The Daily Inspiration

"Imagine a crazy idea. Now imagine it's real. That's your future!" - Futurist Jim Carroll  In a few hours, I'll be speaking at the annual event for Texas Farm Credit Bank. In the room? A few hundred folks are on the various

"Every single opportunity is always within the margin of possibility!" - Futurist Jim Carroll When the World Bank invited me to keynote on the future of manufacturing, they made one thing crystal clear: they wanted me to flip the script - paint a picture of opportunity, not disruption.

"One single idea acted upon is far more powerful than a thousand contemplated!" - Futurist Jim Carroll This was a photo taken Saturday night after our 'proof' copy arrived -  and it looks fantastic. We just made some minor fixes, and so we are good to

"Uncomfortably numb?  Dazed and confused? Is this real life or fantasy?  You want to be sedated? Hello, darkness my old friend? Welcome to the jungle. Because volatility seems to be the new normal." - Futurist Jim Carroll Fun fact - I was a roadie for KISS for a

"Whatever it takes. That has to be your mindset." - Futurist Jim Carroll Many people seem to be engineered to give up too easily. Pack it in. Move on before the hard work. Never give what it takes. Abandon the effort. Never do what it takes. The question

"Brilliant creativity is the ultimate untrained model" - Futurist Jim Carroll Soul beats silicon, every single time. Think about that statement. Now consider the creative type within the advertising industry - captured best in the TV series Mad Men. "We're going to sit at our