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Video Flashback : Change Your Future – Before the Future Changes You!
Daily Inspiration: “The moment you stop thinking really big, you start living really small!”
“The moment you stop thinking really big, you start living really small!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
There’s a lot of debate online about Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson’s trip into ‘space.’
The criticisms fall into one of two camps: Was it really a voyage to space or just a jaunt into the upper earth atmosphere? What is so special about billionaires wasting their money pursuing crazy ideas? Wouldn’t it just be better if they spent their money to help eliminate poverty? On the other side, we’re seeing some pretty outrageous, excited comments: “it’s a fantastic new space age,” “space tourism has been democratized” and other gushing praise.
Personally, I won’t get into the nuance of this particular event, other than to say that I’ve long been a huge fan of anything having to do with space exploration. But I will say this about Richard Branson: he is a role model for thinking big. Read his biography, study his works, examine his projects – he has never been one to shy away from establishing big dreams – and actually pursuing them.
We should all be so bold. The moment we stop chasing big dreams, we limit our future; it’s when we dismiss every idea as crazy that we have probably slipped into some sort of innovation insanity; it’s when we become stuck in an idea rut that we sink into the muck of inaction.
That’s why I view the situation, and the inspiration that he provides, to be a powerful launchpad for our own imaginations.
And I’m thrilled that a few of my agents are ready to bring him in for a powerful talk about the future and creativity, and that I get to share in the same type of opportunity. Here’s a small screenshot from one of those agents, along with a third inspirational fellow (but greed is not good!)
Never stop thinking big – because it is your launchpad to being small!
Video Flashback : Think Big.
This month in 2017.
Are you thinking big enough?
Video: Dare to Disrupt!
Because if you don’t do it, someone else will!
Daily Inspiration: “At this very moment, there are probably a bunch of really smart people figuring out how to disrupt your business model!”
“At this very moment, there are probably a bunch of really smart people figuring out how to disrupt your business model!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
Give it a few years.
You won’t even recognize the industry you are operating in.
That’s because the rate of business model change is accelerating in every single industry – and the global pandemic has made it faster. Here’s why:
- Right now, there are probably a bunch of really smart people figuring out to disrupt your business model
- If you aren’t busy thinking about disrupting your business model, they most certainly will.
- They’ll probably do this sooner than you think they will.
- The result is that 10 years out (or less), your business model will look nothing like it does today.
- Those that do mess up your business model are quite likely to be younger than you; for many folks, age provides for complacency.
- The fundamental change to your business model driven by this younger generation will be the result of digital, smart, intelligent, location-oriented technology.
- They’ll use this technology in such a way they’ll come out of the left-field with a business model idea that you’ve never even thought of before.
- Their business model will carry an undeniable ‘coolness’ factor that you can’t simply match.
- Most likely, you’ll discount the importance of their innovation, until it is much too late.
- The result will be dramatic change: it’s likely that your current business model will not even survive: and your company might not as well!
Examples of this type of disruption are occurring all around you right now.
It’s going to happen to you too.
So — what are you going to do about it?
Video: Why Do Some People Close Their Minds to the Future?
CEOs have a challenge. They need to align their team to ‘what comes next’ in order to figure out ‘what to do about it.’
Based on a discussion around electric cars and battery technology the other day, I got to thinking about what is holding many people back. I hit the virtual broadcast studio to film an overview of the trend; here’s a short extract with the salient points.
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