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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That’s the whole secret, and almost nobody wants to hear it, because it doesn’t sound like magic.

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Art of the Pivot

Art of the Infinite Pivot #14 - Difficult Decisions

The most dangerous words in any business or life are, "Let's wait and see."

Art of the Pivot

Art of the Infinite Pivot #13 - Relentless Optimism

Optimism isn't about being naive; it’s about being strategic. It's about making a conscious decision that you are always going to try to find the upside, instead of obsessing over the downside

Art of the Pivot

The Art of the Infinite Pivot - #12

Big trends involve big opportunities, but only come around so often. So why would you wait?

Success

The Art of the Infinite Pivot - #11

What's worse? Trying to do something and seeing it go wrong? Or thinking back years later, "I should have tried to do it!"

Art of the Pivot

The Art of the Infinite Pivot #10

You should always know what you don't know, rather than focusing on what you do know.

Art of the Pivot

The Art of the Infinite Pivot - #9

The standard worldview is designed for stability, but the edge is designed for experimentation. If you wait for a trend to be "proven," you've already missed the window for a high-value pivot.