Water Slide, Brettmühlenteich, Zschorna, Germany. August 2023. Ref-11747
https://www.denisolivier.com/photography/water-slide-brettmuhlenteich-zschorna-germany/en/11747
#fog #ilfordpanf #slide #calm #panfplus #manfrotto #germany #adoxxt3 #lake #morning #brettmhlenteich #foggy #quiet #adox #deutschland

"Commitment to your most important goal will always be your greatest success." - Futurist Jim Carroll

I once wrote this phrase: "Real progress is often invisible, boring, and repetitive. Don't mistake the quiet for regression!"

In that context, sometimes your greatest small achievements come up against a bold realization. For me, today marks a unique milestone in a long-running personal project—3,500 days of consistent, quiet effort toward a goal that few people actually see. It's a significant step in a long journey, yet another link in a chain that grows stronger each day.

Progress and success always come from commitment to the cause. Wins are often not instant, dramatic, or bold - instead, they are quiet, barely noticeable, forgettable at moments - until suddenly, they collide with a marker of significant success.

Today is one of those days.

And with this comes an important realization about the work I do. I often tell clients that successful innovation doesn't always involve a big, dramatic breakthrough; it’s usually a messy, squiggly line of effort where the ultimate moment of success is eventually reached. In the same way, personal success on a big goal is often about the small steps, not the big leaps. Managing any major life goal isn't just about reaching the finish line; it’s about the mindset pivot you maintain along the way.

I've often said that you are the total of all your highs and each of your lows, and you must own the quiet, repetitive, low parts of the process for the highs to mean anything at all.

As I look toward my next milestone (like my upcoming tee time at St. Andrews!) I’m reminded that success is about patience.

It’s about trading the immediate dopamine of a "quick win" for the long-term guarantee of a life well-lived.

3,500.

Pretty fucking awesome!

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Futurist Jim Carroll plans an early-morning walk today, immediately after writing this post, to see if he might spot the sun rising in splendour.

**#Commitment** **#Milestone** **#Progress** **#Success** **#Patience** **#Goals** **#Consistency** **#Journey** **#Dedication** **#Quiet** **#Perseverance** **#Achievement** **#Discipline** **#Effort** **#Focus** **#Growth** **#Mindset** **#SmallSteps** **#Determination** **#Purpose** **#Winning** **#LongGame** **#Celebrate** **#Awesome** **#Onwards**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/02/daily-inspiration-personal-goals-commitment-to-your-most-important-goal-will-always-be-your-greatest-success/

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#UntiltedComicStrip 110 is out today! See the Gallery section of my #BuyMeACoffee page at https://buymeacoffee.com/untilted/gallery/4519236 and #ComicFury on https://untilted.webcomic.ws/comics/110/

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Neural pathways

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Moby - The Opposite of Fear 🙂

https://youtu.be/X9OR20ga3yM

#Moby #Quiet

Jin Se Yeon And Park Ki Woong Share A Quiet Turning Point After His Confession In “Recipe For Love” #Confession #Jin #Love #park #point #Quiet #Recipe #Share #Turning #Woong #Yeon
https://kpopnewshub.com/jin-se-yeon-and-park-ki-woong-share-a-quiet-turning-point-after-his-confession-in-recipe-for-love/?fsp_sid=14016

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Garonne Canal, Toulouse, France. February 2025. Ref-11983
https://www.denisolivier.com/photography/garonne-canal-toulouse-france/en/11983
#paterson #hp5 #calm #garonne #hc110 #canal #france #kodakhc110 #silence #ilfordhp5 #heiland #quiet #banks #tasfilmprocessor #perspective

Well, I know everyone is talking about #discord and how to get off it. So you all may be interested in this tech I just discovered called #quiet. It tries to do something like slack/discord and is clearly a work in progress (you can only join one community right now) but it is serverless and has some nice properties.

https://tryquiet.org/#How-it-works

The Fine Line Between Coping and Hiding

https://ericfoltin.com/2026/02/17/the-fine-line-between-coping-and-hiding/