History only moves forward.
Much of what now seems horrific was once a hard-won step forward.
Progress compounds—and reveals the past’s brutality not because people chose badly, but because we’ve built better choices.
Look back with grace. They carried what we now set down.
#progress
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A high official who is believed to be a racist is leaving the Trump Administration:
"Top Pentagon official at center of Jackie Robinson controversy to resign":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/16/top-pentagon-official-resigns-00295381 #racism #politics #progress
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While many shake their heads at the world's problems, these innovators are tackling huge issues head-on.
I’ve today off so naturally I’m trial firing the remaining track on the second reverse loop before I take out the corner board for one last time to fit the backscenes to the back and side of that board.
"In a downturn, you don’t find momentum. You make it!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
In a time of volatility, uncertainty, and a lack of clarity, the most natural reaction is often the worst one: we do nothing.
We pause. We overthink. We wait for something to settle before we make a move.
We seek clarity and wait.
We end up waiting a long time - because the irony of this is that clarity doesn’t come from waiting—it comes from moving.
That's the real secret to getting through this volatile time.
Over the past eight posts, we’ve explored what it takes to lead into the future when everything feels unstable: replacing fear with action, and nostalgia with vision. Challenging inertia through innovation, and stress through strategic resilience. Leading with agility over indecision, and thinking globally, not locally. Things like that.
But none of that matters if momentum is missing. Because without motion and moving forward, there is no forward.
That's why you need to imprint this idea in your mind. “You don’t find momentum. You make it.” The future doesn’t reward the ones who paused the longest. It rewards the ones who moved—even just a little—when no one else was.
And here's a secret you should know - progress isn’t always dramatic.
Sometimes it’s quiet, compounding, and invisible to everyone except those who kept showing up. Let me be blunt - inaction is a decision. And it’s usually the wrong one. When volatility strikes, many leaders freeze - the exact wrong thing to do. But the organizations that keep moving build momentum that outlasts the downturn.
Why do you need momentum, even if you don't know where you are going?
→ It allows for achievements – small wins fuel bigger moves
→ It shifts your mindset – which is what you need
→ It enables refinement – progress improves as you move
→ It reveals direction – showing key trends
The key isn’t to make a massive leap. It’s to take the first step—and then another. And another. Soon you are walking into tomorrow - and then running.
You are already well into the race to the future, while the rest haven't even figured out where the starting line is.
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Futurist Jim Carroll is already well into the Acceptance stage of the 7 Stages of Economic Grief because he knows that it is the only sure way to deal with the relentless uncertainty that already defines 2025.
#Momentum #Action #Volatility #Future #Progress #Strategy #Clarity #Leadership #Resilience #Adaptation
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/04/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-in-a-downturn-you-dont-find-momentum-you-make-it/
REDRAW 2025 vs 2018 - Fan Art of a Big Daddy from Bioshock. I think I've improved over the past seven years 
Consistency over Perfection in Nutrition 
Consistency is important because it creates the foundation for lasting results especially when it comes to fitness, nutrition, and muscle gain.
Long-Term Progress Beats Short-Term Perfection
Sustainability is Key
Your Body Responds to Averages, Not One-Offs
Resist Fascism ~ Embrace Freedom
Stand for justice and freedom with our bold statement for those who believe in democracy, equality, and the power of resistance. Wear your values and make your voice heard: Soft, stylish, and powerful!
#Freedom #Justice #Equality #Resist #Felon47 #Democracy #Activism #Unity #Strength #Courage #Truth #Progress #StandUp #HumanRights #POD #Power
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Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations
Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government has made substantial progress toward completing recommendations from reports between 2020 to 2022.
#government #audit #progress #NovaScotia #Canada #KimAdair
https://globalnews.ca/news/11132997/nova-scotia-auditor-general-credits-government-progress/
Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations
Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government has made substantial progress toward completing recommendations from reports between 2020 to 2022.
#government #audit #progress #NovaScotia #Canada #KimAdair
https://globalnews.ca/news/11132997/nova-scotia-auditor-general-credits-government-progress/
Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations
Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government has made substantial progress toward completing recommendations from reports between 2020 to 2022.
#government #audit #progress #NovaScotia #Canada #KimAdair
https://globalnews.ca/news/11132997/nova-scotia-auditor-general-credits-government-progress/
Doge Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/us/politics/doge-contracts-savings.html
The New York Times · DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress
Freedom for All ~ Not Just Some
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#progress : toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition
- French: progrès
- German: der Fortschritt
- Italian: progresso
- Portuguese: progresso
- Spanish: progreso
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A quick #ModelRailway update. Today I mastered the Digitrax hardware - got the LocoNet cables completed and tested, and the device ids all sorted out so now all the track blocks are predictably numbered. Also got everything hooked up and working on the second reverse loop.
Finally I broke out the windows laptop to program the newly installed points controller, and fixed some small issues with the configuration of one of the others.
Also worked out how to use JMRI’s LocoNet monitoring window to help verify that configuration changes were sticking.
Nothing really to see, hence no pictures today, but a good step forward.
Turning around,
We feel like we’re falling apart;
Turning around,
Sinking in the vortex, we drown,
Twisting, reeling, lost in the dark,
Over and over, we restart;
Turning around...
https://buff.ly/ZR0myL5
Medium · A Widening Spiral — a poem of progress - Esther Spurrill-Jones - Medium
Somalia's Vision: Progress and Resilience Blueprint #Somalia #WestAfrica #Blueprint #Progress #resilience #Somalias #vision
https://tinyurl.com/23brq7nu
"Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass* and businessman Rick Caruso* announced they are teaming up with Lakers head coach JJ Redick to rebuild the Palisades Recreation Center after it was destroyed in the January wildfires. Redick, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades, announced a public-private partnership to rebuild the community landmark":
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-wildfires/bass-and-caruso-team-up-to-rebuild-palisades-recreation-center/3676331/
#politics #progress
*They were two candidates for Mayor.
NBC Southern California · Bass and Caruso team up to rebuild Palisades Recreation Center
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That includes the Nancy Grace Roman Space #Telescope, which has been designed to study distant #galaxies & faraway #planets from an orbital outpost about a million miles from Earth. The hardware of the Roman is in place & being integrated & tested at #NASA’s Goddard #Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. The Roman is scheduled to launch as early as Sept 2026.
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The #Hubble & #Webb space #telescopes —celebrated for their long list of discoveries as well as stunning images of the #universe — would remain supported under the proposal. However, no other telescope would be funded.