"𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦." - Futurist Jim Carroll

Starting tomorrow, I will be wrapping up my 30 Megatrends series, with 5 more posts to go.

For those of you who use a Kindle, an e-book version of Dancing in the Rain is now available on Amazon.

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We're more than halfway through 2025, and it's been a wild year for many.

And if one thing is clear, it's pretty clear that nothing is clear.

With that, let me take a moment to reinforce how you should be approaching things when volatility is the new normal:

- Embrace the chaos. Stop fearing volatility—start dancing with it! The fact that the future is uncertain shouldn't be a problem to solve but a reality to leverage. When everything around you is shifting, you have the ultimate freedom to reinvent, pivot, and create something extraordinary.

- Get uncomfortable. Complacency isn't just dangerous—it's a death sentence. If your reaction to uncertainty is "We don't need to do anything right now," then the future would like to have a word with you!

- Learn faster. Your most important skill isn't what you know—it's your ability to learn what's next. Right now, your knowledge expires faster than milk, but your capacity to acquire just-in-time knowledge is your superpower.

- Turn your fear into fuel. Every trend that terrifies others should excite you. While pessimists see threats everywhere, champions see opportunity in the same circumstances.

- Fall in love with your mistakes. Don't be scared of making mistakes—be terrified of not making enough of them! Early failure isn't your enemy; it's your teacher. A failure while trying beats failing to try every single time.

- Think bigger and start moving forward. Dream audaciously, then take one small step. Big things don't happen with small thinking, but they do start with small actions.

- Choose action over paralysis. Stop planning. Start doing! The solution to your indecision isn't found in avoiding it—it's discovered through movement.

- Fuel up with optimism. Optimism isn't naive—it's strategic. It's your fuel for the future and the oxygen for opportunity. Make sure your hopes for tomorrow always outweigh your fears about today.

The question isn't whether you can handle what's coming.

It's whether you're ready to help shape it.

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𝐹𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝐽𝑖𝑚 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.

**#Adaptability** **#Uncertainty** **#Resilience** **#Innovation** **#Optimism** **#Action** **#Learning** **#Growth** **#Opportunity** **#Future**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/08/decoding-tomorrow-daily-inspiration-when-certainty-becomes-too-uncertain-adaptability-becomes-your-biggest-opportunity/

"Every good moment of uncertainty demands the certainty of action!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

You can pre-order Dancing in the Rain effective today!

I've got a final, print-ready manuscript in my hands, which needs a final read-through before we commit to it. I'm waiting for my cover guy to finish off the cover. After that, a few more buttons to hit, and we are good to go. There are a few logistical hurdles to get through, in that the team that works with me (aka family) has a few other commitments (aka day jobs) that take precedence. It will at least be by July - I am hoping for sooner.

What a wild voyage!

The actual date that I started the blog series was April 7, so it will turn out to be just a little more than 2 months from the time I conceived of the idea of the book to its release.

Think about where we were just two months ago. The insanity of the reality of a global trade war was setting in; markets were uncertain; and clarity was lacking. And if it isn't evident to you yet, all the signs are there that we are already in the midst of what will be a rather prolonged and significant economic retraction.

That's why I decided that what I needed to do was begin to summarize everything I had learned, observed, and researched about how companies and executives responded to previous periods of economic decline. In the previous decades, I had developed a LOT of insight into the criticality of innovation through a recession; of staying relentlessly focused on growth; and on finding opportunity while everyone else was retrenching. I had a significant amount of material on the strategies, mindsets, actions, and undertakings of those who were bold enough to not just focus on the challenges of today, but to double down on the opportunities of tomorrow.

So I began writing. And writing. And writing.

Somewhere along the way, I realized I had a book in there. I remember the night I was out for an after-dinner walk with my wife, and I carefully broached the fact that I was 'doing another one.' Keep in mind that she - as my business partner and editor - was still immersed in the process of getting my book Escaping Mediocrity out the door. This came after a fast project to get the other book, Embracing Mediocrity in print. All during this time, she was taking on the role of Treasurer and going back on the Board of a charity for special needs young adults that we are heavily involved with. She was none too thrilled but knows me all too well.

And so here we are. I practice what I preach. The core message of the book is that every crisis demands that we don't freeze but act. That we don't suddenly go into a state of indecision, but move forward decisively. While everyone else is focused on the current moment, we need to prepare for the next one.

That while others are doing what they can to avoid the storm, we need to go out into it with full determination, and dance.

I hope you will do a pre-order. We've worked tremendously hard to get to this point, and I am eager to get what I think is one of my best books (this one being #43 I think) into your hands!

Dance!

In the rain!

Order it now at dancing.jimcarroll.com.

#Uncertainty #Action #Leadership #Resilience #Innovation #Crisis #Growth #Opportunity #Bold #Dance

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/06/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-innovating-in-uncertainty-every-good-moment-of-uncertainty-demands-the-certainty-of-action/