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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26 Principles for 2026: #12 Strategic Humility

To really get ahead in 2026, you need to understand the trap of hubris and why your past success can be your biggest future liability.

26 Principles for 2026: #12 Strategic Humility

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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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Skin In The Game

Skin In The Game

"Have you ever noticed people are always happy to tell you what you should have done yesterday!"

Big Future

The Reality of Trends

The Reality of Trends

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

Success

Redefining Success

Redefining Success

"Don't measure your success by what you have done. Measure it by what you are yet to do."

The Exponentiality of AI

The Exponentiality of AI

"It's not the fast trends that have already happened. It's the fact they will be even faster tomorrow!"

The Story Inside the Machine

The Story Inside the Machine

"The story of tomorrow is still being written. Will you be an author?"

A Career from .... Ketchup!

A Career from .... Ketchup!

"Initiative is a lot like ketchup - it starts out slowly and then happens all at once!

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