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Futurist Jim Carroll

"There's always time to redefine your success from what you have done to what you plan to do!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

I've always believed that true success isn't about what you've done – it's about what you plan to do next.

Let me share some thoughts on how you can redefine success in your own life:

Embrace continuous learning. The world changes at lightning speed these days. Your past accomplishments are valuable, but they're not your ticket to future success or happiness! To truly thrive, become relentlessly curious and eager to teach yourself something new every day. Build your "experiential capital" by jumping into fresh challenges that prepare you for whatever comes next.

Challenge the assumptions you have used to define yourself. We all develop mental scripts about what success should look like. Take a moment to question these beliefs! Ask yourself: "Am I chasing this goal just because it's what I've always done or what others expect?" Don't get trapped in the "we've always done it this way" mindset. It might be time to write your own personal definition of success.

Focus on growing. Instead of defining success by achievements alone, think about how you're growing as a person. Are you gaining new skills? Expanding your understanding? Evolving into someone you're proud to be? True success is the journey of personal transformation, not just reaching destinations.

Maintain a future-positive mindset. Always focus on opportunity, not threat. When redefining success, adopt this same positive outlook! Rather than dwelling on past wins or losses, get excited about future possibilities. The most innovative people I've met share this trait – they see potential where others see problems.

Get unstuck. Too many of us get stuck in endless planning without action. Redefining success means actually pressing "play" on your ideas instead of just thinking about them. Take that first step, however small, toward your new vision of success. The future belongs to those who take action, not those who merely contemplate it.

Reinvent regularly. The traditional career ladder is rapidly fading. We're moving toward "itinerant careers" and "active life-design" where you can blend personal passions with making a living. Success might mean creating a flexible, fulfilling path that doesn't look like anyone else's. The question changes from "what do you do?" to "what do you love to do?"

In the end, redefining success is about switching from constantly looking in the rearview mirror to focusing on the road ahead. It's about being proactive, embracing change, challenging yourself, spotting opportunities, and having the courage to pursue what truly matters to you.

**#Reinvention** **#Success** **#Growth** **#Future** **#Mindset** **#Learning** **#Action** **#Opportunity** **#Change** **#Potential**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Turn your fear into fuel" - Futurist Jim Carroll

This photo was taken in October 2019. I'm in the room with a farming community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about as conservative as you can get.

They're worried. Farming is evolving too fast. Global competition is increasing. The science of agriculture is accelerating. Cost pressures are relentless. Automation is at the door. They can't hire enough people to work on the farms. They had big goals for global market opportunities for American agricultural products; then a tariff war cut into those hopes around 2017, and those goals weren't realized. Oops.

They're scared.

They're still scared but decided recently that even though the old plan didn't work the first time, it might work the second time.

It won't.

And so here we are.

If you get behind all of this and try to understand what is going on, the fact is they're scared of the future. They make often irrational decisions based on that fear - something I dug into yesterday. When I spoke to this crowd in 2019, they were, like many groups I speak to all over the US, terrified of what tomorrow represents. The result is that rather than trying to go forward, they undertake actions in an attempt to take themselves back to the 'good old days.' Make it great again, simply by stating it should be so, and then throwing a tantrum to try to make it happen.

Except, that never works.

Let that be a lesson - the key to tomorrow comes confronting your fear and turning it into opportunity.

How do you do this? This is what I would share with them today. What do you do if you are scared of tomorrow? Turn that fear into fuel. Think like this:

View future trends as opportunities, not threats It is important to adopt an innovative frame of mind and recognize the potential for growth and advancement. Move forward, not back.

Shift your focus. Far too many people view the future with fear rather than thinking about opportunity. An innovative mindset doesn't quiver from the fear of what might be coming next. Instead, it's alive from breathing the oxygen of opportunity.

Banish complacency and skepticism. Realize that in an era of rapid change, anything is possible. But only if you choose to chase it.

Take action. Rapid times require bold change. Don't avoid the future and fail to do the tough things needed to get there.

Challenge assumptions and eliminate habit. If your approach to the future is based upon your past success, ask yourself whether that will guarantee you similar results in the future. (Hint: it won't.)

Innovate! Innovators don’t make a difference by redoing the status quo — they accomplish great things by being different. And they don’t constrain their difference with traditional thinking: they simply think differently.

Re-engage with the future Shift your focus to the future with enthusiasm, motivation, and imagination. Turn it from an enemy into a friend that gives back to you!

There are many reasons for our current global state of affairs.

Like I've said many times, one reason is this.

It's better to align to the future than fear it.

