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“You should never wait for the world to catch up to your obsolescence." - Futurist Jim Carroll
Here's a truth to consider: your gut feels the pivot long before your head admits it.
Sometimes we are forced into a career change or pivot. Other times, we need to make the decision on our own.
Either way, it's a gut-wrenching moment.
I know that when I was thinking about leaving the corporate world behind back in 1990, I was pretty miserable. My career track had changed due to a merger; my opportunities vanished; my successful path forward was now in doubt. And yet, I struggled mightily with the idea of moving from career certainty to becoming a self-employed unknown chasing a future that didn't yet exist.
But I went through with it, and it turned out to be the right thing to do.
Here's what I've learned in the decades since: when a pivot is forced on you, you go through something a lot like the stages of grief: shock, denial, anger, and eventually acceptance. When the pivot is your own choice, the same thing happens, just in slow motion. You sit in denial that things have to change. You get angry that they have to. And eventually, hopefully, you accept it.
As I wrote in my book Now What? Reinvention and the Role of Optimism in Finding Your New Future, the faster you get to acceptance, the quicker you can reinvent.
So how do you get to acceptance? You learn to recognize the signals. Some triggers will tell you when it's time:
The expiry of your relevance
The "soul-crushing" signal
The need for reinvention velocity
The "Sunday night" signal
Read about them in the full post.
And one trigger that sits apart from the rest: if you are drowning your career misery in substance abuse, the pivot question has already answered itself. The first move isn't a career change. It's getting help, from yourself or from someone trained to give it. The pivot comes after.
Here's the filter, though: not every bad week is a signal. Burnout, a difficult client, a rough quarter — those are weather, not climate. The triggers above only matter when they become persistent, structural, and patterned. If a vacation fixes it, it wasn't a pivot signal.
You should never find yourself thinking "I should have jumped sooner."
Because when you wonder if it's time to pivot, it probably already is.
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing this series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, because he thinks he has mastered the art of the pivot!**#Obsolescence** **#Pivot** **#Gut** **#Signals** **#Acceptance** **#Change** **#Reinvention** **#Relevance** **#Triggers** **#Career** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Denial** **#Grief** **#Movement** **#NowWhat** **#Optimism** **#Soul** **#AI** **#Recognition**
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"Chase the BIG things!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--When big, bold opportunities are unfolding, do you chase the big ideas or keep doing small things?
The art of the infinite pivot involves the former, obviously, not the latter.
Big trends involve big opportunities, but only come around so often. So why would you wait?
Think of it this way: the biggest pivot of your life won’t start with a spreadsheet or a market report.
It starts when you finally choose to listen to the quiet, internal voice inside you telling you to leave the safety of "certainty" for the risk of something bigger.
When I quit the corporate world in 1990, I didn't have a 50-page business plan. What I had was a gut feeling that something massive was happening with global networking. I just knew I had to be a part of it. I had no idea where it was going to take me, what I might do, or how I might shape my tomorrow.
But I just knew... so I traded a predictable salary for the unpredictable thrill of the unknown.
I stopped chasing the "safe" path and started chasing the thing I actually wanted to chase.
It worked out pretty well!
Unknown to me at the time, I was deeply caught up in one of the most important aspects of innovation of all - emotional commitment to a bigger trend. And that is the lesson many leaders miss: true innovation requires an emotional investment in a bold future. You'll only accomplish big things if you innovate within the bigger trend.
My early pivot has continued through my career. In fact, throughout my 36-year voyage, the moments of greatest growth always happened after I abandoned the "proven" model to follow a bigger signal that only I could hear.
Look, certainty is comfortable, but being bold takes you further.
Don't wait for the world to permit you to change.
Listen to your internal voice.
Chase the thing you want to chase.
Because it might be in front of you right now.
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It's no wonder that the title of one of Jim's books starts with Think BIG...!
