Sharing creative concepts with others in the hopes that they will validate your work and ease your fears is a fool’s errand. If you’re doing original work, truly unique stuff that they haven’t seen before, they’re not going to get it—certainly not on the first pass.

They have their critic hats on and that’s not how we go through life. New ideas are like art. You have to trust yourself and just put it out there. People will react in unpredictable ways.

Bekhauf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXlKxjlUoo

During a performance for a Shriners convention, a Sky Dancer aerialist skips rope on a small platform high above the streets of downtown, Chicago, Illinois, July 13, 1955. Photos by Life Magazine Photographer John Dominis.

"Whatever it takes. That has to be your mindset." - Futurist Jim Carroll

Many people seem to be engineered to give up too easily. Pack it in. Move on before the hard work. Never give what it takes. Abandon the effort. Never do what it takes.

The question is - why?

People seem to understand what success requires, yet consistently fail to take the necessary actions.

What's behind this attitude? 

Comfortable complacency. Too many get trapped in what I call the "good enough zone" - where they're just comfortable enough to resist real change, but not successful enough to thrive. This dangerous complacency is like a slow-acting poison in today's rapid-change environment.

A "not-my-problem' attitude. Too many people see the need for change but respond with "not my department" or "not my responsibility." This abandonment of responsibility creates a paradox: everyone sees the problem, but no one takes action.

Fear is the default setting. People are too scared to move and choose inaction as a strategy, mistaking it for prudence. But here's the reality: in 2025, the risk of doing nothing far outweighs the risk of action.

A lack of confidence. A lot of people have convinced themselves they can't adapt or master new realities. They've created their glass ceilings, limiting their potential before even trying.

Here's the stark reality: Success requires more than just knowing what to do - it demands the courage to do it. You need to move beyond understanding to action, beyond planning to execution, beyond fear to calculated risk-taking.

Here's the thought you need to plant in your mind - the future doesn't belong to the smartest or the strongest - it belongs to those willing to do whatever it takes to succeed.

So how do you do that?

Here's my list.

**#Persistence** **#Innovation** **#Growth** **#Action** **#Resilience** **#Speed** **#Commitment** **#Excellence** **#Fearless** **#Breakthrough**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/02/daily-inspiration-moving-into-motivation-whatever-it-takes-that-has-to-be-your-mindset/

"Every Breath You Take", by The Police (1983), and "You Belong With Me”, by Taylor Swift (2008). #111Words #ThePolice #EveryBreathYouTake #Synchronicity #TaylorSwift #YouBelongWithMe #Fearless #Music #Songs https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/02/every-breath-you-take-by-police-1983.html

#Zeitgeschichte wird #bewegt geschrieben.

https://troet.cafe/tags/Zeitgeschichte

#Angst #fear #Angstlos #fearless #Trauma #Traumata #noTrauma #noPain

https://troet.cafe/tags/EndocannabinoidSystem #Cannabis #Hanf

#WokeineAngstmehristdawerdenurnochICHsein #DasSeinbestimmtdasBewusstsein

#KamalaHarris https://troet.cafe/tags/wepray

#Coldplay #Universe #Universum https://youtu.be/WTC6iJYBAVI #wepray

#Ozzy #dream #dreamer #dreaming #Infinity #mother #earth #motherearth #Erde
https://youtu.be/LCCiwPEdEpg

Daily Inspiration: "Regret: It's that thing you'll live with if you never do the things you should have tried to do!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Life is a series of doors of opportunity all waiting to be opened!

Are you keeping them shut?

I was reminded of this fact yesterday when a writer for an industry publication called me; they're working on a profile piece. We had a great discussion about the long, strange trip I've had to become a global futurist., and the decisions that I took along the way to get me there. After the call, I dug out for him another profile piece (there have been many) that covered the voyage some twenty-one years ago - and reading it, I was reminded of my mindset for the opportunity that truly determined my fate.

Think about your reality - every single moment, there is a new opportunity around you. Every single instance, there are new futures that are presenting themselves. Every single second, you are faced with the decision, "Should I stay or should I go now?" (to borrow from The Clash!) What are you doing when you are confronted with these decisions? Do you go at that, or do you hold yourself in reserve, nervous about taking the big, bold steps that you should be taking?

Looking back at the article from 2003, I'm kind of fascinated by the mindset of opportunity that I was chasing even then. (If you are curious, the full article is here --> https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2003may_camag_meet_the_experts.pdf

With all this, ask yourself a few questions about your situation.

Are the doors in front of you staying closed?

Do you try to open them?

Do you live in fear of what tomorrow might bring, or do you shift your mind so that you banish the fear and replace it with nervous exhilaration?

Your answer to these questions matters!

#Opportunity #NoRegrets #Courage #Fearless #Mindset #Success #Change #Decisions #Possibilities #Growth

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/09/daily-inspiration-personal-growth-regret-its-that-thing-youll-live-with-if-you-never-do-the-things-you-should-have-tried-to-do/

My nomination for campaign theme music for #HarrisWalz2024 https://tidal.com/track/182321614?u

Yes, it's a cover of a Pink Floyd song. The best such in existence.

#Fearless new #HarrisForPresident campaign ad

#ProsecutorVFelon #WeAreNotGoingBack #Freedom #democracy #VoteBlue #Harris2024
#HarrisVideo

“Well Donald, I do hope you reconsider & meet me on the #debate stage. Because as the saying goes, 'If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.'”

- MVP #KamalaHarris, #HarrisForPresident #Atlanta #Georgia

#ChickenTrump #SayItToMyFace #WeAreNotGoingBack #Fearless #Freedom #ProsecutorVFelon #VoteBlue #Harris2024 #HarrisVideo

Fearless. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris

Check out Harris for President’s new ad: https://youtu.be/q7Yr4U5Clls

#Fearless. #HarrisForPresident #Mastodon4Harris #MastodonForHarris

A thesis on early Taylor Swift, immediately disproven. #111Words #TaylorSwift #Fearless #TaylorsVersion #MrPerfectlyFine #HeyStephen #Wit #Thesis #Evidence https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-thesis-on-early-taylor-swift.html

The sound of Taylor Swift’s early and recent albums. #111Words #TaylorSwift #Debut #Fearless #Folklore #Evermore #Midnights #Music #AmbientMusic #PopMusic #CountryMusic https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-sound-of-taylor-swifts-early-and.html

The persona in Taylor Swift lyrics: Not “the Homecoming Queen”; more like another famous queen at a high school in the United States. #111Words #TaylorSwift #HomecomingQueen #YouBelongWithMe #Fearless #Music #Lyrics #Carrie #StephenKing #BrianDePalma #Songs #Novels #Films #Horror https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-persona-in-taylor-swift-lyrics-not.html

Stronger Than Fear - Solo Piano from Fearless Improvisations

#piano #solopiano #fearless #motivation #inspirational #newmusic #pianoalbum #DarkSideOfSynth

https://youtu.be/dCf1jO7v1Gg