You do that by turning the fear into fuel.

#Fear #Future #Innovation #Opportunity #Change #Mindset #Farming #Progress #Action #Growth

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Niklas Alt

I came across an interesting #Job #opportunity in historical #GIS at TU Delft in #spatialhumanities on mapping historical water Infrastructure and its health impact. Great opportunity to become the next John Snow. To be clear: not the one from GOT but the one with all the cholera mapping 😄 👇
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"There is no greater act of optimism than thinking beyond the ‘now’" - Futurist Jim Carroll

When people are struggling and in difficulty, it's important to try to instill some sense of hope, a belief that things can get better and that there is a way forward. Thinking about that, the phrase "There is no greater act of optimism than..." came to mind.

It's a wonderful starter phrase because it has so many potential pathways forward!

Thinking beyond 'right now' is the most wonderful of all, though, because it helps you get into a mindset of thinking beyond the difficulties of this very moment.

That said, there are a lot of other ways to use the phrase, all of which can help you do that

There is no greater act of optimism than...

... empowering yourself with kindness
... finding the strength to question
... focusing on what you can control
... remembering your capacity to change
 ... renewing your sense of purpose
... trusting in your ability to rebound
 ... defining yourself through imagination
... thinking 'what can be done?'

...and many, many more!

The fact is, there are many greater acts of optimism!

Read the post for more....

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Futurist Jim Carroll sometimes finds it hard to keep his optimism ahead of his pessimism. This is one of those times.

**#Optimism** **#Future** **#Growth** **#Vision** **#Possibility** **#Hope** **#Opportunity** **#Resilience** **#Perspective** **#Transformation**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Futurist Jim Carroll

"World-class innovators should always remember that short term volatility need not define long term success" - Futurist Jim Carroll

The most powerful thing I've ever seen is when the CEO of the global food services powerhouse Compass Group went on stage just before I did, in 2008, just as the global economy was melting down.

You had to be there.

I was there to follow his message to share my insight on the future and innovation - and that day, all of a sudden, everything about the future and innovation had changed, in a very significant fashion.

Here's what unfolded.

The headlines that morning were pretty stark and ugly.

He opened the event  - a day of meetings for his leadership team of several hundred - looked at his audience - and said this in his very first moment: "We can panic. We can do nothing. Or we can innovate, change, and adapt."

Sitting in the audience, I quickly began reworking my slide deck to catch the new tone of the day. The room was dark, in more ways than one; the pre-event chatter was ominous; people looked nervous and worried.

The opening section of my deck - which I still have to this day (I have all of them!) - was quickly being locked into a new key theme. If they had asked me to talk about the future and innovation, then I was going to speak about that in the context of this sudden new world of a different future and a new sort of innovation!

I listened intently to his talk and his core message, modifying my slide deck furiously all the time.

Then, I went on stage and delivered.

I started with an entirely new section to my slide deck - that I had finished off just moments earlier - noting that what they needed to do right now was to establish a relentless focus on growth - and that I was going to explain why.

#Innovation #Resilience #Leadership #Volatility #Perspective #Opportunity #Economics #Growth #Adaptation #Uncertainty

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Coach Pāṇini ®

Brand in the Entropy Economy

#brand #strategy #economy #coaching #marketing #logistics #opportunity
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www.linkedin.comBrand Strategy In The Entropy Economy | Joe Burns | 75 commentsDo you feel like everything just "Doesn't Make Sense" now? A tweet wipes billions from the stock market A pair of red rubber boots takes over the internet then disappears A factory shutdown in China empties shelves worldwide The world isn’t unstable, it’s stochastic But that doesn’t mean there’s no strategy Just that linear, deterministic strategy is dead If your brand is still playing by the old rules, then you’ve already lost Welcome to The Entropy Economy Here's what to do | 75 comments on LinkedIn
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Some people are so caught up in the blindness of their ideology that they have lost their ability to see" - Futurist Jim Carroll

(Note: I've started two new websites in the last few days, all while pounding out hundreds of meters downhill at my ski club. The first, at volatility.jimcarroll.com, is a response to my belief that a global downturn is now inevitable. The second? It's a little more fun - it's at now.jimcarroll.com - and is simply a little Website about some things I'm doing ... now!)

The future belongs to those who see it coming.

But another side of this coin is that the future never belongs to those who refuse to see it coming.

When I say "Some people are so caught up in the blindness of their ideology that they have lost their ability to see," I'm speaking of a fundamental truth about innovation in our accelerating world. (You thought I was talking about something else. I am! The delusional insanity is real!)

