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Daily Inspiration: Innovation & Momentum - "Quit quitting"
"Quit quitting" - Futurist Jim Carroll Many organizations embrace failure because they always give up on trying to do the hard stuff. Many leadership teams never get their project…
Daily Inspiration: Change Management - "If you think you are having a bad day, try being a horse introduced into a new herd!"
"If you think you are having a bad day, try being a horse introduced into a new herd!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Meet Dawn, and my daughter-in-law, Kim. Dawn has been having a hard…
Daily Inspiration: Industry Transformation - "A bold future abhors a timid mind!"
"A bold future abhors a timid mind!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The old automotive industry is disappearing; a new one is being born. The old world of energy is shrinking; a new one…
Daily Inspiration: Business Transformation - "At some moment in time, you will come to realize that the future you thought had no longer exists!"
"At some moment in time, you will come to realize that the future you thought had no longer exists!" - Futurist Jim Carroll If you aren't thinking 'big' enough, you future might…
Daily Inspiration: Mindset Matters - "It's a better idea to create the future than to just show up for it."
"It's a better idea to create the future than to just show up for it." - Futurist Jim Carroll I admit to being often mystified. Why have auto companies fought so hard against the…
Daily Inspiration: "Don't just 'be' in the moment. Own the moment!"
"Don't just 'be' in the moment. Own the moment!" - Futurist Jim Carroll AKA : "You'll always have the opportunity to reinvent! What I really learned from frogs in Texas!" It's…
Daily Inspiration: "Refuse to be overwhelmed!"
"Refuse to be overwhelmed!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Are you feeling overwhelmed? If not, you are doing it all wrong! Everyone is overwhelmed! If there is one constant comment in my…
Short, Sharp Shocks of Strategic Insight: Why CEOs Are Accelerating their Offsite Leadership Meetings (Part 1 of 2)
Some years ago, I wrote an article for one of my representatives, the Washington Speakers Bureau. They represent such people as Condoleeza Rice, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, John…
Daily Inspiration: "Too many trends are overhyped and under-delivered. Mastering the future involves figuring out which ones!"
"Too many trends are overhyped and under-delivered. Mastering the future involves figuring out which ones!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I love my Tesla. But as you know, I'm no longer…
Daily Inspiration: "Change is hard. Especially for those who refuse to accept it!"
"Change is hard. Especially for those who refuse to accept it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll You should break your resistance to change before it breaks you! That's the message that…
Video: Achieving Optimism - Learning from the Two Different Types of Farmers!
One of my favorite bits of insight I like to share from the stage concerns the story of the 'two types of framers.' Which one are you? Check the list below. And watch this short…
Daily Inspiration: "If only the paranoid survive, it's also true that it's the chameleons who will thrive!"
"If only the paranoid survive, it's also true that it's the chameleons who will thrive!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Here's a story about innovation and adaptability. To be a chameleon…
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