**#BIG** **#Bold** **#Opportunity** **#Trends** **#Chase** **#Vision** **#Courage** **#Pivot** **#Risk** **#Gut** **#Innovation** **#Emotional** **#Commitment** **#Unknown** **#Growth** **#Future** **#ThinkBIG** **#Listen** **#Internal** **#Voice** **#Certainty** **#Safety** **#Leap** **#Dreams** **#Onwards**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-12-chase-the-big-things/
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> Recognition happens when your signal is clear and consistent enough that the right person thinks, “Right on!” when they hear it.
Right on! #blog #blogging #radio #bubbles
https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/04/23/your-blog-is-a-radio-station/?ref=bubbles.town
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"Never let a win get to your head, or a loss to go to your heart." - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--When you decide to pivot your career or your business, you are making an implicit agreement with your emotions that you will ride an emotional roller coaster.
That being the case, I've learned, often the hard way, that it's critical not to become overconfident with every win. But it seems even more important that we shouldn't internalize every loss.
In a 36-year voyage, I've learned this truth through experience: the world will try to convince you that you are a genius when you win and a failure when you lose. You need to know that both are lies and are just a part of the ongoing process of building your future. To survive, you must develop a profound sense of emotional detachment from both. You cannot afford to become overconfident with every victory, nor can you allow yourself to internalize every defeat.
Why is that? If you internalize the win, you become arrogant and stop "putting in the work" (Lesson **#16**). You start believing your own press releases. If you internalize the loss, you become paralyzed by fear and stop "wasting time on frivolous things" (Lesson **#15**).
Both extremes are wrong. A "win" is just a signal to you that your current strategy worked for this specific moment. It is not a guarantee of future success, because it's not always the case that what worked in the past is what will work in the future. A loss? Often it's just a signal that your strategy was a bit off, your delivery a little out of alignment, or your actions a bit stifled.
It is not a reflection of your worth.
The highs and lows can be exhilarating or crushing. Throughout my career, I’ve had standing ovations in front of thousands, and I've had audiences that have stared at me with misunderstanding. The secret to longevity is treating both with the same degree of curiosity. When you win, ask: "What went right?" When you lose, ask: "What was the lesson?"
When you stop letting the scoreboard of wins and losses define your identity, you gain the ultimate freedom: the freedom to pivot without stress. You aren't your last keynote, and you aren't your last failed experiment.
You are the architect of your future.
Keep your head level.
The future is too volatile for anything else.
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Futurist Jim Carroll used to obsess over audience reviews until he realized he was focusing too much on the extremes of the bell curve and not enough on the middle.
**#Balance** **#Wins** **#Losses** **#Emotions** **#Perspective** **#Resilience** **#Detachment** **#Pivot** **#Lessons** **#Freelance** **#Humility**
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"Never let a win get to your head, or a loss to go to your heart." - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--When you decide to pivot your career or your business, you are making an implicit agreement with your emotions that you will ride an emotional roller coaster.
That being the case, I've learned, often the hard way, that it's critical not to become overconfident with every win. But it seems even more important that we shouldn't internalize every loss.
In a 36-year voyage, I've learned this truth through experience: the world will try to convince you that you are a genius when you win and a failure when you lose. You need to know that both are lies and are just a part of the ongoing process of building your future. To survive, you must develop a profound sense of emotional detachment from both. You cannot afford to become overconfident with every victory, nor can you allow yourself to internalize every defeat.
Why is that? If you internalize the win, you become arrogant and stop "putting in the work" (Lesson **#16**). You start believing your own press releases. If you internalize the loss, you become paralyzed by fear and stop "wasting time on frivolous things" (Lesson **#15**).
Both extremes are wrong. A "win" is just a signal to you that your current strategy worked for this specific moment. It is not a guarantee of future success, because it's not always the case that what worked in the past is what will work in the future. A loss? Often it's just a signal that your strategy was a bit off, your delivery a little out of alignment, or your actions a bit stifled.
It is not a reflection of your worth.
The highs and lows can be exhilarating or crushing. Throughout my career, I’ve had standing ovations in front of thousands, and I've had audiences that have stared at me with misunderstanding. The secret to longevity is treating both with the same degree of curiosity. When you win, ask: "What went right?" When you lose, ask: "What was the lesson?"
