DAILY
MOTIVATIONAL
INSIGHT
FROM
JIM
JIM’s
HIGHLIGHTS
FOLLOW ME

Daily Inspiration: “Don’t be someone who asks ‘what happened?” Make things happen!”

”Don’t be someone who asks, ‘what happened?’ Make things happen!’ - Futurist Jim...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “A small pinch of failure is a good part of the recipe for success”

“A small pinch of failure is a good part of the recipe for success” - Futurist  Jim...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Light up your mind with ideas and you’ll see the glow of inspiration!”

“Light up your mind with ideas, and you’ll see the glow of inspiration!” - Futurist Jim...

READ MORE

Follow Me!

If you want to follow me, I've set up links over in the sidebar on the right. Each...

READ MORE

Innovation: The 8 Best Things Happening in “Growing” Golf Right Now!

I'll admit, I've become a relentless golf nut, and I've even got a fairly decent handicap, often...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “The volume of scientific knowledge is doubling every six years. At this very moment, you future is being examined through a lens, and defined by curiosity”

“The volume of scientific knowledge is doubling every six years. At this very moment, your future...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “A suggestion box? That’s the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation!”

“A suggestion box? That’s the best way to trivialize the concept of innovation” - Futurist...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “The greatest mistake any organization can make right now is to do nothing. Combat aggressive indecision – which today, starts at the top!”

"The greatest mistake any organization can make right now is to do nothing. Combat aggressive...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Fail once, and you’ve got a failure. Fail twice, and you have lessons learned. Fail 3 times, and you’ve developed critical innovation insight!”

"Fail once, and you've got a failure. Fail twice, and you have lessons learned. Fail 3 times or...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Some people just don’t like progress. When golf carts came along, some people said that it would destroy the game!”

“Some people just don’t like progress. When golf carts came along, some people said it would...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “The past? It’s the future that is bound to catch up to you! What will you do today to ensure that you will be happy with its results?”

“The past? It’s the future that is bound to catch up to you! What will you do today to ensure...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “People who prefer the status quo send their time with pessimists. Innovators who reshape the future are those who surround themselves with optimists”

“People who prefer the status quo spend their time with pessimists. Innovators who reshape the...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “The best thing about…”

“The best thing about yesterday is that it’s in the past. The greatest thing about the future -...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “When you must be blunt, be blunt!”

“When you must be blunt, be blunt!” - #Futurist Jim...

READ MORE

Video: The Acceleration of Trends in Automotive and Trucking

Here's a video clip in which I'm speaking on stage at a trucking conference in Phoenix about just...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Organize your life around the idea of spontaneous serendipity – don’t plan, but react and adapt!”

“Organize your life around the idea of spontaneous serendipity - don’t plan, but react and...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Finding your personal creativity engine might not be easy, but it’s necessary!”

“Finding your personal creativity engine might not be easy, but it’s necessary!” - Futurist...

READ MORE

Keynote: Highmark Health, Pittsburgh – The Future of Group Benefit Wellness and Insurance Policies

This is one of the leading players in the healthcare insurance and group benefits market in Ohio,...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Get ahead of the fast future, before it gets ahead of you!”

“Get ahead of the fast future, before it gets ahead of you!” - Futurist Jim CarrollIf...

READ MORE

Keynote: 4C Summit, Tucson, Arizona – Ranching & Livestock in the Era of Fitbits for Cows!

I love it when I get repeat gigs! Back in 2010, I was invited into this annual event, to speak to...

READ MORE

Innovation: Why Every Company Needs What I Call an XBOX/Playstation Room!

Half of the events I do as a futurist and innovation expert are spent at corporate leadership...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “The future belongs to those who are fast!”

"The future belongs to those who are fast!" - Futurist Jim...

READ MORE

How a Futurist Thinks: What Should We Do About Zombie Cars in the Era of Self-Driving Cars?

I just had a short talk in an airport with an urban planner; the inevitable question came about as...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “A futurist is a different type of personal trainer – I’m here to exercise your mind and to give your imagination an intense workout!”

“A futurist is a different type of personal trainer — I’m here to exercise your mind, and to...

READ MORE

Keynote: Allegacy Credit Union, Winston-Salem, North Carolina – The Future of Financial Services

The CEO saw me speak last year at an event in Chicago on the trends impacting and disrupting the...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “It’s better to change before you can’t”

“It’s better to change before you can’t” - Futurist Jim...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Wishful thinking is not a strategy for success”

“Wishful thinking is not a strategy for success” - Futurist  Jim CarrollI find that...

READ MORE

Article: Hatching your next great idea: 5 ways to set the stage

IBM's Think Marketing blog found my site, and interviewed me on some of my thoughts around...

READ MORE

Keynote: Exelon Nuclear, Baltimore, MD – The Future and Disruption of the Utility and Energy Sector

My talks don’t just involve events on massive stages in Las Vegas : I also do an ever increasing...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “It is what it is. But what will be will be, doesn’t really have to be, if you choose to change the outcome of your future!”

“It is what it is. But what will be doesn’t really have to be, if you choose to change the...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “The future will happen to all of us. It’s what you do with that fact which will determine its outcome!”

“The future will happen to all of us. It’s what you do with that fact which will determine...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “It’s better to have a kaleidoscope of ideas than to live a life in monochrome!”

"It’s better to have a kaleidoscope of ideas than to live a life in monochrome!” - Futurist...

READ MORE

Keep Up with the Speed of Change: Future Trends in the Speaking Industry

I work with many of the world's leading bureaus, one of who is the Washington Speakers Bureau....

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Set a high bar of expectations. Then set out to exceed it!”

“Set a high bar of expectations. Then set out to exceed it!” - Futurist Jim...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “Focus on the things you can achieve, not on what you can’t!”

“Focus on the things you can achieve, not on what you can’t!” - Futurist Jim...

READ MORE

Daily Inspiration: “If volatility surrounds your world, take comfort in the ambiguity, and seek inspiration from the uncertainty!”

“If volatility surrounds your world, take comfort in the ambiguity, and seek inspiration...

READ MORE

THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO ARE FAST features the best of the insight from Jim Carroll’s blog, in which he
covers issues related to creativity, innovation and future trends.

VIEW MORE QUOTES