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  1. "A bucket list requires a blueprint. You can’t just hope to succeed. You need to engineer the outcome." - Futurist Jim Carroll

    Ok, I'm back to my spinal recovery thing, but I'm damned excited!

    You don't often get these tee times in your account!

    April.

    Old Course, St. Andrews.

    And so with that, it was 'rotation day' yesterday!

    What is 'rotation day'? It's the first day of exercises designed specifically to get my previously injured spine ready for the mechanics of the golf swing.

    I've done the cardio. I've done the work to get the core back in shape. I'm doing the heavy lifting. I've put in the work. Here's 30 days of effort. I don't do this to brag; I share it to say, "I've put in the work."

    (The workouts include walking - if I exclude that, I still had 28 solid days at the gym out of the last 30).

    Rotation day involves doing a series of exercises that twist your body, torso, and spine.

    All the things you couldn't and shouldn't do in the early stages of an L1 to L3 spinal fracture.

    As I was doing this routine yesterday, I kept reminding myself that to make a bucket list item work, you've got to put in the work. I can't hope to show up in early April, swing a golf club after this situation, and expect a great round. I've got to put to work the muscles that were not put to work, and some of which were battered and bruised in the fall, to work.

    On April 6, I'll tee off at the Old Course.

    Pure bucket list.

    You can't get to a bucket list if the potential for the bucket has been interrupted by circumstances.

    You've got to push through the circumstances.

    Fore!

    ----

    Futurist Jim Carroll hopes for 4 days of extraordinary golf at St. Andrews in early April.

    **#BucketList** **#StAndrews** **#Golf** **#Recovery** **#Blueprint** **#Discipline** **#Goals** **#Effort** **#Fitness** **#Spine** **#Rotation** **#Milestone** **#Dreams** **#Engineering** **#Perseverance** **#Work** **#Preparation** **#Commitment** **#Progress** **#Achievement** **#Healing** **#Determination** **#Fore** **#April** **#Onwards**

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2026/03/daily-i

  2. "Your flaws are your most important assets." - Futurist Jim Carroll

    --
    Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
    --

    We're all talking about the importance of authenticity in an era of artificiality.

    After all, in 2026, AI can generate almost anything. A photorealistic headshot of a CEO who doesn't exist. A polished podcast in your voice, on a topic you've never thought about, in under five minutes. A speaker highlight reel with fake audiences and fake standing ovations. Perfection has become cheap, instant, and infinite.

    Here's the paradox of this new era: when perfection is everywhere, perfection stops counting. When everyone can be perfect, being perfect doesn't matter anymore.

    What stands out now is the opposite. The stumble, the scar, the story too weird to be invented, the detail too specific to be faked, the mistake too painful to be generated. In a world full of synthetic perfection, your flaws are the only authentication signal that proves you are real. It might become the most important signal for your future success.

    And in that context, I must confess: I didn't know I had been operating on this principle for most of my career! For 36 years, I've quietly leaned on my flaws without naming them as assets. It was just how I operated. Now, when everyone is talking about AI, I can see how important my flaws are.

    An example? In 1995, I appeared on a VHS tape called The Family Guide to the Internet, presented by IBM. I billed myself as a "Global Internet Consultant" and walked a fictional family through the wonders of newsgroups and proper Internet etiquette. It is, hands down, the most embarrassing thing I have ever done. It still exists on YouTube. And get this - I often tell people about it and send them the link. Most people would have buried it, but don't try to hide from it. It's proof that I was actually there, in the room, at the moment the future was being figured out.

    While not as interesting, there have been many other stumbles, errors, and foibles along the way.

    So tell the embarrassing story. Quote the bad review. List the failed venture. Publish the rejected pitch. Show the wreckage.

    Let the cracks show.

    ----
    Futurist Jim Carroll is proud of his flaws and mistakes.

    **#Flaws** **#Assets** **#Authenticity** **#Imperfection** **#Scars** 

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2026/05/decodin

  3. "Stop underestimating the future value of your current insight.” - Futurist Jim Carroll

    --
    Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
    --

    Back in 1989, while I was in the midst of my career crisis that would ultimately see me leave the corporate world and start my own freelance "thing," I obsessed over thinking about what possible value my unique skills might be.

    After all, I had gone far from my original professional accounting roots, and was deeply involved in all the merging technology, culturem and opportunities of what was then the emerging Internet. I wasn't on the leading edge - I was somewhere far out ahead of most other people in the world - my skills were so niche, so unique, so narrow that I couldn't think of what possible value they might be to any organization in the world.