When you stop letting the scoreboard of wins and losses define your identity, you gain the ultimate freedom: the freedom to pivot without stress. You aren't your last keynote, and you aren't your last failed experiment.
You are the architect of your future.
Keep your head level.
The future is too volatile for anything else.
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Futurist Jim Carroll used to obsess over audience reviews until he realized he was focusing too much on the extremes of the bell curve and not enough on the middle.
**#Balance** **#Wins** **#Losses** **#Emotions** **#Perspective** **#Resilience** **#Detachment** **#Pivot** **#Lessons** **#Freelance** **#Humility**
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"Never let a win get to your head, or a loss to go to your heart." - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--When you decide to pivot your career or your business, you are making an implicit agreement with your emotions that you will ride an emotional roller coaster.
That being the case, I've learned, often the hard way, that it's critical not to become overconfident with every win. But it seems even more important that we shouldn't internalize every loss.
In a 36-year voyage, I've learned this truth through experience: the world will try to convince you that you are a genius when you win and a failure when you lose. You need to know that both are lies and are just a part of the ongoing process of building your future. To survive, you must develop a profound sense of emotional detachment from both. You cannot afford to become overconfident with every victory, nor can you allow yourself to internalize every defeat.
Why is that? If you internalize the win, you become arrogant and stop "putting in the work" (Lesson **#16**). You start believing your own press releases. If you internalize the loss, you become paralyzed by fear and stop "wasting time on frivolous things" (Lesson **#15**).
Both extremes are wrong. A "win" is just a signal to you that your current strategy worked for this specific moment. It is not a guarantee of future success, because it's not always the case that what worked in the past is what will work in the future. A loss? Often it's just a signal that your strategy was a bit off, your delivery a little out of alignment, or your actions a bit stifled.
It is not a reflection of your worth.
The highs and lows can be exhilarating or crushing. Throughout my career, I’ve had standing ovations in front of thousands, and I've had audiences that have stared at me with misunderstanding. The secret to longevity is treating both with the same degree of curiosity. When you win, ask: "What went right?" When you lose, ask: "What was the lesson?"
When you stop letting the scoreboard of wins and losses define your identity, you gain the ultimate freedom: the freedom to pivot without stress. You aren't your last keynote, and you aren't your last failed experiment.
You are the architect of your future.
Keep your head level.
The future is too volatile for anything else.
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Futurist Jim Carroll used to obsess over audience reviews until he realized he was focusing too much on the extremes of the bell curve and not enough on the middle.
**#Balance** **#Wins** **#Losses** **#Emotions** **#Perspective** **#Resilience** **#Detachment** **#Pivot** **#Lessons** **#Freelance** **#Humility**
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"Never let a win get to your head, or a loss to go to your heart." - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--When you decide to pivot your career or your business, you are making an implicit agreement with your emotions that you will ride an emotional roller coaster.
That being the case, I've learned, often the hard way, that it's critical not to become overconfident with every win. But it seems even more important that we shouldn't internalize every loss.
In a 36-year voyage, I've learned this truth through experience: the world will try to convince you that you are a genius when you win and a failure when you lose. You need to know that both are lies and are just a part of the ongoing process of building your future. To survive, you must develop a profound sense of emotional detachment from both. You cannot afford to become overconfident with every victory, nor can you allow yourself to internalize every defeat.
Why is that? If you internalize the win, you become arrogant and stop "putting in the work" (Lesson **#16**). You start believing your own press releases. If you internalize the loss, you become paralyzed by fear and stop "wasting time on frivolous things" (Lesson **#15**).
Both extremes are wrong. A "win" is just a signal to you that your current strategy worked for this specific moment. It is not a guarantee of future success, because it's not always the case that what worked in the past is what will work in the future. A loss? Often it's just a signal that your strategy was a bit off, your delivery a little out of alignment, or your actions a bit stifled.
It is not a reflection of your worth.
