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Daily Inspiration: "Anyone can find an excuse to stand still. Make it your life's work to find the reasons to move."
"Anyone can find an excuse to stand still. Make it your life's work to find the reasons to move." - Futurist Jim Carroll As a species, it seems we are engineered to stand still…
Daily Inspiration: On Skiing - "How you manage your disappointments defines whether you just heal, or whether you evolve!"
"How you manage your disappointments defines whether you just heal, or whether you evolve!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Skiing has defined a large part of who I am and what I do. And…
What Goes Into a Highly Customized Keynote? THIS!
As someone who has been a main-stage keynote speaker for 33 years, one of my points of pride has long been the degree of customization that I've put into my work. I've delivered…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - Automotive Trends: "The road to the future can often be found in the missteps of the past!"
"The road to the future can often be found in the missteps of the past!" - Futurist Jim Carroll So, is there anything going on in the automotive industry right now? That was the…
Daily Inspiration: "Assumptions are dangerous illusions that bind us to an unsuccessful future"
"Assumptions are dangerous illusions that bind us to an unsuccessful future." - Futurist Jim Carroll In a world of exponential change, what you *think* you know is often your…
Daily Inspiration: "This might not be the future we wanted to be living in. But it need not be the only future that we are doomed to have!"
"This might not be the future we wanted to be living in. But it need not be the only future that we are doomed to have!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The rest of the world is tired…
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration - Future of Manufacturing: "Shift your mindset from why you can't to why you must!"
"Shift your mindset from why you can't to why you must!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It was an honor to present at the recent BIFMA 360 Leadership Conference in St. Petersburg, where I…
Daily Inspiration: On AI - "It’s not about ‘using’ the machine. It’s about thinking ‘with’ the machine."
"It’s not about ‘using’ the machine. It’s about thinking ‘with’ the machine." - Futurist JIm Carroll When you think about it, all of society is busy trying to figure out this AI…
Daily Inspiration: “You are the sum total of all of your highs and each of your lows.“
“You are the sum total of all of your highs and each of your lows.“ - Futurist Jim Carroll, via Lauren Daigle Some songs speak to your soul. And some lyrics reach out and grab you…
Daily Inspiration: "It's easy to make excuses to avoid taking action. It requires discipline to find reasons to act."
"It's easy to make excuses to avoid taking action. It requires discipline to find reasons to act." - Futurist Jim Carroll I made this comment on stage at a recent event while…
Daily Inspiration: "Innovation often dies in the quiet comfort of mutual delusion."
"Innovation often dies in the quiet comfort of mutual delusion." - Futurist Jim Carroll Let's talk about innovation. I was on a Zoom with a potential client yesterday, looking…
Daily Inspiration: "Your future won’t be defined by the setbacks that might sideline you, but by what you decide to do with the velocity of your recovery!"
"Your future won’t be defined by the setbacks that might sideline you, but by what you decide to do with the velocity of your recovery!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Next week, I will…
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