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Daily Inspiration: "Every company in every industry is becoming a computer company, with software and technology at its heart and soul. This changes everything!"
"From precision agriculture to self-driving cars, smart clothing to robotic construction technology, remote medical monitoring devices to active, intelligent packaging — every company in every…
If volatility surrounds...
Daily Inspiration: "No one knows what Spacely Sprockets actually makes...."
"No one knows what Spacely Sprockets actually makes, but you can be certain that it is some sort of A.I.-based hyperconnected upgradeable software thing!" -Futurist…
Daily Inspiration: "Think growth! Think optimism! Think like a farmer!"
Agility & speed...
Daily Inspiration: "Don't be overwhelmed by the big things; just do the next thing!"
Daily Inspiration: "Things that worked for you in the past might now be the anchor that holds you back. Abandon your legacy - embrace a new one!"
Daily Inspiration: "You wouldn't need to think outside the box if you took the time to design your future the right way in the first place!"
"You wouldn't need to think outside the box if you took the time to design your future the right way in the first place!" - …
Have you noticed...
Daily Inspiration: "Never take yourself too seriously!"
Daily Inspiration: "In the absence of clarity, taking initiative today is significantly better than finding a perfect plan tomorrow!"
Daily Inspiration: "The decline in carbon energy and the end of the internal combustion engine....."
"The decline in carbon energy and the end of the internal combustion engine. Renewable power storage solutions and electric vehicles based upon advanced battery technology.…
If it just won't...
Daily Inspiration: "Check your speed. You aren't thinking fast enough!"
Daily Inspiration: "Worrying about your won't prevent it. Doing something about it will let you create it!"
Daily Inspiration: "Insufficient insight invites inaction!"
Daily Inspiration: "The very existence of your fear shows that you are ill prepared for the reality of the future that you face!"
"The very existence of your fear shows that you are ill prepared for the reality of the future that you face!" - Futurist Jim Carroll…
Daily Inspiration: "...incremental innovation? A continuous series of mistakes..."
"The best definition of incremental innovation? A continuous series of mistakes, each of them part of a non-stop learning opportunity!" -Futurist Jim Carroll You won't…
Daily Inspiration: "Time flies when you're busy imaginating!"
A Suggestion Box?
Daily Inspiration: "It's always better to be part of the solution - rather than being a part of the problem!"
It was this far...
Daily Inspiration: "People aren't scared of the future - they're terrified of new and unfamiliar ideas!"
"People aren't scared of the future - they're terrified of new and unfamiliar ideas!" -#Futurist Jim Carroll The concept of a 'comfort zone' is kind…
Daily Inspiration: "Your best ideas will always face the most intense opposition!"
"Your best ideas will always face the most intense opposition!" - Futurist Jim Carroll That's why they are your best ideas! So what can you…
Daily Inspiration: "Your potential for success comes from equipping yourself with the right tools!"
Daily Inspiration: "Don't define yourself by what you are against, but rather, what you stand for!"
"Don't define yourself by what you are against, but rather, what you stand for!" -#Futurist Jim Carroll Soybeans, farmers, tariffs, China. It's kind of a…
Daily Inspiration: "It's easy to fail when you are weak, but it's the best time to learn to be strong!"
Daily Inspiration: "My jet lag is different from yours, because as a futurist, I already live in a different time zone!"
Daily Inspiration: "Your future starts with your imagination!"
Daily Inspiration: "With the arrival of the sharing economy, how will you sell things to people who don't buy things? That's your new - and perhaps biggest - challenge!"
"With the arrival of the sharing economy, how will you sell things to people who don't buy things? That's your new - and perhaps biggest…
Daily Inspiration: "Arrogance Kills"
"Arrogance kills!" - #Futurist Jim Carroll One of the sins that will guarantee your failure is complacency: a belief that your world…
Daily Inspiration: "The future you are looking for is often right in front of you!"
Daily Inspiration: "I'm here to empower you to think differently!"
Daily Inspiration: "If you have an idea and I have an idea, we have two ideas. If we share those ideas, we have a movement!"
Daily Inspiration: "Most people would rather complain about your great idea rather than coming up with their own ideas!"
"Most people would rather complain about your great idea rather than coming up with their own ideas!" - #Futurist Jim Carroll Are you surrounded by…
Daily Inspiration: "Companies that fight change - are fighting the future!"
Daily Inspiration: "There is always an upside to the downside!"
Every failure has a...
Think fast. Act faster...
It's better to have...
Daily Inspiration: "What we did for heart health in the 20th century, we can do for brain health in the 21st century!"
As your industry digitizes...
Manage for expectations...
Daily Inspiration: "Behind every setback is an opportunity!"
Daily Inspiration: "Diversity of viewpoints is a sign of strength, not of weakness!"
Daily Inspiration: "If you are really good at what you are good at, shout it out loud!"
Daily Inspiration: "Spontaneity is oxygen for creativity - and a fuel for ingenuity!"
Daily Inspiration: "If you keep listening to the same old people, you'll end up doing the same old things!"