The highs and lows can be exhilarating or crushing. Throughout my career, I’ve had standing ovations in front of thousands, and I've had audiences that have stared at me with misunderstanding. The secret to longevity is treating both with the same degree of curiosity. When you win, ask: "What went right?" When you lose, ask: "What was the lesson?"
When you stop letting the scoreboard of wins and losses define your identity, you gain the ultimate freedom: the freedom to pivot without stress. You aren't your last keynote, and you aren't your last failed experiment.
You are the architect of your future.
Keep your head level.
The future is too volatile for anything else.
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Futurist Jim Carroll used to obsess over audience reviews until he realized he was focusing too much on the extremes of the bell curve and not enough on the middle.
**#Balance** **#Wins** **#Losses** **#Emotions** **#Perspective** **#Resilience** **#Detachment** **#Pivot** **#Lessons** **#Freelance** **#Humility**
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"Never let a win get to your head, or a loss to go to your heart." - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--When you decide to pivot your career or your business, you are making an implicit agreement with your emotions that you will ride an emotional roller coaster.
That being the case, I've learned, often the hard way, that it's critical not to become overconfident with every win. But it seems even more important that we shouldn't internalize every loss.
In a 36-year voyage, I've learned this truth through experience: the world will try to convince you that you are a genius when you win and a failure when you lose. You need to know that both are lies and are just a part of the ongoing process of building your future. To survive, you must develop a profound sense of emotional detachment from both. You cannot afford to become overconfident with every victory, nor can you allow yourself to internalize every defeat.
Why is that? If you internalize the win, you become arrogant and stop "putting in the work" (Lesson **#16**). You start believing your own press releases. If you internalize the loss, you become paralyzed by fear and stop "wasting time on frivolous things" (Lesson **#15**).
Both extremes are wrong. A "win" is just a signal to you that your current strategy worked for this specific moment. It is not a guarantee of future success, because it's not always the case that what worked in the past is what will work in the future. A loss? Often it's just a signal that your strategy was a bit off, your delivery a little out of alignment, or your actions a bit stifled.
It is not a reflection of your worth.
The highs and lows can be exhilarating or crushing. Throughout my career, I’ve had standing ovations in front of thousands, and I've had audiences that have stared at me with misunderstanding. The secret to longevity is treating both with the same degree of curiosity. When you win, ask: "What went right?" When you lose, ask: "What was the lesson?"
When you stop letting the scoreboard of wins and losses define your identity, you gain the ultimate freedom: the freedom to pivot without stress. You aren't your last keynote, and you aren't your last failed experiment.
You are the architect of your future.
Keep your head level.
The future is too volatile for anything else.
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Futurist Jim Carroll used to obsess over audience reviews until he realized he was focusing too much on the extremes of the bell curve and not enough on the middle.
**#Balance** **#Wins** **#Losses** **#Emotions** **#Perspective** **#Resilience** **#Detachment** **#Pivot** **#Lessons** **#Freelance** **#Humility**
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"Success will often depend on what you choose to ignore.” - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--If you follow me, you will know I'm very big on not following big hype. Far too many trends are overplayed and overemphasized, and yet under-reach with unrealistic potential.
Why is that? Because I've seen over and over and over again what happens when excessively hyped trends don't become real in the short term. But here's a fun fact - I also believe the observation by Bill Gates that we tend to overestimate the impact of a trend in the short term, but underestimate it's impact its impact in the long term.
Which means timing is everything!
So let's put this conundrum into perspective. Many of us are conditioned to believe that success is about absorption. More information, more networking, more trends, more hustle leads to more success - that type of thing. But my own voyage through the global economy has taught me that the opposite is true. As the world gets louder, your success doesn't depend on what you take in. It depends on what you ruthlessly exclude.
The "Infinite Pivot" isn't just about moving toward the new; it's about knowing which 'new' to avoid, and when.
Fast-moving trends can often be a powerful distraction. The buzz they generate It is a chaotic mix of breaking news, viral hype, and the promise of quick riches. But if you jump on too soon, you'll get burned. Too late, and you'll miss the opportunity. Did I mention timing is everything?
