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Daily Inspiration: Embracing Mediocrity is published! - "One single idea acted upon is far more powerful than a thousand contemplated!"
"One single idea acted upon is far more powerful than a thousand contemplated!" - Futurist Jim Carroll This was a photo taken Saturday night after our 'proof' copy arrived - and…
Daily Inspiration: Into 2025 - "Uncomfortably numb? Dazed and confused? ... volatility seems to be the new normal."
"Uncomfortably numb? Dazed and confused? Is this real life or fantasy? You want to be sedated? Hello, darkness my old friend? Welcome to the jungle. Because volatility seems to be…
Daily Inspiration: Moving Into Motivation - "Whatever it takes. That has to be your mindset."
"Whatever it takes. That has to be your mindset." - Futurist Jim Carroll Many people seem to be engineered to give up too easily. Pack it in. Move on before the hard work. Never…
Daily Inspiration: Creativity and Skills - "Never hide your hidden talents!"
"Never hide your hidden talents!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I find innovation and creativity stories everywhere I look! (And I'm playing with my creativity - today's image was…
Daily Inspiration: Brand Image - "Many people bought a car. Not an ideology."
"Many people bought a car. Not an ideology." - Futurist Jim Carroll It's an "interesting" time to own a Tesla. That's probably an understatement. I've said before that it is…
Daily Inspiration: The Future of Insurance: "New risk demands new thinking. Uninsurable risk demands bold thinking"
"New risk demands new thinking. Uninsurable risk demands bold thinking." - Futurist Jim Carroll Anyways, back to the issue of today's quote. Think about it - for years I've been…
Daily Inspiration: Advertising Brilliance - "Brilliant creativity is the ultimate untrained model"
"Brilliant creativity is the ultimate untrained model" - Futurist Jim Carroll Soul beats silicon, every single time. Think about that statement. Now consider the creative type…
Daily Inspiration: Achieving Escape Velocity - "The time to escape mediocrity comes when you recognize the need to!"
"The time to escape mediocrity comes when you recognize the need to!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm considering a sequel! Should I? With the impending release of the book about…
Daily Inspiration: Leadership Keynote - "Where are you holding back your opportunities because you don't want to change?"
"Where are you holding back your opportunities because you don't want to change?" - Futurist Jim Carroll Last week, the National Association of Landscape Professionals had me down…
Daily Inspiration: Vacuous Leadership - "People never respect laughable credibility"
"People never respect laughable credibility" - Futurist Jim Carroll People always see through the emptiness of laughable credibility! I don't know why I'm using this particular…
Daily Inspiration: Trade & Trust - "Doing the wrong thing for the wrong reason never has a snowball-in-hell chance of being the right thing!"
"Doing the wrong thing for the wrong reason never has a snowball-in-hell chance of being the right thing!" = Futurist Jim Carroll It takes a lot to get Canadians pretty angry…
Daily Inspiration: Creativity- "Innovation thrives in the building of sandcastles!"
"Innovation thrives in the building of sandcastles!" - Futurist Jim Carroll That's me in the photo above, taken yesterday during a sandcastle-building competition in Costa Rica…
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