    Five years later, I had a **#1** national bestselling book, my business was thriving, and I had people begging me to come into their organizations to explain this strange new world - for money.

    With all that, I learned a very powerful lesson: one of the hardest things to do in a long-term career is to accurately value what you know. It's still the case for me - when you’ve spent 36 years "putting in the work" (**#16**) and "frequenting the fringes" (**#15**), your intuition becomes so sharp that you often mistake it for common sense.

    You assume everyone sees the world the way you do.
    They don't.

    And that might be the most important skill you have - a theme I explore in depth in my upcoming Being Unique book. (It's still in editing!)

    In my voyage, I’ve realized that the "Infinite Pivot" isn't just about moving to the next thing. It’s about recognizing the massive value of the distance you’ve already traveled. What takes me five minutes to "see" today took me three decades to learn. What I knew in 1994 that propelled my success forward took me from 1982 to learn.

    So what's your value worth? The amateur prices by the hour. The expert prices by the decade.

    Own your expertise.

    Stop apologizing for your rate.

    The value of your insight isn't measured by how long it takes you to say it, but by how much it changes the world for the person who hears it.

    ---

    Futurist Jim Carroll now realizes that what he knew in 1989 was unbelievably invaluable at the time. It just took him a few years to recognize it.

    **#Value** **#Insight** **#Expertise** **#Worth** **#Unique** **#Skills** **#Underestimate** **#Decades** **#Learning** **#Perspective** **#BeingUnique** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Clarity** **#Lens** **#Pricing** **#Confidence** **#Knowledge** **#Rare** **#Asset** **#Journey** **#Distance** **#Ownership** **#Recognition** **#Onwards**

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decodin

  4. "Every 'no' is a vote for a future 'yes.'"- Futurist Jim Carroll

    --
    Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
    --

    In the global freelance economy, the pressure is relentless: take everything that comes through the door. Chase every lead. Never leave money on the table. Never turn down an opportunity.

    Hustle.

    I get it.

    I've lived that reality since 1990.

    Here's the thing - the tone for the hustle is set right out of the gate. When you're in year one of running your own thing, every email feels like the difference between making it or not. You say yes to almost anything because the alternative of an empty calendar is terrifying. I've lived that reality for a long time. My early years on my own were a frantic hustle of saying yes to anything that looked like it might pay the bills.

    But here is what I've learned in the 36 years since: the pivots that worked weren't built on the things I said yes to; sometimes, they were built on the things I said no to.

    Every no is a vote for a future yes.

    From 1998 to 2001, I was doing, perhaps, 80 to 100 events per year. 4 keynotes in 4 days in 4 different cities all across North America. Travel, a full schedule, prep time. It was exhilarating, but at the same time, I was raising a young family with my wife, writing even more books about the Internet, participating in book tours, and so much more. And when the dot.com collapse happened in 2001, I was not quite prepared to reinvent - to pivot - at the speed the future demanded. It wasn't until 2004 that I finished writing my book, What I Learned from Frogs in Texas: How to Save Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation, that I was able to escape the tech lable nd move into the innovation/futurist branding.

    I look back sometimes and realize I lost three years that might have made my pivot to a new future easier. I didn't - because I didn't make time for the necessary pivot, because I was too busy saying yes.

    I learned a very powerful lesson.

    It's hard to think about, but ultimately, saying YES to everything will eventually get in the way of your success. 
    Keep reading the full post in the link: there's more on why saying NO is the best way to get to YES more often.

    ---

    Futurist Jim Carroll has come to learn that the potential negativity in saying NO is one of the most powerful ways to get to the positivity of saying YES.

    **#No** **#Yes** **#Boundaries** **#Focus** **#Protection** **#Hustle** **#Calendar** **#Burnout** **#Discipline** **#Pivot** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Reputation** **#Time** **#Guard** **#Intelligence** **#Space** **#Reinvention** **#Future** **#Family** **#Health** **#Ruthless** **#Opportunity** **#Careful** **#Onwards**

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2026/05/decodin

  5. Daily Inspiration: "Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead." - Futurist Jim Carroll

    Today I want to write about resilience - why it's important, and why chasing resilience instead of giving in to fear is too important.

    To do that, though, I need to tell you how I got to today's quote. I quite like it!

    I've been spending quite a bit of time using Google Notebook LLM - it's become apparent to me that it's one of the best tools to use to go through vast volumes of information and synthesize useful results. One thing I've been doing is to use it to query and structure insight from the over 3,000 Daily Inspiration posts I've written since 2016.