There's also the aspect of how real any particular trend might be - and which should be ignored. The most profound shifts in my career happened when I finally built a "cognitive firewall" against trivial trends.
In an era of infinite distraction, the person who can choose what not to care about is the only one who can truly see what's coming.
Don't just filter the future.
Manage your attention.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has developed a well-honed skill for discovering and managing hype.**#Ignore** **#Focus** **#Hype** **#Timing** **#Subtraction** **#Clarity** **#Distraction** **#Noise** **#FOMO** **#Trends** **#Attention** **#Filter** **#Pivot** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Consensus** **#Quiet** **#Opportunity** **#Strategic** **#Ruthless** **#Exclusion** **#Signal** **#Gates** **#Wisdom** **#Onwards**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-23-success-will-often-depend-on-what-you-choose-to-ignore/
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‘Animal Farm’ Review: Seth Rogen, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close Voice Andy Serkis’ Dumbed-Down Orwell Adaptation
#MovieReviews #Movies #AndySerkis #GatenMatarazzo #GlennClose #ImanVellani #JimParsons #KieranCulkin #LaverneCox #SethRogen #SteveBuscemi -
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𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦
Adaptation du roman La Ferme des Animaux (George Orwell)
réalisé par Andy Serkis pointe son nez avec Seth Rogen , Steve Buscemi ,
Glenn Close , Woody Harrelson , Andy Serkis , Jim Parsons , Kathleen Turner#AnimalFarm #LaFermeDesAnimaux #GeorgeOrwell #1984
#AndySerkis #SethRogen #SteveBuscemi #GlennClose #WoodyHarrelson #JimParsons #KathleenTurner
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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Mike Nichols – „Wolf“ (1994)Ein Werwolf-Film als Business-Satire, ein Erotikthriller als Midlife-Crisis-Parabel, und vor allem ein Starvehikel für Jack Nicholson, der hier weniger spielt als sich zelebriert. Ich mag diesen Film, weil er ein Echo aus den Neunzigern ist und gerade weil er sich einer klaren Tonlage verweigert. Darin liegt seine sehr eigentümliche Freiheit. (ZDFneo, Wh.)
Zum Blog: https://nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/mike-nichols-wolf-1994/ -
Daily Inspiration: "Unleash. Master. Connect. Ignite. Translate. Pursue. Launch. Confront. Overcome. Ignore!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Every year, I put together a list of '10 great words' that I use to try to define a way of approaching. the year to come. They involve the overarching themes of future-oriented thinking, innovation, action, and personal growth while excluding the words I have already used, and focusing on action. These words are intended to serve as powerful motivational guidance.
This tradition goes back to 2006 when I released my first list of '10 great words.' That took off as a stage story - I closed many an event with them as a powerful closing storyline
In that vein, here are the 10 Great Words for 2025.
"Unleash" potential with the mindset that despite volatility in 2025, there will be opportunity. To do that, you should continue to...
"Master" new skills that are critical for applying this knowledge effectively. To make the most of this, you plan to...
"Connect" more dots by using these skills and knowledge to see bigger patterns and opportunities. Once you see them, you need to make sure to .....
"Ignite" every idea that emerges from these connections, sparking innovation and creativity. That will involve your ability to...
"Translate" those ideas into actions to make tangible progress and bring concepts to life. Once that happens, you will be able to...
"Pursue" the right opportunities that emerge from your actions, selecting those that promise the greatest impact. You'll need to make sure to...
"Launch" those actions into full-scale initiatives, executing your plans with precision. Be ready though, to ....
"Confront" the barriers that inevitably arise, addressing challenges head-on. And not only that but you will need to ...
"Overcome" the obstacles by adapting and refining your strategies as necessary. And above you, given the volatility that is to come, you will need to
..."Ignore" the noise that distracts from your goals, focusing solely on what truly matters.
How can you do all these things? Small steps!