Daily Inspiration: "There is no problem that we will solve by pretending that it doesn't exist!"
"There is no problem that we will solve by pretending that it doesn't exist!" -Futurist Jim Carroll People love to avoid the obvious, live for…
Daily Inspiration: "Be comfortable with the paradox of ambiguity. Thrive on the uncertainty!"
Daily Inspiration: "If you have a sinking feeling that your strategy isn't quite right, pull the plug and give it a redo!"
Daily Inspiration: "Make the impossible into the ordinary!"
Daily Inspiration: "What part of 'it's inevitable' did you not understand?"
Daily Inspiration: "Look for opportunities for change, but watch for the perils of inaction!"
Seek perfection in your...
If you don't do it...
You don't know what...
Daily Inspiration: "It isn't just what you say, but the skill with which you say it!"
"It isn't just what you say, but the skill with which you say it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Your ability to tell your story might…
Plan for 2017
Daily inspiration: "What's your tin can?"
"What's your tin can?" - Futurist Jim Carroll Are you stuck in a tin can rut? Have you seen the StarKist Tuna plastic re-sealable pouch?…
Daily Inspiration: "Find out what makes you different. Do more of it!"
Daily Inspiration: "People See Through ... An Expert At Nothing...."
"People will always see through the false reality of someone who pretends to be an 'expert' at 'everything' but is really an expert at nothing!"…
Daily Inspiration: "Five words define your future. Hyperconnection. Acceleration. Exponentiation. Disruption. Transformation!"
Daily Inspiration: "The best inspiration? Find it with those who equally share your passion for success!"
Daily Inspiration: "Have you ever noticed that disappointment always seems to be an equal opportunity partner to success?"
"Have you ever noticed that disappointment always seems to be an equal opportunity partner to success?" - #Futurist Jim Carroll It's true! As soon as…
Daily Inspiration: "Define yourself by the scope of your dreams, the boldness of your decisions and the speed of your actions!"
The Wall Street Journal...
Daily Inspiration: "Disrupt your disruptors!"
Daily Inspiration: "Never underestimate the power of the denial that lies behind stupid decisions!"
Daily Inspiration: "There is a special place in the future for those who innovate, change and adapt!"
Daily Inspiration: "You'll always have the opportunity to architect yourself a better design for your future!"
Daily Inspiration: "Agility is the ability to be adaptable to acceleration!"
The jet lag experienced...
Daily Inspiration: "Your goal is simple: work to move yourself from 'flawsome' to 'totally awesome!'"
If you do one thing...
Daily Inspiration: "Invincibility? It's a gateway drug to potential failure!"
"Invincibility? It's a gateway drug to potential failure!" Here's a golden rule to live by: it's when you think that you've got everything under control…
It's better to change...
Most of us will get...
The thing about experience...
Daily Inspiration: "When volatility is your new normal, flexibility should be your focus for your future!"
When it comes to...
Daily Inspiration: "The future is your finish line!"
"The future is your finish line!" - My Cousin Ken Keeley My newly-via-DNA discovered cousin made this comment yesterday in a thread in which he…
Daily Inspiration: "You will barely recognize your industry in just 5 to 10 years. Will you recognize yourself?"
"You will barely recognize your industry in just 5 to 10 years. Will you recognize yourself?" - Futurist Jim Carroll A photo from my keynote…
Daily Inspiration: "Inaction is not a good excuse for failure!"
Daily Inspiration: "Resist! It's never futile, unless you choose to make it so!"
Daily Inspiration: "My job as a futurist is to help you to see the things that you might not otherwise see!"
Daily Inspiration: "Maybe your worst enemy is tradition."
Daily Inspiration: "Last minute shopping? Give the gift of optimism!"
Daily Inspiration: "Are you among the pessimistic minority, or are you with the optimistic majority?"
It's easy to make...
Daily Inspiration: "Long term success comes from repeatable failure!"
Daily Inspiration: "Light up your mind..."
Daily Inspiration: "Imaginate more! Sweat the 'big stuff' - don't get distracted by the details!"
"Imaginate more! Sweat the 'big stuff' - don't get distracted by the details!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Of course, it's not a word, but it…
Daily Inspiration: "A healthy fear of failure is just an ingredient for eventual success!"
"A healthy fear of failure is just an ingredient for eventual success!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Remember that phrase: fail early, fail often? History has…
Daily Inspiration: "Fast beats slow. Small defeats big. Bold wins over timid.....Are you structured for success, or burdened by the pain of legacy?"
Daily Inspiration: "Is there a distinct lack of enthusiasm with your enthusiasm?"
Your personal headline...
Daily Inspiration: "..."clinging to your legacy like the drowning seize a life preserver is not a strategy - it's desperation!"
"When the disruptors are all circling around you like sharks in the water, clinging to your legacy like the drowning seize a life preserver is…
Daily Inspiration: "Refuse to become trapped in a world of never-ending inaction driven by indecisiveness - it's better if you commit to it!"
"Refuse to become trapped in a world of never-ending inaction driven by indecisiveness - it's better if you commit to it!" - #Futurist Jim Carroll…
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