    The tool is providing me with all kinds of useful data and insight into my very own insight. For example, I asked it what I had to say about the topic of resilience, which I think is a very important attribute in the very complex days ahead. The answer seemed reasonably intelligent.

    ---

    Carroll believes people should never let a setback set them back and focus on moving forward. He stresses the importance of using the words that define the attitude needed to go in the right direction, such as:

    Perseverance

    Determination

    Fortitude

    Persistence

    Resolve

    ----

    I couldn't have said it better myself! (-;

    Going further, I then asked myself to generate 10 inspirational posts from my material. The response I got was somewhat magical:

    ---

    Here are 10 resilience quotes, inspired by Jim Carroll's perspective, using 10 words or less.

    Guard your optimism, battle negativity.
    Broken today, stronger tomorrow. Keep going.
    Embrace change, find your faster self.
    Resilience: Courage to bounce back, always.
    Turn setbacks into fuel for the future.
    Don't just recover, reinvent and rise.
    Persistence: The art of never giving up.
    Find strength in what you have, not losses.
    Embrace uncertainty, it breeds opportunity.
    Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead.

    ----
    That's pretty good! I could have used any one of these, but I really liked the last one.

    #CourageOverFear #ChooseCourage #Resilience #FaceChallenges #StayPositive #OvercomeFear #EmbraceChange #KeepGoing #GrowthMindset #UnlockPotential

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-i

  6. Daily Inspiration: "Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead." - Futurist Jim Carroll

    Today I want to write about resilience - why it's important, and why chasing resilience instead of giving in to fear is too important.

    To do that, though, I need to tell you how I got to today's quote. I quite like it!

    I've been spending quite a bit of time using Google Notebook LLM - it's become apparent to me that it's one of the best tools to use to go through vast volumes of information and synthesize useful results. One thing I've been doing is to use it to query and structure insight from the over 3,000 Daily Inspiration posts I've written since 2016.

    The tool is providing me with all kinds of useful data and insight into my very own insight. For example, I asked it what I had to say about the topic of resilience, which I think is a very important attribute in the very complex days ahead. The answer seemed reasonably intelligent.

    ---

    Carroll believes people should never let a setback set them back and focus on moving forward. He stresses the importance of using the words that define the attitude needed to go in the right direction, such as:

    Perseverance

    Determination

    Fortitude

    Persistence

    Resolve

    ----

    I couldn't have said it better myself! (-;

    Going further, I then asked myself to generate 10 inspirational posts from my material. The response I got was somewhat magical:

    ---

    Here are 10 resilience quotes, inspired by Jim Carroll's perspective, using 10 words or less.

    Guard your optimism, battle negativity.
    Broken today, stronger tomorrow. Keep going.
    Embrace change, find your faster self.
    Resilience: Courage to bounce back, always.
    Turn setbacks into fuel for the future.
    Don't just recover, reinvent and rise.
    Persistence: The art of never giving up.
    Find strength in what you have, not losses.
    Embrace uncertainty, it breeds opportunity.
    Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead.

    ----
    That's pretty good! I could have used any one of these, but I really liked the last one.

    #CourageOverFear #ChooseCourage #Resilience #FaceChallenges #StayPositive #OvercomeFear #EmbraceChange #KeepGoing #GrowthMindset #UnlockPotential

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-i

  7. Daily Inspiration: "Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead." - Futurist Jim Carroll

    Today I want to write about resilience - why it's important, and why chasing resilience instead of giving in to fear is too important.

    To do that, though, I need to tell you how I got to today's quote. I quite like it!

    I've been spending quite a bit of time using Google Notebook LLM - it's become apparent to me that it's one of the best tools to use to go through vast volumes of information and synthesize useful results. One thing I've been doing is to use it to query and structure insight from the over 3,000 Daily Inspiration posts I've written since 2016.

    The tool is providing me with all kinds of useful data and insight into my very own insight. For example, I asked it what I had to say about the topic of resilience, which I think is a very important attribute in the very complex days ahead. The answer seemed reasonably intelligent.

    ---

    Carroll believes people should never let a setback set them back and focus on moving forward. He stresses the importance of using the words that define the attitude needed to go in the right direction, such as:

    Perseverance

    Determination

    Fortitude

    Persistence

    Resolve

    ----

    I couldn't have said it better myself! (-;

    Going further, I then asked myself to generate 10 inspirational posts from my material. The response I got was somewhat magical:

    ---

    Here are 10 resilience quotes, inspired by Jim Carroll's perspective, using 10 words or less.

