Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

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

Failure

Lemonade

Life is going to throw curveballs at you—that's a guarantee. You'll have big wins and moments that feel like a total letdown. The secret is not to let those letdowns define you.

Lemonade

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Success

Momentum

Momentum

"Your moment is right now. Are you ready?"

Creativity

Waste More Time!

Waste More Time!

"Invest in your creative capital. You'll see a return on your imagination!"

Big Future

The Reality of Trends

The Reality of Trends

"One person's skepticism is another person's gold!"

Exponential change

Exponential Change

Exponential Change

"Are you ready for the inconceivable to become conceivable?"

Artificial Intelligence

Bend Your Mind

Bend Your Mind

Make your imagination matter more."

Artificial Intelligence

AI and the Peak of Inflated Expectations.

AI and the Peak of Inflated Expectations.

"A strategy based on hype isn't a strategy. It's a tombstone for cash"

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Volatility

It's Always About Trends

It's Always About Trends

Leadership during uncertainty isn’t just about managing immediate fires. It’s about constantly asking: “What world will emerge next—and how do we lead it?

Trends

Fast!

Fast!

History favors the decisive, and those who move at the speed demanded by fast-changing circumstances.

Trends

Momentum

Momentum

Experiments are your edge in an era of uncertainty because they are fuel to ignite clarity that is otherwise missing.

Volatility

Growth

Growth

You won’t win in the next economy by trying to redo the last economy better.

Volatility

Self-Owned

Self-Owned

Let’s be honest. You can’t build what’s next if you’re still stuck in what’s holding you back.

Volatility

Growth, Regardless.

Growth, Regardless.

Growth isn’t a result. It’s a decision. And in moments of deep uncertainty, the best leaders choose it - on purpose.

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