Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

Thoughts, stories and ideas about tomorrow from Futurist Jim Carroll. Sent each workday since August 2016.

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Art of the Pivot

Art of the Infinite Pivot #33 - Permission

Here's the quiet truth of every solo career, every freelance pivot, every reinvention: if you wait for permission from someone else, you will be waiting a long time.

Art of the Pivot

Art of the Infinite Pivot #32 - Flawfulness

The flaw is the asset, the scar is the proof, the mistake is what makes the reality real.

Art of the Pivot

Art of the Infinite Pivot #31 - Expertise

It's a paradox, actually. The thing that got you here is the same thing that can make you blind to what's coming next.

Art of the Pivot

Art of the Infinite Pivot #30 - Reality Check

The future will not negotiate with your desires and wants. It doesn't care about your plans, your nostalgia, your investment in who you used to be.

Art of the Pivot

Art of the Infinite Pivot - #29 Saying "NO"

Every yes has a hidden cost — the future opportunity you won't have time for, the rest you won't take, the deeper work you won't do, the family time you won't get back.

Art of the Pivot