**#Unleash** **#Master** **#Connect** **#Ignite** **#Translate** **#Pursue** **#Launch** **#Confront** **#Overcome** **#Ignore**
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Daily Inspiration: "Unleash. Master. Connect. Ignite. Translate. Pursue. Launch. Confront. Overcome. Ignore!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Every year, I put together a list of '10 great words' that I use to try to define a way of approaching. the year to come. They involve the overarching themes of future-oriented thinking, innovation, action, and personal growth while excluding the words I have already used, and focusing on action. These words are intended to serve as powerful motivational guidance.
This tradition goes back to 2006 when I released my first list of '10 great words.' That took off as a stage story - I closed many an event with them as a powerful closing storyline
In that vein, here are the 10 Great Words for 2025.
"Unleash" potential with the mindset that despite volatility in 2025, there will be opportunity. To do that, you should continue to...
"Master" new skills that are critical for applying this knowledge effectively. To make the most of this, you plan to...
"Connect" more dots by using these skills and knowledge to see bigger patterns and opportunities. Once you see them, you need to make sure to .....
"Ignite" every idea that emerges from these connections, sparking innovation and creativity. That will involve your ability to...
"Translate" those ideas into actions to make tangible progress and bring concepts to life. Once that happens, you will be able to...
"Pursue" the right opportunities that emerge from your actions, selecting those that promise the greatest impact. You'll need to make sure to...
"Launch" those actions into full-scale initiatives, executing your plans with precision. Be ready though, to ....
"Confront" the barriers that inevitably arise, addressing challenges head-on. And not only that but you will need to ...
"Overcome" the obstacles by adapting and refining your strategies as necessary. And above you, given the volatility that is to come, you will need to
..."Ignore" the noise that distracts from your goals, focusing solely on what truly matters.
How can you do all these things? Small steps!
**#Unleash** **#Master** **#Connect** **#Ignite** **#Translate** **#Pursue** **#Launch** **#Confront** **#Overcome** **#Ignore**
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Daily Inspiration: "Unleash. Master. Connect. Ignite. Translate. Pursue. Launch. Confront. Overcome. Ignore!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Every year, I put together a list of '10 great words' that I use to try to define a way of approaching. the year to come. They involve the overarching themes of future-oriented thinking, innovation, action, and personal growth while excluding the words I have already used, and focusing on action. These words are intended to serve as powerful motivational guidance.
This tradition goes back to 2006 when I released my first list of '10 great words.' That took off as a stage story - I closed many an event with them as a powerful closing storyline
In that vein, here are the 10 Great Words for 2025.
"Unleash" potential with the mindset that despite volatility in 2025, there will be opportunity. To do that, you should continue to...
"Master" new skills that are critical for applying this knowledge effectively. To make the most of this, you plan to...
"Connect" more dots by using these skills and knowledge to see bigger patterns and opportunities. Once you see them, you need to make sure to .....
"Ignite" every idea that emerges from these connections, sparking innovation and creativity. That will involve your ability to...
"Translate" those ideas into actions to make tangible progress and bring concepts to life. Once that happens, you will be able to...
"Pursue" the right opportunities that emerge from your actions, selecting those that promise the greatest impact. You'll need to make sure to...
"Launch" those actions into full-scale initiatives, executing your plans with precision. Be ready though, to ....
"Confront" the barriers that inevitably arise, addressing challenges head-on. And not only that but you will need to ...
"Overcome" the obstacles by adapting and refining your strategies as necessary. And above you, given the volatility that is to come, you will need to
..."Ignore" the noise that distracts from your goals, focusing solely on what truly matters.
How can you do all these things? Small steps!
**#Unleash** **#Master** **#Connect** **#Ignite** **#Translate** **#Pursue** **#Launch** **#Confront** **#Overcome** **#Ignore**
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"𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
You need to commit.
To do that, you need to banish the 'maybe's.