There are a lot of people who refuse to see the reality of the future that is coming. They don't realize the errors of their ways (or the imperviousness of the cult of which they are a member) until it is far too late. It's a sad fact that in my 30+ years advising global organizations on future trends, I've witnessed a recurring pattern: those who cling to outdated thinking consistently miss the massive disruption happening right in front of them!

Here's the brutal reality: Your rigidity is your biggest innovation killer.

Has complacency become your comfort zone? In today's era of hyperchange, that's a death sentence for your organization!

What I see time and again is people waiting for clarity that might never come - waiting for perfect information in an imperfect world. Meanwhile, your competitors are shifting fast and stealing your future!

The path forward requires a radical mind shift:

- abandon short-term thinking and embrace longer transformational horizons
stop ignoring obvious trends that are causing massive upheaval

- break free from past success patterns that blind you to future opportunities
challenge EVERY assumption about where your industry is headed

- create a culture where inaction is the only unacceptable option

And please, banish the myth that innovation is only for "special people"! In today's world, everyone must be an innovator.

The future belongs to those who see it coming!

Oh, and on that other thing?

Let's just hope those people get some clarity before it's too late!

Futurist Jim Carroll coined this phrase while carefully responding to an inflammatory comment that he saw.

**#Innovation** **#Future** **#Vision** **#Disruption** **#Ideology** **#Change** **#Rigidity** **#Opportunity** **#Transformation** **#Clarity**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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My best life 🎒

**Balance**: 136.09$ ⬆ +4.11
**PnL**: -64.02 ⬆ +4.17
**MDD (7 days)**: 46.23%

Friends, you see the trading results. I continue to find the best options. When the best one is found, I will still improve it. This is a very resource-intensive process. Don't stay aside, support me in any way you can: Like, promotion, subscription, or coffee, link in profile. If you buy me a coffee, I will definitely drink it in your honor with a photo report. I love you, I love the world, and the Creator! ❤️🌍🙏

#opportunity#bitcoin#strategy
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Nothing tightens the purse like uncertainty!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

As the saying goes, 'We're not in Kansas anymore.' But it certainly feels like it's the fall of 2008! Time to roll out some older brochure copy!

What's up? This is the topic that I found myself covering on stage from 2009 to about 2012, and I fully expect to be doing it again. Just yesterday, I bumped the topic up on my keynote list!

One of the interesting things about the industry I am in is that it can be a bellwether for the broader economy. As consumer confidence crashes, so too does the number of conferences and events. Travel cutbacks kick in, spending is put under a microscope, and leaders get nervous. Oh, and people who have been recently laid off are too busy trying to find work to attend an event somewhere. I had 108 rounds of golf last year. I suspect I'll beat that record!

What's up? You are probably watching the same headlines I'm seeing.
Consumer confidence is shattering.

Fears of a recession are spiraling.

Look, I don't want to seem like Chicken Little screaming that the sky is falling.
But speaking about chickens, let's talk about the price of eggs. If we go back just a little bit in the past, it seems like all that people wanted was cheaper eggs!

Ya, um, nope.

The situation has gotten so dire that Waffle House has begun adding a surcharge for every egg they sell.

Did you know there is a site in which you can track the price of eggs? It's at
pantryandlarder.com/eggspensiv

Things are wild out there! In Denver, they're suggesting that people rent chickens to get their eggs. 

it's surprisingly easy to do this. Just go to RentTheChicken.com

Want to know something wild? They might need to solve the egg problem by sourcing them from that new enemy, Canada!

This seems rather eggsciting!

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Futurist Jim Carroll usually has yogurt for breakfast.

**#Uncertainty** **#Economics** **#Recession** **#Innovation** **#Volatility** **#Opportunity** **#Leadership** **#Resilience** **#Transformation** **#Future**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/02/daily-i

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My best life 🎒

**Balance**: 134.63$ ⬇ -1.80
**PnL**: -66.94 ⬇ -1.74
**MDD (7 days)**: 36.17%

Friends, you see the trading results. I continue to find the best options. When the best one is found, I will still improve it. This is a very resource-intensive process. Don't stay aside, support me in any way you can: Like, promotion, subscription, or coffee, link in profile. If you buy me a coffee, I will definitely drink it in your honor with a photo report. I love you, I love the world, and the Creator! ❤️🌍🙏

#win#opportunity#market
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My best life 🎒

**Balance**: 176.90$ ⬆ +6.47
**PnL**: -24.64 ⬆ +6.48
**MDD (7 days)**: 24.62%

Friends, you see the trading results. I continue to find the best options. When the best one is found, I will still improve it. This is a very resource-intensive process. Don't stay aside, support me in any way you can: Like, promotion, subscription, or coffee, link in profile. If you buy me a coffee, I will definitely drink it in your honor with a photo report. I love you, I love the world, and the Creator! ❤️🌍🙏

#opportunity#cryptocurrency#success
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"What makes you unique is what will make you successful!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

From one book project to two others!

