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Daily Inspiration: “Maybe you should highlight your opportunities instead of putting a spotlight on your failures!”
“Maybe you should highlight your opportunities instead of putting a spotlight on your failures!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The first version was: "Maybe you should…
Daily Inspiration: "Inaction is not a good excuse for failure!"
Daily Inspiration: "The seed of industry ideas has been replanted, a part of your future is now reinvented elsewhere!"
Never say it can’t...
Daily Inspiration: "The era of oil lasted for about 150 years - it then came to an abrupt and dramatic end"
“One day we’ll look back and realize that the era of oil lasted for about 150 years - and that it then came to an…
Daily Inspiration: "Define your success by the love you have lived!"
As your industry digitizes...
You don’t know what...
What seemed impossible...
Daily Inspiration: "Your sandcastle might never hold back the water, but that doesn't stop you from building it!"
Daily Inspiration: "The future belongs to those who are fast, and yet you are structured for slow!"
Daily Inspiration: "Fast beats slow. Small defeats big. Bold wins over timid.....Are you structured for success, or burdened by the pain of legacy?"
Daily Inspiration: "Trying to build yourself up by beating on your friends? It probably isn't the greatest strategy for the future!"
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: "Be inspired by your imagination, but be focused on your initiative!"
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: "Don’t fear the opportunity. BE the opportunity!"
Spreadsheets? They’re really...
Daily Inspiration: “Breaking News! Tomorrow’s opportunities are still out there! What are you doing at this very moment to be a part of them?”
“Breaking News! Tomorrow’s opportunities are still out there! What are you doing at this very moment to be a part of them?” - Futurist Jim…
Daily Inspiration: "Don’t just try to go from 'good' to 'great.' Go from 'good' to 'awesome'!"
Daily Inspiration: "In the absence of clarity, focus faster!”
“In the absence of clarity, focus faster!” Hey, is there anything on the news …. SQUIRREL!!! One of the best scenes in the Disney movie…
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,…
Companies that don’t yet...
Daily Inspiration: "A child alive today will live in the year 2062 - long before the arrival of the year 2062!"
Focus. Faster...
Innovation is like a...
Daily Inspiration: "Don’t let the speed of change leave you dazed and confused - it's better to make sure you have a great stairway to innovation!"
Innovation is a lot like...
Daily Inspiration: "Take measure of the intensity of your enthusiasm!"
Establishing a committee...
It’s easy to make...
Daily Inspiration: “At the end of the day, you were either there to help to create a better future - or you were complicit in its destruction.”
“At the end of the day, you were either there to help to create a better future - or you were complicit in its destruction.” -…
Daily Inspiration: "If the answer isn’t obvious, try asking the question from a different perspective!"
Daily Inspiration: “Set free your baby Einstein!”
“Set free your baby Einstein!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Somewhere along the way, we lose our spontaneity, see our imagination diminish and our creativity chipped…
Daily Inspiration: "Leap into the unknown....."
Daily Inspiration: “A simple formula for innovation? Imagination, ingenuity & initiative!”
“A simple formula for innovation? Imagination, ingenuity & initiative!” Futurist Jim Carroll Use your creativity to think about what’s possible. Figure out a really unique…
Daily Inspiration: "“There’s a lot of ‘guessticating’ going around right now. You might want to forecast your future on something more than just an estimate or a hunch!”
“There’s a lot of ‘guessticating’ going around right now. You might want to forecast your future on something more than just an estimate or a…
Combine a touch of...
Daily Inspiration: “Welcome to tomorrow, a land of infinite opportunities!”
“Welcome to tomorrow, a land of infinite opportunities!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll My job? I’m really just a tour guide - one that involves time…
Daily Inspiration: "Never underestimate the ability of remarkable individuals or successful companies to implode!"
Daily Inspiration: "My jet lag is different from yours, because as a futurist, I already live in a different time zone!"
Daily Inspiration: "Leadership today: It’s found with those who define a future based on dignity and respect for all...."
“Leadership today? It’s found with those who define a future based on dignity and respect for all - and exposes those who are truly weak,…
Daily Inspiration: “Think of the future this way: we’ve just hit a great big ‘Pause’ button. We’ll press ‘Play’ again one day!’
“Think of the future this way: we’ve just hit a great big ‘Pause’ button. We’ll press ‘Play’ again one day!’ - #Futurist Jim Carroll Anxiety,…
Daily Inspiration: “The future? It has a habit of rudely disrupting tradition!”
“The future? It has a habit of rudely disrupting tradition!” - Futurist Jim Carroll In golf, as in every industry, the disruptors are coming. They’ve…
Daily Inspiration: “There are two types of people in the world. Successful ones who listen to futurists. And other people!”
“There are two types of people in the world. Successful ones who listen to futurists. And other people!” - Futurist Jim Carroll That's a little bit…
Daily Inspiration: “It’s always your choice as to whether the best is yet to come!”
“It’s always your choice as to whether the best is yet to come!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll It’s all about choices. The decisions you make.…
Daily Inspiration: “Innovate! Learn to release the handful of creative lightning stuck inside your head!”
“Innovate! Learn to release the handful of creative lightning stuck inside your head!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I was out for an early round of…
Daily Inspiration: “Carroll’s Theorem: Those who are still waiting to adapt to where we will be will never get to where the rest of us already are!”
“Carroll’s Theorem: Those who are still waiting to adapt to where we will be, will never get to where the rest of us already are!” -…
The thing about the...
