Personal Growth

"While you might never open many closed minds, be careful to never close your own!" - Futurist  Jim Carroll A closed mind is a dangerous thing. There's a lot of them about. And the fact is, many innovation efforts fail because of all the closed minds

"Be the person that sees the opportunities that others cannot see!" - 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

"Never trust anyone who tries to sell you an old idea!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The big problem with organizational memory is that often, there is too much of it. And yet, too many people rely on it to keep bringing up the same old ideas they always

"Today is a great day to start doing your next great thing!" - Futurist Jim Carroll At the start of the week, it's a great time to chase a great idea. And so why not commit yourself to trying to do something great today? I'

"Confidence is the result of embracing the challenge of confronting the unknown!" - Futurist Jim Carroll In the last two weeks, two people who are close to me have launched into wonderful new career positions, and I've been watching with interest, and supporting them when I

"Have you ever noticed that those decisions you didn't make yesterday are coming back to haunt you today?" - Futurist Jim Carroll Life shouldn't be a series of missed opportunities but a history of achieved possibilities. The essence of disruptive thinking is developing the