Keynote: “Toward the New Energy Paradigm” – My Keynote for the 115th annual RMEL Conference
August 2, 2018, BY JimCarrollThis September, I'll headline what must be the longest running conference in the energy...
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t be boring. Be constructively problematic!”
August 2, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Don’t be boring. Be constructively problematic!” - Futurist Jim CarrollIt’s...
Self-driving and EV’s: Why It Will Happen Faster Than You Think!
August 1, 2018, BY JimCarrollRead the context of this quote.Then ask yourself this question: when will it happen? I get...
Daily Inspiration: “If the answer isn’t obvious, try asking the question from a different perspective!”
August 1, 2018, BY JimCarroll“If the answer isn’t obvious, try asking the question from a different perspective!”...
Video: Are You Structured for Speed?
July 31, 2018, BY JimCarrollProbably not.Agility and flexibility in the retail sector is critical; I'm on stage in Orlando...
Daily Inspiration: “Stuck in a rut? Accelerate your imaginuity!”
July 31, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Stuck in a rut? Accelerate your imaginuity!” - Futurist Jim CarrollLast week, someone...
Daily Inspiration: “Offbeat ideas are often the best ideas, because the solution to your problem is usually not the obvious one!”
July 30, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Offbeat ideas are often the best ideas, because the solution to your problem is usually not the...
Daily Inspiration: “Expand your mind with BIG ideas!”
July 27, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Expand your mind with BIG ideas!” - Futurist Jim CarrollI can guarantee you that my...
Daily Inspiration: “Are you suffering from a deficit in your idea bank?”
July 27, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Are you suffering from a deficit in your idea bank?” - Futurist Jim CarrollPeople...
Daily Inspiration: “If it’s broken you can always fix it – you just need to know where to start!”
July 26, 2018, BY JimCarroll“If it’s broken you can always fix it - you just need to know where to start!” - Futurist...
Daily Inspiration: “In a great headspace? What Led Zeppelin really meant to say was,’There’s still time to share the road you’re on!”
July 25, 2018, BY JimCarroll“In a great headspace? What Led Zeppelin really meant to say was, ‘There’s still time to...
Daily Inspiration: “Your sandcastle might never hold back the water, but that doesn’t stop you from building it!”
July 24, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Your sandcastle might never hold back the water, but that doesn’t stop you from building...
Daily Inspiration: “Each and every day, set out to become the person you’ve always wanted to be!”
July 23, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Each and every day, set out to become the person you’ve always wanted to be!” - Futurist...
Daily Inspiration: “Imaginating the future is candy for your mind!”
July 22, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Imaginating the future is candy for your mind!” - Futurist Jim CarrollSunday...
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t talk about your comfort zone if you can’t get out of it”
July 20, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Don’t talk about your comfort zone if you can’t get out of it!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “The future is both fast and slow – and you need to adjust your speed!”
July 19, 2018, BY JimCarroll“The future is both fast and slow - and you need to adjust your speed!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “Once you start to think you are invincible – you probably aren’t!”
July 17, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Once you start to think you are invincible - you probably aren’t!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “Think big. Act small!”
July 16, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Think big. Act small!” - Futurist Jim CarrollWe are in the era of big thinking, yet...
Daily Inspiration: “Embrace change. Start by making the uncomfortable, comfortable!”
July 13, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Embrace change. Start by making the uncomfortable, comfortable!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “Defeatism is a drug – you know it’s bad for you but you take it because it’s the easy way out!”
July 12, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Defeatism is a drug - you know it’s bad for you but you take it because it’s the easy way...
Keynote: Mississippi Economic Development Council, Biloxi, MI – Where’s the Growth? Economic Development in Our Faster Future!
July 11, 2018, BY JimCarrollOver the years, I've done a lot of talks for groups of economic developers on the overall theme,...
Daily Inspiration: “The future you are looking for is often right in front of you!”
July 11, 2018, BY JimCarroll“The future you are looking for is often right in front of you!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “Stop making the same mistakes. Make some new ones!”
July 10, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Stop making the same mistakes. Make some new ones!” - Futurist Jim CarrollI heard...
Daily Inspiration: “What part of ‘it’s inevitable’ did you not understand?”
July 9, 2018, BY JimCarroll“What part of ‘it’s inevitable’ did you not understand?” - Futurist Jim...
Tariffs, Trade Wars, the Conundrum of Politics, and My Good Friend Jim Carroll of the Arkansas Soybean Board!
July 9, 2018, BY JimCarrollJust over 18 months ago, I opened the annual meeting of the United Soybean Board in St. Louis, a...
Keynote: Deloitte, Toronto, Canada – Leadership in the Era of Disruption, Transformation & Acceleration
July 7, 2018, BY JimCarrollThis global consulting firm brought together 200 executives of one fo their top banking clients,...
Keynote: Greater Lansing HealthCare, Lansing, Michigan: The Hospital of 2025
July 7, 2018, BY JimCarrollIf you are going to invest $750 million in building a state of the art hospital for your community,...
Daily Inspiration: “Long term success comes from repeatable failure!”
July 7, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Long term success comes from repeatable failure!” - #Golfer Jim CarrollIt should say...
Daily Inspiration: “You knew what you needed to do, so why did you do what you did?”
July 6, 2018, BY JimCarroll“You knew what you needed to do, so why did you do what you did?” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “If you keep listening to the same old people, you’ll end up doing the same old things!”
July 5, 2018, BY JimCarroll“If you keep listening to the same old people, you’ll end up doing the same old things!”...
Daily Inspiration: The best method to achieve success is to focus on the results of your early failure!”
July 4, 2018, BY JimCarroll“The best method to achieve success is to focus on the results of your early failure!”...
Daily Inspiration: “Your attitude towards the future is just like running a race: if you already have the idea of defeat in your mind at the starting line, you aren’t going to see much success!”
July 3, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Your attitude towards the future is just like running a race: if you already have the idea of...
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t talk about what you want to do. Focus on what you are going to do!”
July 2, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Don’t talk about what you want to do. Focus on what you are going to do!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “I’d love to tell you what I really think but I work hard to bite my tongue!”
June 29, 2018, BY JimCarroll“I’d love to tell you what I really think, but I work hard to bite my tongue!”...
Do More! Accelerate Your Keynote with a Private Leadership Meeting!
June 28, 2018, BY JimCarrollYou can book a boring keynote speaker who will do the same old. Or, you can call me. Your choice....
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t be stupid!”
June 28, 2018, BY JimCarroll“Don’t be stupid!” - Futurist Jim CarrollWhat a week I’ve had, and it’s only...
Daily Inspiration: “History judges harshly the results of shared incompetence!”
June 27, 2018, BY JimCarroll“History judges harshly the results of shared incompetence!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “The wheels of justice turn slowly – but then, all at once!”
June 26, 2018, BY JimCarroll“The wheels of justice turn slowly - but then, all at once!” - Futurist Jim...
Daily Inspiration: “If you presume failure at the outset it’s pretty likely that you will fail!”
June 25, 2018, BY JimCarroll“If you presume failure at the outset, it’s pretty likely that you will fail!” - Futurist...
Keynote: Eversheds Sutherland, New York – The Future of the Legal Profession
June 22, 2018, BY JimCarrollWhen the future is happening fast - so are new legal risks. So much so, that became one of my 19...
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