Daily Inspiration: “Wishful thinking is not a strategy for success”
Daily Inspiration: "Don’t bore me with your excuses on why it can't be done. Excite me with your vision of how it will be done!"
Daily Inspiration: "Courage is the secret to strength!"
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t be average, just like everyone else. Strive to be better, to be your own extraordinary self!”
“Don’t be average, just like everyone else. Strive to be better, to be your own extraordinary self!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It's pretty amazing what…
Daily Inspiration: “Stop waiting for the future to happen - make it happen!”
“Stop waiting for the future to happen - make it happen!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The global pandemic has thrown many an organization into a…
Daily inspiration: “What’s your tin can?”
“What’s your tin can?” - Futurist Jim Carroll Are you stuck in a tin can rut? Have you seen the StarKist Tuna plastic re-sealable pouch?…
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: "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: "Enthusiasm is the rocket fuel of innovation!"
Daily Inspiration: “It isn’t just what you say, but the skill with which you say it!”
“It isn’t just what you say, but the skill with which you say it!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Your ability to tell your story might…
Daily Inspiration: “Pursue a future that you might love, and you’ll find yourself in love with your future!”
“Pursue a future that you might love, and you’ll find yourself in love with your future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Look - I found you…
While the game of...
Most of us will get...
Share your crazy ideas...
Daily Inspiration: "Stop talking about the problem. Do something different - focus on the obvious solution!"
Don’t fear the future...
Don’t tell me it...
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: "Innovation? Try to do things today that you have never done before!"
Daily Inspiration: "The wheels of justice turn slowly - but then, all at once!"
Daily Inspiration: “It’s a great time to double down on your initiative - right now!”
“It’s a great time to double down on your initiative - right now!” - Futurist Jim Carroll This is a screen grab from a moment…
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: “When your decision desk can’t come to a decision, volatility defines your future!”
“When your decision desk can’t come to a decision, volatility defines your future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Are we there yet? It seems not! That's…
Daily Inspiration: "What makes you different - makes you innovative!"
Are you aligning your...
Daily Inspiration: “There are two types of people when it comes to the future. Those who see the potential in our progress - and those who demand perfection in the voyage!”
“There are two types of people when it comes to the future. Those who see the potential in our progress - and those who demand…
Daily Inspiration: "If the only thing you are doing right is the wrong thing, then maybe you should re-evaluate your approach!"
Daily Inspiration: "Stop making the same mistakes. Make some new ones!"
Interrupt your routine...
Daily Inspiration: “Nostalgia never knows success!"
“Nostalgia never knows success!” - Futurist Jim Carroll You won’t define yours path for tomorrow by trying to trade in on the past glories of…
Daily Inspiration: “If I tell you all at once, your head might explode!”
“If I tell you all at once, your head might explode!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll The scope of the future can be staggering, and some…
Daily Inspiration: “If I had my way, the phrase ‘You can’t do that because we’ve always done it this way’ would be grounds for immediate dismissal!”
“If I had my way, the phrase ‘You can’t do that because we’ve always done it this way’ would be grounds for immediate dismissal!” -…
Daily Inspiration: “Timing is everything, especially when you’re running out of time!”
“Timing is everything, especially when you’re running out of time!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Over the last few years, I found that many of my presentations…
Daily Inspiration: “The future? It sometimes has a crude way of asserting it’s inevitability!”
“The future? It sometimes has a crude way of asserting it’s inevitability!” - Futurist Jim Carroll If Covid-19 was around when the Jetsons met the…
Daily Inspiration: "Imagine the impossible. Dream of the inconceivable! And then, set out to achieve the unthinkable!"
Daily Inspiration: "Pursue epic-ness. That is all!"
Daily Inspiration: “A simple fact: if you don’t know what’s next, you won’t be prepared to do what’s next!”
“A simple fact: if you don’t know what’s next, you won’t be prepared to do what’s next!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I gave a talk…
Daily Inspiration: "“It’s not the size of the stage. It’s the effective delivery of insight on future trends that matters!"
“It’s not the size of the stage. It’s the effective delivery of insight on future trends that matters!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I have certain…
The past? It’s...
Daily Inspiration: "“That moment you realized that your virtual self could be just a little bit like your previous self!”
“That moment you realized that your virtual self could be just a little bit like your previous self!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll An image from…
The Story Behind the Picture: "You won't get BMW i8 quality insight on a Ford Focus budget!"
Daily Inspiration: “If you stick today to doing what you did yesterday, you certainly won’t succeed with what you might achieve tomorrow!”
“If you stick today to doing what you did yesterday, you certainly won’t succeed with what you might achieve tomorrow!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The…
Daily Inspiration: “The message from a motivational speaker is like Chinese food..."
“The message from a motivational speaker is like Chinese food - after an hour, you’ve lost your inspiration. But my futurist insight will excite your…
Daily Inspiration: "Be extraordinary!"
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…
If you don’t do it...
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: “Who led your digital transformation strategy? Your CEO, CIO or CTO? No, it was Covid-19!”
“Who led your digital transformation strategy? Your CEO, CIO or CTO? No, it was Covid-19!” - Futurist Jim Carroll This is a two part story.…
Daily Inspiration: "It’s the era of acceleration! Are you aligned to the opportunities?"
Daily Dose
Daily Inspiration: "Your challenge is probably within your Innovation & Creativity Prevention Department!"
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