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Daily Inspiration · 2018
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Daily Inspiration: "You can always choose to be mighty in your mind!"
“You can always choose to be mighty in your mind!” - Futurist Jim Carroll This is my newest inspirational hero, Mini-Darth! He was given to me for Christmas by Kim Beech. I have a…
Daily Inspiration: "Mindset matters! The future will happen whether you like it or not."
“Mindset matters! The future will happen whether you like it or not. It’s what you do with it that counts!” - Futurist Jim Carroll When it comes to New Years Eve, many people…
Daily Inspiration: "Innovate like you ski: Continuously tune your technique!"
“Innovate like you ski: continuously tune your technique!” - Futurist Jim Carroll It’s my Eddie the Eagle pose! I actually talk about him on stage … and this particular photo has…
Daily Inspiration: "Hey, you! Over there! Is your idea machine dormant too?"
“Hey, you! Over there! Is your idea machine dormant too?” - Futurist Jim Carroll Yes, from the stage, you do see a few people sleeping. No, it’s not my fault! When asked what I do…
Daily Inspiration: "Last minute shopping? Give the gift of optimism!"
“Last minute shopping? Give the gift of optimism, wrap it with the magic of your enthusiasm, and demonstrate it with your continual positive action!” - Futurist Jim Carroll For…
Daily Inspiration: "A steady diet of chaos requires you to have your optimism energy bar with you at all times!"
“A steady diet of chaos requires you to have your optimism energy bar with you at all times!” - Futurist Jim Carroll I don’t normally watch the evening news, but did last night…
Daily Inspiration: "Worrying about your future won't prevent it. Doing something about it will let you create it!"
“Worrying about your future won’t prevent it. Doing something about it will let you create it!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Imagine that you have a job in which you get to freak people…
Daily Inspiration: "Stop the complaining. Quit pretending. End the evading. No more postponing. Start doing!"
“Stop the complaining. Quit pretending. End the evading. No more postponing. Start doing!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Many of my clients will talk of the need for action, big bold…
Daily Inspiration: "Time flies when you’re busy imaginating!"
“Time flies when you’re busy imaginating!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Do you spend enough time enhancing your imaginuity? No? Maybe you should! Creativity is a precious resource, and…
Daily Inspiration: "Forget about today! Have you mastered your situational awareness for tomorrow?"
“Forget about today! Have you mastered your situational awareness for tomorrow!” - Futurist Jim Carroll So I spent the weekend on the ski hill, and it’s the moment of the moment…
Daily Inspiration: "Maybe your worst enemy is tradition."
“Maybe your worst enemy is tradition” - Futurist Jim Carroll People love to cling to routine. They glue themselves to the past. They are relentless in their focus on their success…
Daily Inspiration: "You don’t need a business case - you need a velocity case!"
“You don’t need a business case - you need a velocity case!” - Futurist Jim Carroll Here’s a great photo from my keynote last month in Muscat, Oman, with a room full of executives…
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