MY VLOG: U.S missed the bigger global picture post war as Iran steps into the new world order #worldorder
Two critical points the U.S completely missed in war with Iran. The New World Order laid down in 2013 & accompanying security apparatus. Era of pivot to Asia has finally arrived!
Hausses de loyer et craintes d’amiante : la colère monte au complexe Norgate
Entre infestations, rénovations et craintes pour leur santé, des locataires se mobilisent contre leur propriétaire.The postHausses de loyer et craintes d’amiante : la colère monte au complexe Norgateappeared first onPivot.
https://pivot.quebec/2026/05/05/hausses-loyer-craintes-amiante-complexe-norgate/
"Every 'no' is a vote for a future 'yes.'"- Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
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In the global freelance economy, the pressure is relentless: take everything that comes through the door. Chase every lead. Never leave money on the table. Never turn down an opportunity.
Hustle.
I get it.
I've lived that reality since 1990.
Here's the thing - the tone for the hustle is set right out of the gate. When you're in year one of running your own thing, every email feels like the difference between making it or not. You say yes to almost anything because the alternative of an empty calendar is terrifying. I've lived that reality for a long time. My early years on my own were a frantic hustle of saying yes to anything that looked like it might pay the bills.
But here is what I've learned in the 36 years since: the pivots that worked weren't built on the things I said yes to; sometimes, they were built on the things I said no to.
Every no is a vote for a future yes.
From 1998 to 2001, I was doing, perhaps, 80 to 100 events per year. 4 keynotes in 4 days in 4 different cities all across North America. Travel, a full schedule, prep time. It was exhilarating, but at the same time, I was raising a young family with my wife, writing even more books about the Internet, participating in book tours, and so much more. And when the dot.com collapse happened in 2001, I was not quite prepared to reinvent - to pivot - at the speed the future demanded. It wasn't until 2004 that I finished writing my book, What I Learned from Frogs in Texas: How to Save Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation, that I was able to escape the tech lable nd move into the innovation/futurist branding.
I look back sometimes and realize I lost three years that might have made my pivot to a new future easier. I didn't - because I didn't make time for the necessary pivot, because I was too busy saying yes.
I learned a very powerful lesson.
It's hard to think about, but ultimately, saying YES to everything will eventually get in the way of your success.
Keep reading the full post in the link: there's more on why saying NO is the best way to get to YES more often.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has come to learn that the potential negativity in saying NO is one of the most powerful ways to get to the positivity of saying YES.
**#No** **#Yes** **#Boundaries** **#Focus** **#Protection** **#Hustle** **#Calendar** **#Burnout** **#Discipline** **#Pivot** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Reputation** **#Time** **#Guard** **#Intelligence** **#Space** **#Reinvention** **#Future** **#Family** **#Health** **#Ruthless** **#Opportunity** **#Careful** **#Onwards**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/05/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-29-every-no-is-a-vote-for-a-future-yes/
Hausses de loyer et craintes d’amiante : la colère monte au complexe Norgate
Entre infestations, rénovations et craintes pour leur santé, des locataires se mobilisent contre leur propriétaire.The postHausses de loyer et craintes d’amiante : la colère monte au complexe Norgateappeared first onPivot.
Au Liban, la trêve fragile n’apporte aucun répit à la population
Les agressions israéliennes n’ont jamais cessé, laissant un million de Libanais·es déplacé·es sans espoir de rentrer.The postAu Liban, la trêve fragile n’apporte aucun répit à la populationappeared first onPivot.
https://pivot.quebec/2026/05/05/au-liban-la-treve-fragile-napporte-aucun-repit-a-la-population/
“You should never wait for the world to catch up to your obsolescence." - Futurist Jim Carroll
Here's a truth to consider: your gut feels the pivot long before your head admits it.
Sometimes we are forced into a career change or pivot. Other times, we need to make the decision on our own.
Either way, it's a gut-wrenching moment.
