Noel Wilson

@NoelWilson
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Old man trying to become a blogger, and other weird stories

#planning #Leadership

Michelle from Nastos Nest shares the V2MOM framework. Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, Metrics

https://nostosnest.com/2025/04/personal-v2mom/

How I Use a V2MOM Framework to Create a Fulfilling Life | Nostos Nest

I’ve always loved planning - but burnout forced me to get more intentional about how I did it. The V2MOM framework I use transformed the way I live. Here’s how it works.

Nostos Nest | Real Life Stories of Burnout, Personal Growth & Mental Health
Whenever someone complains about lack of diversity on the Fediverse, I point out that we have Linux users AND Ubuntu users.

Two services that can help grow your blog
Every blogger would like to be the #1 blog, but with recent changes to Google and AI, it is getting harder for your content to get noticed. Here are 2 alternatives to consider.

Feedle.word: Feedle is a search engine specifally for blogs and podcasts. . On the one hand, it allows you to search their database of millions of blog posts and p
https://tosay.blog/two-services-that-can-help-grow-your-blog/
#Blogging #1 #BlogGrowth #SearchEngine #seo

Two services that can help grow your blog

Every blogger would like to be the #1 blog, but with recent changes to Google and AI, it is getting harder for your content to get noticed. Here are 2 [...]

ToSay.blog
What’s worse then a Jehovah’s Witness visit?
Disclaimer: This article is not what you think it is - There is no hate it it at all for JW. In fact, I am a strong believer in the right to speech, to assemble peacefully, and to have faith. We can only hope to grow by learning about other people around us, and come to appreciate how they see the world to grow
https://noel.tosay.blog/2025/04/30/whats-worse-then-a-jehovahs-witness-visit/
#culture #Warning #CustomerService #internet #rogers

Elon and Trump are not idiots! (and Jar Jar Binks is a Sith Lord)
Why do we refer to one icon by his first name, and the other by his last?

Phineas Taylor (P.T) Barnum was businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum and Baily circus. The adage "there's a sucker born every minute" has frequently been attributed to him, although no e
https://noel.tosay.blog/2025/04/29/test/
#politics #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #musk #politics #sales #starwars #trump

Elon and Trump are not idiots! (and Jar Jar Binks is a Sith Lord)

Why do we refer to one icon by his first name, and the other by his last? Phineas Taylor (P.T) Barnum was businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes [...]

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"Leaders who think beyond the current storm are the ones who shape what happens after it." - Futurist Jim Carroll

Here's a key thing to think about: strategic foresight always beats tactical firefighting.

The strongest organizations think beyond today’s chaos—and start building the world they want to lead. That's because they know that economic growth always follows the minds that create the ideas of tomorrow, and they know it's better to be one of those minds.

Most leaders and organizations don't do this though. It’s easy, in a time of volatility, to fall into survival mode. Watching the headlines, managing today’s problems, and delaying everything else. But if history teaches us anything, it's this: the companies that think beyond the current storm are the ones that shape what happens after it.

They don't just react to the present—they create the future. They subscribe to the most important statement about the future made by Bill Gates: "Most people tend to overestimate the rate of change on a two-year basis, but underestimate change on a ten-year basis." With that in mind, they know one of the most important things they need to be doing right now is to ensure they have a firm grasp of what comes tomorrow - and what they need to do about it.

Why does it matter? Leadership during uncertainty isn’t just about managing immediate fires. It’s about constantly asking: “What world will emerge next—and how do we lead it?” Forward-oriented thinking forces you to operate across two horizons: managing today’s pressures realistically, and strategizing tomorrow’s opportunities relentlessly. You can't do the latter if you don't have a firm grasp on what comes tomorrow.

McKinsey research shows that companies that allocate resources based on future trends—not just past results—outperform their industry peers by nearly 40% over 10 years. The fact is, short-term thinking Is a trap but sadly, it has become the norm. When volatility rises, leadership conversations shrink - from multi-year strategy to monthly budgets; from future innovation to weekly crisis meetings; from new market creation to operational firefighting; and from big, bold, long-term visions to small, narrow daily actions.

And the fact is, the longer you stay trapped today, the further you fall behind the leaders building tomorrow. The future doesn't slow down in a recession - it speeds up.

You can’t sit back and hope the future will be kind to you. You have to go out and shape it.

The companies that will dominate the next decade are already investing in new capabilities, technologies, markets, and ideas—even while today’s challenges are raging. 

Realize this: tomorrow’s winners are already thinking past today's chaos.

**#Foresight** **#Leadership** **#Trends** **#Innovation** **#Future** **#Strategy** **#Opportunity** **#Disruption**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/04/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-leaders-that-think-beyond-the-current-storm-are-the-ones-that-shape-what-happens-after-it/