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Daily Inspiration: "Arrogance Kills"
“Arrogance kills!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll One of the sins that will guarantee your failure is complacency: a belief that your world won’t change. At the other extreme, arrogance…
Daily Inspiration: "If imagination is magic, then science fiction is absolute wizardry!”
“If imagination is magic, then science fiction is absolute wizardry!” -#Futurist Jim Carroll (I can’t wait until all the science fiction purists pile on and get into a rant that…
Daily Inspiration: "Abandon your mediocrity - it’s not a good look!"
“Abandon your mediocrity - it’s not a good look!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll People don’t like to hang out with negative people, and would rather spend time with someone who has a…
Daily Inspiration: "Your excuses are usually a pretty poor eraser of your reality!”
“Your excuses are usually a pretty poor eraser of your reality!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll In other words, you can’t lie your way into a reality that isn’t real - the truth will…
Daily Inspiration: "The future now happens faster than the speed of fast!"
“The future now happens faster than the speed of fast!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll I’ve got a new ‘highlight reel’ video out. Most speakers do this to showcase what they cover on…
Daily Inspiration: "People aren’t scared of the future - they’re terrified of new and unfamiliar ideas!"
“People aren’t scared of the future - they’re terrified of new and unfamiliar ideas!” -#Futurist Jim Carroll The concept of a ‘comfort zone’ is kind of a dumb idea. After all, how…
Daily Inspiration: “Your strength will come from the things you do, not the things you avoid!”
“Your strength will come from the things you do, not the things you avoid!” Action is far better than inaction - but you know that already. But when it comes to a difficult…
Daily Inspiration: “Partnerships? They’re the most powerful pathway for your personal progress!”
“Partnerships? They’re the most powerful pathway for your personal progress!” The last several weeks have been pretty interesting from a work perspective - when I wake up in the…
Daily Inspiration: “You’ll never be extraordinary if you only do the ordinary!”
“You’ll never be extraordinary if you only do the ordinary!” If you see the ordinary, do the opposite. When there is a status quo, change the quo. When the routine is established…
Daily Inspiration: "Invincibility? It’s a gateway drug to potential failure!"
“Invincibility? It’s a gateway drug to potential failure!” Here’s a golden rule to live by: it’s when you think that you’ve got everything under control that you are most at risk…
Daily Inspiration: "“The status quo? It’s but an excuse for inaction!”
Have you noticed I seem to use this photo of NASA on stage a bit? I do - it’s from the opening section of most talks where I am setting the stage for the concepts of innovation…
Daily Inspiration: "Define the scope of your goals by size of your dreams"
“Define the scope of your goals by size of your dreams!” It’s really easy to think small! That’s because being small involves the easiest of all decisions - it doesn’t require…
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