You know:
"Maybe next quarter"
"Maybe when we have clarity"
"Maybe when I'm more comfortable"
"Maybe when the market settles"
"Maybe after we see what competitors do"
"Maybe when we have more money"
"Maybe when the timing is better"
"Maybe when we understand the risks better"
"Maybe when customers start asking for it"
"Maybe when we have the right team"
"Maybe when the technology is more mature"
"Maybe when we get approval from leadership"
"Maybe when we have more data"
"Maybe when things aren't so uncertain"
"Maybe when we finish our current projects"
"Maybe when the economy improves"
"Maybe when we have a guarantee it'll work"
"Maybe when someone else proves it first"
"Maybe when we can afford to fail"
"Maybe when we know exactly what we're doing"
"Maybe when the stars align"
"Maybe when we have time to do it right"
"Maybe when we understand all the implications"
"Maybe when we can measure the ROI"
"Maybe when it becomes urgent"
The "maybe's" are a silent killer of much innovation.Stop saying maybe.
Start saying when.
Better yet, start saying now.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has never liked the word ‘maybe.’
**#Commitment** **#Decision** **#Action** **#Now** **#Innovation** **#Leadership** **#Urgency** **#Focus** **#Execution** **#Decisive**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/06/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-innovation-killers-stop-saying-maybe/
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Buster Keaton – „The General“ (1926)
Das ist einer der Filme, die so alt sind, dass sie schon wieder radikal modern wirken. Vor hundert Jahren(!) gedreht, noch mitten in der Stummfilmzeit, und doch – alles andere als stumm. Buster Keaton hat noch keine Dialoge gebraucht, um von Chaos, Liebe, Klassenkampf und Männlichkeitskrise gleichzeitig zu erzählen. Nur sein Körper hat gesprochen und vor allem sein Gesicht. Seine Lokomotive hat gar infernalisch geschrien. Einer der „größten“ Filme aller Zeiten! (ARTE, Neu)
Zum Blog: https://nexxtpress.de/b/u5j
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Irish Landlord League Official Statement On #JimGavin #Aras25, by #BillBadbody.
"countless landlords who have stolen money from their tenants have been in touch to say they have been put off running for public office" 😅🤣
Yet again, #WaterfordWhispersNews #WWN nails it. #Satire.
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
The move came about because I had been identified by the national office as someone who could implement the opportunities of that 'something big on a nationwide basis. They offered me a position to chase my ideas, albeit in a bigger, well-funded way - and I accepted.
That moment in time was the final, terrifying step in my ultimate pivot. I wasn't just changing roles; I was abandoning "certainty" for a wild risk on what would eventually become the Internet. And yet, I've never looked back with regret at the decision I made to move forward. I often wonder what my world would be like today if I had let that regret define my future.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Forty-one years later, my accounting title is an artifact, but the decision to chase a future without a name remains the smartest move I ever made.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 30 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘵, 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.
And here's what I know. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀.
Most organizations fail. Not because they want to, but because they continue to let mediocre behaviors rule their culture.
That's the insight that inspired my two latest books, each tackling innovation and growth from a unique angle.The first book, "𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲," is not your typical leadership manual. Instead, I wrote it as a playful, satirical mirror held up to reveal the subtle yet pervasive ways teams unknowingly settle for less. Over the years, I've noticed how easy it is for organizations to drift into habits that quietly sabotage their potential, keeping them comfortably but frustratingly average. This book vividly highlights these self-defeating behaviors, enabling you to recognize and steer clear of them.
I dare you to share it with your team, and ask them to identify the behaviors they admit to being guilty of.
Then comes its companion, "𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴!" It directly addresses the mindset shifts and practical actions required to break free from those ingrained patterns. It urges you to push beyond your comfort zones, chase bold thinking, embrace calculated risks, and pursue genuine excellence.
𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵.
Together, these books offer a powerful combination. "𝙀𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮" helps pinpoint and understand the hidden reasons teams stall, while "𝙀𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮" equips you with strategies and inspiration to overcome these barriers and thrive. I've consistently witnessed that the path to excellence, though challenging, is infinitely more rewarding than settling for less.
Ready to elevate your team's critical thinking, challenge the status quo, and spark meaningful innovation? These books are your starting point.
They're both on Amazon now, and available directly from me.
