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Daily Inspiration · 2018
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Daily Inspiration: "Your next hire should be for a career that does not exist!"
“Your next hire should be for a career that does not yet exist!” - Futurist Jim Carroll My oldest son works for an agricultural startup, essentially as a location intelligence…
Daily Inspiration: "To get to the future, you must invest in the future!"
“To get to the future, you must invest in the future!” - Futurist Jim Carroll This was the theme that was relentless behind my talk yesterday in Montreal for a major home…
Daily Inspiration: "In some cases though, there is such a thing as a spectacularly successful failure!"
“In some cases though, there is such a thing as a spectacularly successful failure!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Hey, did anyone notice the golf this weekend? It went really well for…
Daily Inspiration: "Don’t be mediocre in your efforts. Work to be spectacular in your results!"
“Don’t be mediocre in your efforts. Work to be spectacular in your results!” You won’t get to the big stages in life if you don’t play the clubs - and if you don’t succeed in the…
Daily Inspiration: "Be inspired by your imagination, but be focused on your initiative!"
“Be inspired by your imagination, but be focused on your initiative!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll It’s easy to get ideas - it’s harder to implement them. That’s the big challenge for…
Daily Inspiration: "You should develop an appetite for disruption!"
“You should develop an appetite for disruption!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll Disruption is a much overused word, and yet, it is very real. Ask yourself if Kodak and Blockbuster still…
Daily Inspiration: "Check your speed. You aren't thinking fast enough!"
“Check your speed. You aren’t thinking fast enough!” - Futurist Jim Carroll The future belongs to those who are fast! That's a reality. Tesla, despite a lot of bumps and…
Daily Inspiration: "Individually, any trend is disruptive. Combine them together, and suddenly, they're massively transformative!"
“Individually, any trend is disruptive. Combine them together, and suddenly, they’re massively transformative!" - Futurist Jim Carroll There’s a lot going on! Individually, any…
Daily Inspiration: "Commit yourself to random acts of inspiration, followed up by frequent moments of motivation!"
“Commit yourself to random acts of inspiration, followed up by frequent moments of motivation!” - Futurist Jim Carroll People always ask me - how do you come up with ideas, study…
Daily Inspiration: "What’s true about the future is that if you don't do it, someone else will!"
“What’s true about the future is that if you don’t do it, someone else will!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It was great to get back on stage after taking the summer off. Like the song…
Daily Inspiration: "Déjà vu is your destiny, because the future regularly repeats itself!"
“Déjà vu is your destiny, because the future regularly repeats itself!” - Futurist Jim Carroll When BitCoin was at $20, I told my son about the dot()com e-commerce bubble of the…
Daily Inspiration: “Live for the unforeseen! Embrace serendipity. Thrive on random moments!”
“Live for the unforeseen! Embrace serendipity. Thrive on random moments!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Some things happen simply because they happen, not because you plan them. Living a…
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