The greatest pragmatism in the world is to have a dream you work toward realizing. To say, “I don’t dream. I deal in reality.” is to negate your power and to deny your ability to transform reality. Your ability to work and to realize your purpose and dream is the most real thing in the world. It is reality.

Put differently, without idealism, a “realistic” and “pragmatic” approach does not mean much. Idealism is about having a dream, a passionate purpose. Realism is about what is. Pragmatism is about what works, what gets results. It turns out that what is and what works is to take action towards a purpose, a vision, a dream you feel strongly about. Small, consistent, focused actions towards your dream are the real path forward. It is pragmatic idealism. The greatest pragmatism in the world.

© Aviv Shahar

Aviv Shahar :: Apr.03.2008 :: Entrepreneur, Happiness, Personal Growth :: No Comments »

Sometimes you get up in the morning and something in you knows that there was a shift – that the season has changed. Still, you put on your shorts and head out for the day. Your body feels the chill but you are full of your projections and plans and too preoccupied to notice and hear the cues coming from inside.

The same happens in business, in the market and in relationships. The first shift is subtle. Something in you knows but you are not prepared to fully listen, to give it credence and to act on it.

Listen to your instinct, to what your body and intuition tell you. They are the part of you that knows when things are shifting, both internally and externally.
© Aviv Shahar

Aviv Shahar :: Apr.02.2008 :: Intuition, Listening :: 2 Comments »