It's all at **mediocrity.jimcarroll.com**
**#LeadershipDevelopment** **#Innovation** **#TeamBuilding** **#CriticalThinking** **#BusinessStrategy** **#JimCarroll** **#EscapingMediocrity** **#EmbracingMediocrity** **#FutureProofing** **#OrganizationalChange**
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Megatrend **#22** - Cross-Disciplinary Specialists: "The greatest competitive advantage isn't knowing everything - it's knowing how to learn anything."- Futurist Jim Carroll
(Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which he first outlined in his book Dancing in the Rain: How Bold Leaders Grow Stronger in Stormy Times. The trends were shared in the book as a way of demonstrating that, despite any period of economic volatility, there is always long-term opportunity to be found. The book is now in print - learn more at dancing.jimcarroll.com)
The highest career value is increasingly found at the intersection of previously distinct careers, knowledge, and skill sets. Hybrid expertise that combines technical, creative, and human skills will continue to command a significant premium in the talent marketplace. No one can know everything there is to know, but knowing how to get that knowledge is a key success factor!
The future is hybrid! You don't need to know much anymore - you just need to know how to know it! Not only that, but you need to know how to know many different things.
Makes sense? Let's dig into the trend of the 'hybrid workforce.'
Read the whole post at the link below.---
Futurist Jim Carroll explored the early signs of this trend in multiple chapters in his 1997 book, Surviving the Information Age.
**#Workforce** **#Transformation** **#AI** **#Reskilling** **#Jobs** **#Automation** **#Learning** **#Adaptation** **#Skills** **#Future**
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Megatrend **#21** - Career Obsolesence and Creation: "As technology redefines work, our most valuable skill becomes our uniquely human ability to learn, adapt, and create."- Futurist Jim Carroll
(Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which he first outlined in his book Dancing in the Rain: How Bold Leaders Grow Stronger in Stormy Times. The trends were shared in the book as a way of demonstrating that, despite any period of economic volatility, there is always long-term opportunity to be found. The book is now in print - learn more at dancing.jimcarroll.com)
We are witnessing the simultaneous elimination of traditional roles and the emergence of entirely new professions. Organizations that can navigate this transition, focusing on re-skilling existing talent while attracting new capabilities, will have extraordinary advantages. The trend is being accelerated to a ridiculous speed as the impact of AI takes hold.
It's "The Great Rebalancing" of the global workforce, and here's the full PDF report.
https://pdf.jimcarroll.com/Megatrend21-CareerRebalancing.pd
We all know that jobs and careers are changing, but do we know how much? And how fast?
Hint: It's bigger than you think, and will happen faster than you are prepared for.
We've all become familiar with this trend, but suddenly, with the arrival and acceleration of AI, the speed of the change is now picking up the pace. What we thought might have been decades away - the disappearance of many careers and the rapid emergence of new careers - will now take years rather than decades. What's happening is this: there are now several simultaneous, accelerating trends at work involving demographics and technology:
- a demographic crisis in developed nations (a shrinking workforce)
- this creates a powerful incentive for technological adoption
- labor shortages are counteracted by AI productivity gains
- resulting in a desire or need to accelerate AI adoption to maintain economic viability
- which fundamentally challenges society to reskill the human workforce to effectively collaborate with machines!How big a trend is this? Let's quantify the crunch. There are a tremendous number of studies and reports, but one rough estimate suggests that between 2025 and 2030, we will see:
- 170 million new jobs created globally
- 92 million existing roles displaced
- That's a net increase of 78 million jobs (a 7% expansion)
- This "labor-market churn" equals 22% of today's employment
- This means that early 1 in 4 existing jobs will be part of this massive rebalancing!So what do you do?
Buckle up! Get involved! Keep learning!
**#Workforce** **#Transformation** **#AI** **#Reskilling** **#Jobs** **#Automation** **#Learning** **#Adaptation** **#Skills** **#Future**
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"Stop underestimating the future value of your current insight.” - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
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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**
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"Stop underestimating the future value of your current insight.” - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
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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**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - 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.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
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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.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
