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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@mastodon.futurist.info)'s status on Friday, 06-Jun-2025 18:49:59 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   "𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦. 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑑𝑜." - Futurist Jim Carroll

   Anyways, we're in a recession.

   One of the interesting things about being someone who spends a lot of time speaking to leadership teams at corporate events is you get a lot of early-warning signs as to the corporate cutbacks that are underway. And I can tell you this - companies are cutting back, deferring meetings, pulling travel budgets, eliminating marketing dollars, and refusing to approve sending their people to conferences and events. Not only that, but the research I am always doing for various inquiries and opportunities also shows, and the discussions I have with people, show all the other warning signs - projects being postponed, capital budgets being curtailed, strategic planning sessions being canceled.

   And everyone has gone into a 'wait-and-see' mode.

   It's pretty clear that globally the economy is in a bit of a mess.

   That's a lot of bad stuff going on.

   This is why right now is the perfect time to ignore it all and move to the next phase.

   Which brings me to 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒏 again. The interesting thing about getting the book ready for print leads me to read it again (and again) as a part of the editing part.

   And I can't help but take some personal inspiration from what I wrote in Chapter 1, to open the book.

   I'm inspired by my inspiration, and I'm already moving on!

   Read it, and move on with me.

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   Dancing in the Rain: How Bold Leaders Grow Stronger in Stormy Times
   Chapter 1. Release Date July 2025

   “The smartest strategy in a downturn? Say no to the narrative!”

   Your growth story begins the moment you decide not to take part in someone else’s pessimism.

   An economic downturn? Massive economic volatility? A lack of clarity in economic signals that might suggest a recession? Significant industry disruption which is causing havoc?

   Is everyone hunkering down, letting negative sentiment drive their decisions?
   Just refuse to participate!

   In an era of panic, the boldest act is to opt out of the fear. The future does not belong to the cautious — it belongs to the courageous.

   Offense Wins When Everyone Plays Defence

   Winners do not wait. They create.

   Recessions do not kill opportunity. Mindsets do.

   Volatility does not hold back the future. A chase for clarity does.

   That’s why the smartest strategy is to ‘just say no’ to the narrative. If everyone’s playing defense, the game is yours to win on offense.

   The path to growth starts with rejecting the crowd’s caution.

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   Futurist Jim Carroll plans to open up pre-orders for Dancing in the Rain in the next few days.

   **#Recession** **#Mindset** **#Opportunity** **#Growth** **#Courage** **#Optimism** **#Strategy** **#Leadership** **#Future** **#Bold**

   Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/06/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-the-recession-recessions-do-not-kill-opportunity-mindsets-do/

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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Thursday, 08-May-2025 18:32:10 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   "The smartest strategy in a downturn? Say no to the narrative!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

   Your growth story begins the moment you decide not to take part in someone else’s pessimism.

   An economic downturn? Just refuse to participate! In an era of panic, the boldest act is to opt out of the fear. The future doesn’t belong to the cautious—it belongs to the courageous.

   With that thought in mind, know this - winners don’t wait. They create.

   Recessions don’t kill opportunity. Mindsets do. The companies that shape tomorrow are the ones inventing it today—despite the headlines. That's why the smartest strategy is to 'just say no' to the narrative. After all, if everyone’s playing defense, the game is yours to win on offense. The path to growth starts with rejecting the crowd’s caution!

   You can't shrink your way to tomorrow. The organizations that pull back on the initiative to move forward will stay back. Those that move forward now are the ones we’ll be talking about tomorrow. That being the case, mindset is the first move. A downturn is a test of belief.

   That's why one of the first things you can do is to dance in the rain. Make the best of a bad situation. Do what you can do despite trying circumstances. Stay focused on your goals despite the fuzziness that surrounds you.

   Opting out.

   To opt out is to choose not to participate in something.

   Right now, the conventional wisdom – the wisdom of crowds – always seems to be that in a period of economic uncertainty or a downturn, the best thing to do is to hunker down, scale back, slow down, take it easy, be cautious, reduce spending, defer our actions, wait it out, take things slow, put things on pause.

   And that is just plain, well, the wrong thing to do! History tells us so – because those who choose to opt out of conventional wisdom are those who win.
   In recent years, we've seen what happens when some choose not to participate in a recession, economic downturn, or whatever we want to call a period of economic uncertainty. They have determined that it's important to focus on the long-term goal, not the short-term volatility.

   What we know from previous downturns is this: those who chose to opt out experienced growth during the downturn that others did not see. Not only that, but their rate of growth after the downturn was greater than those who chose the traditional path of cutting back. Bottom line: long-term winners are those who chose not to participate in a downturn!

   It seems simple but is pretty critical – when uncertainty stares you in the face, double down on innovation and transformation, and refocus on the long-term view!

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   Futurist Jim Carroll has chosen not to participate in the common narrative of 2025.

   **#OptOut** **#Mindset** **#Growth** **#Innovation** **#Opportunity** **#Courage** **#Resilience** **#Future** **#Strategy** **#Investment**

   Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/05/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-the-smartest-strategy-in-a-downturn-say-no-to-the-narrative/