The Daily Inspiration

"Behind any pattern of brilliance, you might often find a patina of madness" - Futurist Jim Carroll One must wonder if we are now watching, in a very public fashion, a once brilliant iconoclast descend into a very real form of madness. It happened with Vincent van Gogh,

"No one deserves to be like everyone else!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is using his Daily Inspiration blog post - one of which you are reading now - to generate material for a book he has in progress with the working title, "How to

"Markets are not trends!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Some wild headlines yesterday: In that context, I shared this image with one of my sons yesterday; he's an investment advisor and works in the wealth management industry. I imagine he will have a busy day with a

"Stop whining. Start doing." - Futurist Jim Carroll Herein ends my rant for the week. It all started when I heard the phrase, "not going back." For me, that encapsulated what I've witnessed with some of those in the audience with my keynotes over

"Offer ideas. Not threats." - Futurist Jim Carroll I guess I'm on a bit of a rant this week, but I'm running with it, and I'll offer up one more thought in this thread tomorrow, before getting back to my regular mix

"Build pathways. Not barriers." - Futurist Jim Carroll There should be a roadmap to the future - not obstructions in the path there. Your path to the future should not be so devoid of ideas that all you can think up are methods to block anyone from getting