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   May Likes Toronto (mayintoronto@beige.party)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-2025 05:10:23 JST May Likes Toronto

   I don't understand this obsession with "growing the economy" in Canada when 50% of all Canadians are $200 away from insolvency. You know, we've been trying to grow the economy for ages, and we have!

   The Canadian economy grew 41% under Trudeau. Look how much better off we all are. 🤔

   - 22.9% of Canadians experience food insecurity.
   - Food bank usage up 90% since 2019.
   - Rents have skyrocketed across the country.
   - Our wages have barely kept up with inflation, let alone gone up with this economic growth.

   So to the politicians promising economic growth, when will the people experience it?

   #cdnpoli

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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 05:23:08 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   "Every weakness carries the seed of strength!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

   Turn your weakness into strength!

   That isn't just some feel-good motto – it's the rocket fuel that's propelling the most successful organizations and individuals into the future. They've learned how to bounce back from the downturns, recover from the upsets, and move forward from the things that would push them back.

   I've been through that, a few times. After the dot-com collapse, my speaking engagements, newspaper columns and book deals dried up completely - because no one was interested in what I was offering.. But you know what? That apparent weakness became my launching pad. Instead of staying stuck in pure technology, I expanded my focus into innovation and creativity. With a lot of work I was connecting with entirely new audiences – and building a new career trajectory. My weakness - too much of a focus on one topic area - became my strength as I used my experience to broaden my horizons.

   There are powerful lessons in this type of thinking. In periods of economic volatility, companies can be at their weakest if they succumb to the negativity - but can build their strength by opting out. During every global economic downturn, companies split into two camps. The "play it safe" crowd cut costs and scaled back R&D. But the innovators? They doubled down on growth and innovation. The result? A stunning 13% compound annual growth rate compared to a measly 1% for the fear-frozen competition. That's not just a statistic – that's the power of turning weakness growth.

   So how can you focus on turning weaknesses into strength:
   Stop fighting fires Too many organizations are stuck in fire-fighting mode, constantly asking "Whoah, where'd that come from?" Their weakness is they aren't looking forward - their strength should be doing that. The real innovators are asking "What comes next, and what do we need to do about it?"

   Supercharge your experience velocity! Here's what one CEO told me that really caught my attention during a planning call.: "We don't have a knowledge problem. We have an experience velocity problem." Think about that! Innovation isn't just about having good ideas – it's about rapid experimentation, gathering real-world data, and failing fast to adapt quickly.

   Start seeing your weaknesses as the launching pad for your next big opportunities!

   https://jimcarroll.com/2025/01/daily-inspiration-leadership-resilience-every-weakness-carries-the-seed-of-strength/