    Guard your optimism, battle negativity.
    Broken today, stronger tomorrow. Keep going.
    Embrace change, find your faster self.
    Resilience: Courage to bounce back, always.
    Turn setbacks into fuel for the future.
    Don't just recover, reinvent and rise.
    Persistence: The art of never giving up.
    Find strength in what you have, not losses.
    Embrace uncertainty, it breeds opportunity.
    Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead.

    ----
    That's pretty good! I could have used any one of these, but I really liked the last one.

    #CourageOverFear #ChooseCourage #Resilience #FaceChallenges #StayPositive #OvercomeFear #EmbraceChange #KeepGoing #GrowthMindset #UnlockPotential

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-i

  8. Daily Inspiration: "Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead." - Futurist Jim Carroll

    Today I want to write about resilience - why it's important, and why chasing resilience instead of giving in to fear is too important.

    To do that, though, I need to tell you how I got to today's quote. I quite like it!

    I've been spending quite a bit of time using Google Notebook LLM - it's become apparent to me that it's one of the best tools to use to go through vast volumes of information and synthesize useful results. One thing I've been doing is to use it to query and structure insight from the over 3,000 Daily Inspiration posts I've written since 2016.

    The tool is providing me with all kinds of useful data and insight into my very own insight. For example, I asked it what I had to say about the topic of resilience, which I think is a very important attribute in the very complex days ahead. The answer seemed reasonably intelligent.

    ---

    Carroll believes people should never let a setback set them back and focus on moving forward. He stresses the importance of using the words that define the attitude needed to go in the right direction, such as:

    Perseverance

    Determination

    Fortitude

    Persistence

    Resolve

    ----

    I couldn't have said it better myself! (-;

    Going further, I then asked myself to generate 10 inspirational posts from my material. The response I got was somewhat magical:

    ---

    Here are 10 resilience quotes, inspired by Jim Carroll's perspective, using 10 words or less.

    Guard your optimism, battle negativity.
    Broken today, stronger tomorrow. Keep going.
    Embrace change, find your faster self.
    Resilience: Courage to bounce back, always.
    Turn setbacks into fuel for the future.
    Don't just recover, reinvent and rise.
    Persistence: The art of never giving up.
    Find strength in what you have, not losses.
    Embrace uncertainty, it breeds opportunity.
    Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead.

    ----
    That's pretty good! I could have used any one of these, but I really liked the last one.

    #CourageOverFear #ChooseCourage #Resilience #FaceChallenges #StayPositive #OvercomeFear #EmbraceChange #KeepGoing #GrowthMindset #UnlockPotential

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-i

  9. Daily Inspiration: "Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead." - Futurist Jim Carroll

    Today I want to write about resilience - why it's important, and why chasing resilience instead of giving in to fear is too important.

    To do that, though, I need to tell you how I got to today's quote. I quite like it!

    I've been spending quite a bit of time using Google Notebook LLM - it's become apparent to me that it's one of the best tools to use to go through vast volumes of information and synthesize useful results. One thing I've been doing is to use it to query and structure insight from the over 3,000 Daily Inspiration posts I've written since 2016.

    The tool is providing me with all kinds of useful data and insight into my very own insight. For example, I asked it what I had to say about the topic of resilience, which I think is a very important attribute in the very complex days ahead. The answer seemed reasonably intelligent.

    ---

    Carroll believes people should never let a setback set them back and focus on moving forward. He stresses the importance of using the words that define the attitude needed to go in the right direction, such as:

    Perseverance

    Determination

    Fortitude

    Persistence

    Resolve

    ----

    I couldn't have said it better myself! (-;

    Going further, I then asked myself to generate 10 inspirational posts from my material. The response I got was somewhat magical:

    ---

    Here are 10 resilience quotes, inspired by Jim Carroll's perspective, using 10 words or less.

    Guard your optimism, battle negativity.
    Broken today, stronger tomorrow. Keep going.
    Embrace change, find your faster self.
    Resilience: Courage to bounce back, always.
    Turn setbacks into fuel for the future.
    Don't just recover, reinvent and rise.
    Persistence: The art of never giving up.
    Find strength in what you have, not losses.
    Embrace uncertainty, it breeds opportunity.
    Fear is a liar. Choose courage instead.

    ----
    That's pretty good! I could have used any one of these, but I really liked the last one.

    #CourageOverFear #ChooseCourage #Resilience #FaceChallenges #StayPositive #OvercomeFear #EmbraceChange #KeepGoing #GrowthMindset #UnlockPotential

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-i

  10. THREAD: Pat Leahy in the #IrishTimes is right. Politics is hard, and bruising. People who haven't seen it up close rarely grasp just how tough.

