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Daily Inspiration: The Reality of Trends - "One person's skepticism is another person's gold!"
"One person's skepticism is another person's gold!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Trends are funny things - some people love them, while others hate them at the same time. Such is the…
Daily Inspiration: Personal Motivation - "Don't measure your success by what you have done. Measure it by what you are yet to do."
"Don't measure your success by what you have done. Measure it by what you are yet to do." - Futurist Jim Carroll No one cares about what you did yesterday - they'll only care…
Daily Inspiration: AI and Exponential Growth - "It's not the fast trends that have already happened. It's the fact they will be even faster tomorrow!"
"It's not the fast trends that have already happened. It's the fact they will be even faster tomorrow!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Most people don't understand exponentiality. They…
Daily Inspiration: Forward Oriented Thinking - "The story of tomorrow is still being written. Will you be an author?
"The story of tomorrow is still being written. Will you be an author?" - Futurist Jim Carroll Are you actively engaged with tomorrow/ It's probably a good idea because you are…
Why Are AI Strategies A Lot Like Teenage Sex? (Safe for Work!)
This is an old-stage favorite of mine - I used it for years in the context of e-commerce, sustainability, autonomous vehicles, and other topics. And given everything that is going…
Daily Inspiration: Innovation and Momentum - "Initiative is a lot like ketchup - it starts out slowly and then happens all at once!"
"Initiative is a lot like ketchup - it starts out slowly and then happens all at once!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Here's a story about how, when I stared at a ketchup bottle around…
Keynote Topic: Your World in 2024 and The Future of Everything!
2024 is almost here. Are you ready? The future demands that you think BIG, be bold, and relentlessly pursue opportunity. You do that by understanding what comes next - and knowing…
Daily Inspiration: "Kindness is a boomerang. If you send some out, you'll watch it come right back to you!"
"Kindness is a boomerang. If you send some out, you'll watch it come right back to you!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Social media has, by and large, ruined civil discourse. Anger seems…
Daily Inspiration: The Future and Initiative - "Your tomorrow starts today. Why wait?"
"Your tomorrow starts today. Why wait?" - Futurist Jim Carroll If you have learned anything from me from following me over the years, you should know my observation that there are…
Daily Inspiration: Leadership Mistakes - "Beware the idiot-savant. Their hubris blinds them to their failure."
"Beware the idiot-savant. Their hubris blinds them to their failure." - Futurist Jim Carroll My Daily Inspiration post is supposed to be mostly inspirational, upbeat…
Daily Inspiration: Personal Motivation - "There's no point to disappointment - so move on and move forward."
"There's no point to disappointment - so move on and move forward." - Futurist Jim Carroll My wife, who is of German descent, has a phrase that she will often use when I start…
Daily Inspiration: Volatility - "While you can never expect the unexpected you should always ехресt inevitability!"
"While you can never expect the unexpected you should always ехресt inevitability!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Surprise! It happens all the time! But you are never prepared for it…
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