Optimism

"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

"Sell hope. Not fear." - Futurist Jim Carroll It should be obvious, shouldn't it? Doesn't it make sense to give people a vision of tomorrow that provides a dream of hope rather than a nightmare of fear?  Isn't it a fact that

"Don't let the bad moments define your good ones!" - Futurist Jim Carroll It was a wildly successful failure! Sure, I'm probably dead last in the Seniors Golf Tournament in which I participated this weekend, but I bear no shame. And, because I was

"Every challenge is an opportunity wrapped in the cloak of intimidation!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I'm going in. I might come to regret the decision, but I'm going in. The Seniors Club Championships, that is. Since it's summertime and I've

"You’ll never get to your future if you keep trying to get back to your past!" - Futurist Jim Carroll I've had a vague sense of unease for a time that too many industries and the leaders of companies within them are all too eager