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#courage

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The Incredible G

The world may be a little crazy right now, but at least:

1. The days are longer than the nights. #Spring
2. Good people are rising up.
3. #Artists, #actors & #musicians are in full #creative mode.
4. Now has never been a better time to do something creative.
5. The value of #positivity is now known.
6. The value of #mentalhealth is now known.
7. The value of taking #risks is now known.
8. #Courage & #compassion everywhere.

Every #crisis is a chance for you to be someone's #hero.

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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Courage is the ability to speak out when no one else will" - Futurist Jim Carroll

No one seems to be willing to speak up while the damage is being done. Courage has disappeared. Corporate leadership seems to be excelling at mastering the art of being a wimp.

Sure, several top business leaders are 'expressing concern' about how tariff policies might affect companies and the broader economy. But few are willing to do anything. Meanwhile, all the uncertainty from the whiplash of insanity leads to a vortex of crashing consumer confidence, wild volatility, and the likelihood of an economic downturn.

Public comments are weak at best. Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase recently changed his view on tariffs, noting that "uncertainty is not a good thing" and suggesting businesses may need to adjust their operations. With that, his team has increased their recession probability estimate from 30% to 40%. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNN that "the economy is weakening as we speak" due to current policies, causing both individuals and business leaders to hesitate and reduce activity.

But aside from a few weak comments like this, few are speaking up. There is no courage. The fact is, while many other CEOs have expressed similar concerns privately, it seems few are willing to speak up. The lack of courage is palpable. This became the subject of an article in the Wall Street Journal the other day.

Consider the article.

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How business leaders talk about the Trump administration in private has been markedly different than what they are game to say in public. The dissonance was on full display here this week. 

Early on Tuesday, dozens of corporate executives and others assembled at a Yale CEO Caucus not far from the White House just as news emerged that the Trump administration planned to potentially double tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada. Those in the room responded with a mix of groans and shocked laughter. 

“There was universal revulsion against the Trump economic policies,” said Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a professor at the Yale School of Management, who organized the invite-only summit that included corporate bosses such as JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon, billionaire Michael Dell and Pfizer’s Albert Bourla. “They’re also especially horrified about Canada.” 

That sentiment wasn’t apparent hours later, when many of the same chief executives from the Yale event attended a question-and-answer session with President Trump at the Business Roundtable. There, the exchange was largely cordial and executives didn’t ask the president any pointed questions about his tariff strategy, according to people familiar with the event. 

They're all silent. Scared of their shadows. These are the leaders taking the world into the future. 

**#Courage** **#Leadership** **#Silence** **#Economy** **#Risk** **#Uncertainty** **#Tariffs** **#Innovation** **#Action** **#Accountability**

jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Fitness Foundry (Coach Julio)

🇺🇦 Kyiv’s Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine. After arriving for the second part of my humanitarian volunteer trip, I paid my respects at Mykhailivska Square. 🕯️

🙏🏽To the families of the Ukrainian Defenders, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Your loved ones' courage and resilience serve as an inspiration to the world, and their heroism will be forever remembered.🕊️

#heroes#ukraine#Kyiv
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Petra van Cronenburg

Mysterious authors' brains. 🧠 I'm writing a new blog article. My brief: nothing about politics today! We need courage. Then the text takes me by the hand.
I read about a blocked drain and come across tiny seeds. And how is that supposed to become a meaningful text? The text giggles: 'you will see'.

I like it when my texts know more than me. 😁 🤯
ed: nearly ready. The grain became the 🤫 🌱 🤫

#author#writer#writing
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Real leaders aren't afraid of sharing truth bombs" - Futurist Jim Carroll

The world is in the midst of a massive shift in geopolitical alignments and global alliances.

While we all watch - often helplessly - as the future unravels at a furious pace, we see not just the big trends, but the minor acts in a play that should never be underway. Like it or not, amid the big trends, various groups and individuals suddenly often find themselves having to take a stand, plant a flag in the ground, and state their views.
Which brings us to the world of sports.

Like it or not, various sports figures and leaders are suddenly in the new and challenging position of having to take a stance. This is leading to new and challenging situations - sports has found itself caught up not only in the culture wars but playing a role in global politics. This reality needs to be carefully managed - because anyone can now find themselves in a moment in which their reality unravels in an instant. That being the case, a very good friend of mine sees this disruptive reality as an opportunity, now getting more involved in the world of sports crisis communication management. I see a wonderfully bright future for him - he works in the field of PR - because there is going to be an acceleration of communication issues to deal with involving rapidly emerging sports crises!

This brings me to Jesse Marsch, an American professional soccer coach, who is now the Head Coach of the Canada men's national soccer team - and now Canada's newest national hero.

Contrast his new realituy to that of Wayne Gretzky, once Canada's favorite hockey player and a nation icon, deeply respected and admired. For. years, you could not mention his name without a touch of reverence - he seemed to be next only to Terry Fox as a leading Canadian icon.

Until he wasn't.

Those who are willing to take a stand on the right side of history are those who will go into superhero status in but an instant.

Powerful lessons indeed.

#Leadership #Truth #Sports #Politics #Integrity #Nationalism #Courage #Identity #Respect #Values

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

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Mayor David Newman

On a beautiful morning, a huge crowd of Acacia Magnet School students and parents turned out for the Ruby Bridges Walk in honor of Black History Month.

When she was 6 years old in 1960, Ruby Bridges’ parents volunteered to have her be the first African-American student to attend a segregated public school in New Orleans.

Despite threats so serious that she required the protection of US marshals, Ruby calmly walked past the haters all year to get an education, setting an example for generations to follow. (1/2)

Photo of a large crowd of Acacia Magnet students, parents, and administrators setting off from Dover Hendrix Park for today’s Ruby Bridges Walk to Acacia Magnet School.
Crossing guard ensures Acacia students safety cross Gainsborough Road. The City of Thousand Oaks provides crossing guards to make sure kids safely get to and from school every day.
Photo of Ruby Bridges with friends not long after she desegregated a public school in New Orleans.
#blackhistorymonth#rubybridges#courage
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