Futurist Jim Carroll<p>Daily Inspiration: "Try and be your better self" - Futurist Jim Carroll</p><p>As they say, Monday's are for motivation.</p><p>For many, these are not easy days. It's OK not to be ok.</p><p>How do you handle a world of massive change, volatility and disappointment?</p><p>it takes work, effort, self-reflection, and working through a process. <br>Through the weekend, I put together a little Website with my thoughts - it's at <a href="https://coping.jimcarroll.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">coping.jimcarroll.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>You might want to visit the site to explore a voyage of how to cope - or read below.</p><p>#1 Try and be your better self. At the end of the day, you want to look at yourself in the mirror with pride as to how you've handled yourself.</p><p>#2 Set your expectations. Drastic change with unrealistic promises is a long-term voyage. All of this is going to take some time to unfold. Buckle in and buckle upset, and accept the fate of time.</p><p>#3 Ride your roller coaster. Your emotions are going to be all over the map. Come to expect that - and don't fight it. You've got to go through grief, anger, bewilderment, confusion, and more. Accept it as a part of the journey you did not want.</p><p>#4 Don’t give in to negativity. It will get worse before it gets better. That's reality. But work really hard to not let that change who you are, what you believe, and what you will do.</p><p>...alll the way up to....</p><p>#25 Believe in tomorrow. Some folks have a saying that gets them through their day today - "Tomorrow, the sun will rise in splendour." As tough as today might be, always believe there can be a better tomorrow.</p><p>----<br>For a brief moment last week, Futurist Jim Carroll decided to put his Daily Inspiration series on pause. Lots of people advised him not to do that, telling him that the posts work for them. With that, he’s doubling down on his optimism in the face of long odds with an era of massive, unpredictable volatility.</p><p>----</p><p><a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Motivation</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/SelfImprovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfImprovement</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/StayPositive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StayPositive</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/CopingSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopingSkills</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/SelfCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCare</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empathy</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Optimism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Optimism</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/BetterSelf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BetterSelf</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a></p><p>Original post: <a href="https://jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-inspiration-personal-growth-optimism-try-and-be-your-better-self/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-i</span><span class="invisible">nspiration-personal-growth-optimism-try-and-be-your-better-self/</span></a></p>