“Define your success by the optimism you’ve instilled in your children!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
The Story Behind the Picture: Disrupt Amazon! Before It Disrupts You.
In more industries than you think, Amazon is the elephant in the room. My experience has taught me that in every single industry, regardless of what you do and what you sell, you are or will soon be faced with a situation in which they will challenge your business model, and shake your belief in the future to the core.
Why not change that before it changes you?
What do you do as this situation comes about? Don’t wait for Amazon to disrupt you – disrupt yourself and disrupt Amazon first!
This particular photo is from an event with several hundred insurance brokers. Might Amazon disrupt the world of insurance? It’s certainly possible -the phrase used for this type of disruption carries the fancy term “disintermediation” – it simply means that that the middleman is cut out of a business relationship.
Let’s coin a new phrase for what is happening — the Amazonification of industries. [Read more…] about The Story Behind the Picture: Disrupt Amazon! Before It Disrupts You.
Daily Inspiration: “Disrupt your disruptors!”
“Disrupt your disruptors!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
“After all, read the key point on the screen. As technology drives the pace of change in your industry, you are seeing new competitors, disruptive change, acceleration wth everything, a need for a different type of skill set. We are in the midst of the biggest bsuiness transformation in over 100 years. Many companies will fail at this massive transition – only a small number will succeed.
What are you doing to change – before you can’t?’’
Daily Inspiration: “Anticipate acceleration. Expect velocity. Structure with agility. Execute with speed. Redo it in an instant. The future belongs to those who are fast!”
“Anticipate acceleration. Expect velocity. Structure with agility. Execute
with speed. Redo it in an instant. The future belongs to those who are fast!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
Daily Inspiration: “Define yourself by the scope of your dreams, the boldness of your decisions and the speed of your actions!”
“Define yourself by the scope of your dreams, the boldness of your
decisions, and the speed of your actions!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
‘’ At the end of the day, it’s all about the decisions that you make in the morning! So what will you do today to define your day, and the rest of your life? Just asking…’’
Daily Inspiration: “Are you in a bubble of complacency? Surround yourself with optimists!”
“Are you in a bubble of complacency? Surround yourself with optimists!” – Futurist Jim Carroll
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