simply to boost your ‘experiential capital!’”
“Play on purpose - simply to boost your ‘experiential capital!’” - Futurist Jim Carroll Today’s theme in my series “Insight 2020: Leadership Insight for the Era of…
Daily Inspiration: "You’ve been told to think outside of the box, to drop the box or break it, to get rid of the box, think without the box, create a different box, or turn the box into something else!"
Daily Inspiration: "Are you the Pokémon GO in the room?"
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: "If the only thing you are doing right is the wrong thing, then maybe you should re-evaluate your approach!"
Daily Inspiration: “Optimism is your opportunity!”
“Optimism is your opportunity!” - Futurist Jim Carroll What a day in Marrakech yesterday as I opened the 2nd International Finance Corporation Global Manufacturing Conference,…
The Story Behind the Picture: "Stop planning. Start doing"
Daily Inspiration: "Imaginating the future is candy for your mind!"
Daily Inspiration: “Fun fact: successful people usually get to the future before the future actually happens!”
“Fun fact: successful people usually get to the future before the future actually happens!” - Futurist Jim Carroll If you hang out with successful people,…
Daily Inspiration: "It’s only scary if you make is scary!"
Daily Inspiration: "Reinvent yourself faster, because it will be tomorrow before you know it!"
Daily Inspiration: “Because, curveballs. Keep your powder dry!
“Because, curveballs. Keep your powder dry!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I use to hate this ‘because-comma,’ meme, but it sure does help to fit within…
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: "Are you suffering from a deficit in your idea bank?"
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