The Daily Inspiration

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

2025

Reinvention!

"Presume, in the absence of constant action, your obsolescence" - Futurist Jim Carroll Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, "25 Things I've Learned That Will Carry Me Into 2025." He is putting this together based on his 30-year career as a futurist, trends,

Reinvention!

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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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Joy.

Joy.

"It's not about the win or loss. It's about the absolute joy you have in pursuing it!"

Directional Thinking

Directional Thinking

"Chasing innovation without knowing what comes next is like running a race without knowing where the finish line is!"

Trends

Don't Forget About the Future!

Don't Forget About the Future!

"Tomorrow is already all around you! (You just aren't looking in the right place!)"

Taking Aim, Shooting Foot!

Taking Aim, Shooting Foot!

"If you are the one who should know better, do better!"

The Denial Class

The Denial Class

“There are two types of people in the world. Those who create the future they desire. And those who deny the future they can't create!"

Blame

Blame

"Blame is the coward's way of trying to avoid responsibility for your own failure!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

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