I know that when I was thinking about leaving the corporate world behind back in 1990, I was pretty miserable. My career track had changed due to a merger; my opportunities vanished; my successful path forward was now in doubt. And yet, I struggled mightily with the idea of moving from career certainty to becoming a self-employed unknown chasing a future that didn't yet exist.
But I went through with it, and it turned out to be the right thing to do.
Here's what I've learned in the decades since: when a pivot is forced on you, you go through something a lot like the stages of grief: shock, denial, anger, and eventually acceptance. When the pivot is your own choice, the same thing happens, just in slow motion. You sit in denial that things have to change. You get angry that they have to. And eventually, hopefully, you accept it.
As I wrote in my book Now What? Reinvention and the Role of Optimism in Finding Your New Future, the faster you get to acceptance, the quicker you can reinvent.
So how do you get to acceptance? You learn to recognize the signals. Some triggers will tell you when it's time:
The expiry of your relevance
The "soul-crushing" signal
The need for reinvention velocity
The "Sunday night" signal
Read about them in the full post.
And one trigger that sits apart from the rest: if you are drowning your career misery in substance abuse, the pivot question has already answered itself. The first move isn't a career change. It's getting help, from yourself or from someone trained to give it. The pivot comes after.
Here's the filter, though: not every bad week is a signal. Burnout, a difficult client, a rough quarter — those are weather, not climate. The triggers above only matter when they become persistent, structural, and patterned. If a vacation fixes it, it wasn't a pivot signal.
You should never find yourself thinking "I should have jumped sooner."
Because when you wonder if it's time to pivot, it probably already is.
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing this series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, because he thinks he has mastered the art of the pivot!
**#Obsolescence** **#Pivot** **#Gut** **#Signals** **#Acceptance** **#Change** **#Reinvention** **#Relevance** **#Triggers** **#Career** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Denial** **#Grief** **#Movement** **#NowWhat** **#Optimism** **#Soul** **#AI** **#Recognition**
“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
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Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
Que signifie le port du hijab dans une société islamophobe?
Un nouveau livre interroge l’obsession politique sur le hijab et propose une réflexion collective menée par les féministes musulmanes.The postQue signifie le port du hijab dans une société islamophobe?appeared first onPivot.
https://pivot.quebec/2026/05/04/que-signifie-le-port-du-hijab-dans-une-societe-islamophobe/
米中ロの一国主義のもとで、日本はいかに振る舞うべきか。軍事大国化vs平和主義かという不毛な二項対立を超え、実務的な生存戦略を探求する。ミドルパワー外交論の第一人者である、慶應義塾大学名誉教授の添谷芳秀氏に聞いた。 ＜ゲスト＞ 添谷芳秀｜慶應義塾大学名誉教授 米ミシガン大学大学院にて博士号（政治学）取得。慶應義塾大学法学部教授などを歴任。 専門は国際政治学、および日本外交を中心としたアジア太平洋の国際関係。著書に『日本の「ミドルパワー」外交』（2005年）など。 ＜参考書籍＞ 『日本の「ミドルパワー」外交: 戦後日本の選択と構想』 添谷芳秀（著） 筑摩書房（刊） https://amzn.to/4cOJD3B ※上記リンクURLはAmazonアソシエイトのリンクを使用しています。 ＜目次＞ 00:00 ダイジェスト 01:04 なぜ今「ミドルパワー」か 10:45 ミドルパワー外交論の原点 17:02 大国とミドルパワーの違い 25:52 憲法9条と日米安保の矛盾 35:05 次回予告 サムネイル 写真：iStock
Et si on parlait d’incompétence stratégique au masculin
L’iniquité des responsabilités domestiques et familiales n’a rien d’inné et s’explique par la socialisation genréeThe postEt si on parlait d’incompétence stratégique au masculinappeared first onPivot.
https://pivot.quebec/2026/05/02/et-si-on-parlait-dincompetence-strategique-au-masculin/
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