I'm working away on Escaping Mediocrity, but the other book that is waiting in the wings is "Being Unique."

I've been away from the project for some time, but came to realize that, like the lost Basement Tapes, I've got a lost Chapter 11 of the book that I wrote and misplaced! Since I'm not sure where we stand with the project at this point - I've been away from it for so long - I'm not sure if
I worked it into the most recent 'final' manuscript or not!

Reading it, it's a pretty good summary wrap-up for the book, and so I'll share it here!

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The world is moving at a blistering pace. The future isn't just coming - it's accelerating. And in this high-velocity reality, being different isn't just an option - it's your strategic weapon for getting there first.

That much should be clear from reading this book.

The Uniqueness Imperative

With that being the case, here’s the key point you should take away: the safe path to tomorrow is now the riskiest route.

That’s because while others race to conform, real opportunities emerge for those who dare to stand apart.

This isn't just about being different - it's about being ahead.

Consider these realities:

Innovation happens at the edges, where unique thinking flourishes

Breakthroughs come from those who see patterns others miss

The future belongs to those who refuse to fit into today's boxes

Think about how the world works now:

While everyone chases the same opportunities, the unique find new ones

When others seek consensus, the different ones create breakthroughs

As many follow established paths, the distinctive forge new ones

The Strategic Power of Being Different

That’s what you need to keep in mind as you carve out your unique place in the world.

The future marketplace has no room for the ordinary. Every commodity skill is being automated. Every standard approach is being disrupted.

Every conventional wisdom is being challenged.

You need to think about your uniqueness as your strategic superpower: and here’s where your uniqueness becomes strategic:

When you think differently, you see opportunities first

When you act differently, you get to those opportunities faster

When you innovate differently, you create opportunities others miss

And you need to do this at the speed demanded by today’s world.

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Jim’s book, Being Unique — And Why It Will Get to Your Future Faster, will be released sometime during the spring of 2025!

#Uniqueness #Innovation #Strategy #Acceleration #Differentiation #Leadership #Future #Success #Disruption #Opportunity

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/02/daily-i

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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Every single opportunity is always within the margin of possibility!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

When the World Bank invited me to keynote on the future of manufacturing, they made one thing crystal clear: they wanted me to flip the script - paint of picture of opportunity, not disruption. Think about it - in the industry, everyone's been talking about disruption, what I could call "automation anxiety," global competition, new young upstarts, and relentless volatility - aka economic whiplash.

But here's the thing - despite all the big change trends on the horizon, they're rocket fuel for those who know how to harness them. With that in mind, I just put together a little Website that details my manufacturing keynotes - the type of thing I did for this group. It's over at manufacturing.jimcarroll.com. I highlight these trends at the top of the page:

“Collapsing product lifecycles. Artificial intelligence. The connectivity of the Industrial Internet of Things. Mass customization. Digitization, robotics, and the cloud. Design based on crowd thinking. Rapid prototyping and deployment. Faster time to market. 3D printing / additive manufacturing. Are you ready for the new world of manufacturing?”

As a manufacturing executive or engineer, you could look at all those things and see a threat - but the real magic is if you instead see them as opportunities. I don't know if you have ever looked at it, but check one of the highlighted images on the home page of my Web site.

That's the essence of my thinking, and that's what I shared at this event and many others.

My manufacturing keynote description goes as follows:

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While popular media and opportunistic politicians portray a picture of a sector in crisis, smart manufacturing executives are furiously busy with innovation, reinventing their capabilities, processes, and business models using advanced ideas, materials, methodologies, and technologies.

The reality of manufacturing today is that there is a big opportunity that comes from aligning with fast-paced trends. What a time for innovation opportunity, and for insight from a great keynote that really puts all of these trends into perspective.

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All of the trends sweeping the manufacturing sector represent an opportunity. They represent possibilities for reinvention, transformation, and innovation. And they are out there, just waiting to be grabbed. They are within the margin of possibility.

Do you have the same mindset?

#Manufacturing #Innovation #Opportunity #Growth #Velocity #Disruption #Future #Transformation #Experimentation #Optimism

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/02/daily-i

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