    But #JimGavin was chosen as #FiannaFail candidate for #Aras25 by #MicheálMartin, who is one of Ireland's most experienced politicians. Micheál has been a public representative for 40 years, a candidate in 11 elections, and as a #TD he has been involved in another dozen elections.

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  11. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale takes place in 1930. Old traditions were dying, the world was changing, and places like Downton Abbey were feeling the strain. This movie is the last act for the beloved tale of English manners, wealth, and class. It's been a great run. The Grand Finale is a fitting tribute to the years of drama. […]

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  12. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale takes place in 1930. Old traditions were dying, the world was changing, and places like Downton Abbey were feeling the strain. This movie is the last act for the beloved tale of English manners, wealth, and class. It's been a great run. The Grand Finale is a fitting tribute to the years of drama. […]

    oldaintdead.com/downton-abbey-

  13. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale takes place in 1930. Old traditions were dying, the world was changing, and places like Downton Abbey were feeling the strain. This movie is the last act for the beloved tale of English manners, wealth, and class. It's been a great run. The Grand Finale is a fitting tribute to the years of drama. […]

    oldaintdead.com/downton-abbey-

  14. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Review: A Royal Farewell

    Few television dramas have transitioned to the big screen as gracefully as Downton Abbey. Since its first cinematic outing in 2019, the Crawley family’s saga has carried the stately grandeur, emotional richness, and character-driven storytelling that made the original series a cultural touchstone....

    #DowntonAbbeyTheGrandFinale #ElizabethMcGovern #HughBonneville #JimCarter #MichelleDockery #PaulGiamatti #PenelopeWilton #SimonCurtis

  15. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Review: A Royal Farewell

    Few television dramas have transitioned to the big screen as gracefully as Downton Abbey. Since its first cinematic outing in 2019, the Crawley family’s saga has carried the stately grandeur, emotional richness, and character-driven storytelling that made the original series a cultural touchstone....

    #DowntonAbbeyTheGrandFinale #ElizabethMcGovern #HughBonneville #JimCarter #MichelleDockery #PaulGiamatti #PenelopeWilton #SimonCurtis

  16. "It's always good to be way ahead of your time!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

    (Such as talking about artificial intelligence on your own radio show in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 42 years ago!)

    So everyone seems to be working with Claude Code and Claude Cowork, so I had to jump in. (If you don't know what they are, find out fast and jump right in.) (Everyone is also talking about Clawdbot et al, and I'm jumping into that soon, too!)

    I needed a project to explore what it can do.

    I found one. I'm having fun.

    And I have two reactions to Claude Cowork.

    HOLY WOW! If you aren't learning how to use it, do so. Fast!

    And, I was really quite ahead of the time, a lot of the time.

    One thing that has made its way into this project is my 1984 radio series, which ran on CHNS in Halifax, Nova Scotia, back when I was a young 25-year-old accountant busy exploring the edges of the forthcoming technological revolution.

    It was called Micro Minute. And it was ahead of its time. And I have the audio! Give it a listen!

    youtube.com/watch?v=7-E36Mpl5_

    Not only that, but I have the original memos that describe the series in depth, as we tried to get other offices in the firm in which I worked interested in it.

    Check out show number 17! I'm talking about artificial intelligence - 42 years ago. And nailed it!

    Read the rest of the post.

    ----
    **#AI** **#AheadOfTime** **#1984** **#Radio** **#Innovation** **#History** **#Technology** **#Prediction** **#Future** **#Learning** **#ClaudeCode** **#Cowork** **#Pioneer** **#Vision** **#Throwback** **#Halifax** **#Legacy** **#Transformation** **#Early** **#Wild** **#Curiosity** **#Journey** **#Exploration** **#Discovery** **#Onwards**

    Futurist Jim Carroll is a digital pack-rat. He has kept most of the emails he has sent and received since 1984. Wild!

    Original post: jimcarroll.com/2026/03/decodin

  17. Will Fianna Fáil sue Jim Gavin?

    #Taoiseach Micheál Martin tells #RTE: #JimGavin told #FiannaFail on 8th September that "he never had a journalist as a tenant". That was false.

    If Jim had told the truth, the matter would have been investigated. Jim Gavin would not have been selected the next day.

    The precise words used are critical. But if Jim's false assertion was given without caveat, that was #fraud which cost #FF ~€400K.

    Screenshot from rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1217/ / archive.is/cIvoz