Snap out of it !! The world is changing fast and there’s no time for you to take it as it comes this week! Organize your world! Innovate! Gen Z is on the rise as is AI. Health care is changing and becoming more affordable and accessible. We now communicate at the speed of light. The Global economy is becoming more and more co-dependent. Space Taxis are right around the corner. Get your ticket to Mars today. Technology’s impact will be felt this Holiday Season more than ever, as fewer people flock to brick and mortar stores while opting to do their shopping online instead. The internet and wireless connectivity are shaping the 21st century in ways that Big Steel, Railroads and Oil did in the 19th century. It’s right here, right now! THIS WEEK. Change! Disruption! Opportunity! Fear not bacteria that has developed resistance to Penicillin. DNA mapping and genetic engineering will keep us free from all disease. It’s a great time to be alive if you like to eat. Virtual Restaurants and food-on-demand services are growing by leaps and bounds. More people are consuming more alcohol. India is lifting so many millions into the middle class that they are drinking more Scotch (sending prices through the roof!). Drones are making mining much less dangerous. Alternative fuels are approaching critical mass. Data Processing tools are getting more powerful. Your data is safer than ever. Virtual assistants will help you in ways that you can’t even begin to imagine. Pilotless planes will cut cost for those travelers that “make it past the kinks” in the first generation of robotic passenger planes. Business travel is easier than ever even for those that don’t have a corporate travel department. Apps are making life amazing. Content is everywhere. Global economies around the world are expanding simultaneously for the first time in a decade. Falling unemployment has commuters filling up tanks and heading to the office. IT’S A GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE! But not if you sit on your ass today. Video game competitions, robot gladiators and drone racing will overtake most major professional sports franchises in the coming years. Fitness centers are booming and diversifying. We’re going green, making smarter choices and driving electric cars. Don’t forget the 5th principal of technology laid out by professor Melvin Kranzberg, “All history is relevant, but the history of technology is the most relevant”. Technological innovation exponentially spurs more technological innovation.. we’re going off the rails on a crazy train and headed into mostly uncharted territory and that’s invigorating! We’re in a period of unprecedented change and increasing expectations. What follows and how it will affect you will depend on what you do RIGHT NOW. Today you should have a sense of Purpose. Today you should contribute. Today is the day to Engage. Today is the day to Empower. Today is Now. Today is what lies ahead. Today is your destiny.
