9 months into my virtual studio, I’m particularly excited about my progress!
Archives for January 2021
Screen Thoughts #22 – “New Photography, Miles In Time and Transformation Travels”
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Risk Acceleration
Risk Acceleration Exponentiation!
A Growth Opportunity!
(Buried in the new White House Web site HTML)
Boredom…
Better Than TV Watching!
Relevant to Nothing
(True Story: I was looking for Innovation Avenue, Lincoln, NB)
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Daily Inspiration: “Don’t just follow the trends – set them!”
“Don’t just follow the trends – set them!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
If I had one throwaway answer that I used on stage when asked in the Q&A as to the difference between successful people and others, it was this:
Some people watch the future happen. Successful people make it happen. Be that person!
That about sums up your potential path into the future. You can’t sit by and be a partial observer – you need to a full-on participant!
When we look back at the era of Covid-19, we will be fully aware of the massive impact of many trends that are unfolding all around us right now. You are immersed in them in every moment. Are you aware of them, or are you too focused on the day-to-day operational minutiae that you are missing the world as it goes by?
Don’t stop there! Not only do you need to be able to identify new trends, but you must make the conscious decision to be a part of them.
Take the trend of virtual business globalization. Pre-Covid, personal interaction at local get-togethers was the key method of business development for many. Now, virtual interaction and online etiquette set the new bar of business interaction. What this means is that your potential for business growth is no longer dependent just upon the interaction you might have in your previously small local market. It’s not just defined by those that you might golf with – but by those you might Zoom with.
Long term, this is a substantive, transformation trend. In ten years, we will all be talking about the fact that one impact of Covid-19 is that we were no longer restricted in the potential size, scope, or reach of our potential market – the world truly became our oyster!
That’s not to say it’s easy to take advantage of this trend, but the key action is to accept this emerging reality – and then, work hard to make it happen.
In my own virtual case, the idea of a leadership keynote in Japan, Oman, Pakistan, Uzbekistan or Khurzikstan is no longer just a remote and exotic opportunity – it is distinct and realistic practicality. Eliminate the travel, deliver an awesome virtual product that literally no other speaker in the world is yet capable of delivering – and you’ve got an opportunity.
That’s my mindset!
It won’t be easy, will involve massive effort, and you’ll likely see a lot of failure along the way.
But when you look at your revenue numbers ten years from today, you’ll know one thing – you chose to be a part of the trend, rather than wondering why you missed out on it!
Your Imagination is Your Oxygen : Breathe Deeply Right Here!
I’ve been doing my morning inspiration every workday morning since August 2016, without fail. I have not missed one day.
I seem to write about ‘imagination’ a lot. With that in mind, here’s an inspirational slideshow!
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Screen Thoughts #21 – “The Fitness Issue”
Screen Thoughts!
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Pandemic Activities
A great day for old equipment!
Trainers Go Virtual
It was already underway
While Gyms were Hurting
Peloton and More!
Did it Stick?
Zooming it In Part 2!
My own week, last week!
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Daily Inspiration: “It’s when you finally deliver to reality what’s been inside your imagination that you’ll fully realize your potential!”
“It’s when you finally deliver to reality what’s been inside your imagination that you’ll fully realize your potential!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
Do you like my new stage?
I spent a lot of time perfecting my stagecraft, and to be totally honest, I really miss the stage.After all, it’s kind of a depressing path to go from something awesome like this stage I had a few yaers back, to hanging out in my basement.
That’s why, in the early days of the pandemic, I had some sort of crazy idea in my mind that I really wanted to build my own sort of virtual stage. I’m getting there, don’t you think?
The fascinating thing is that many of my most wonderful stage sets are coming from a young fellow in Nizwah, Oman. He’s a graphics designer, doing freelance work, and has discovered his own pathway to creativity by designing virtual sets for me. It’s yet another wonderful new partnership for me in my voyage into virtual.
My lesson is your inspiration. Inside of you, there are lurking some crazy ideas – it is your job to make them real. There are far-fetched opportunities that seem to be out of your grasp – reach for them. There is knowledge you have yet to master – nurture it! There is inspiration that you still need to move forward – find it and embrace itl. There are actions you have deferred – pursue them. There are ideas to be discovered – find them.
There is imagination that you’ve repressed – release it!
Each one of us has an internal spark of creativity, and it is when times are tough, too busy or clouded that we let it become extinguished.
Find your spark, and turn it into a flame!
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