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deanjohnstone It seems to make sense 0 Jun 10 2007, 7:01 AM EDT by deanjohnstone
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If I can join, I think this refers to a rare and yet highly needed skill: the ability to have a vision and actively and consistently work towards it. Recently I undertook the Strength Deployment Inventory by Elias Porter, who identified those who he called: "judicious / competing" - those who could see a vision and know the how to proceed with it. The sceptiscm orginated from the reference to data and facts, whilst the vision came from a determination to make a difference. Interestingly, he also found that this was the profile with the fewest population, just 2%.
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marcio_jappe Am I a skeptical idealist? 0 Mar 20 2007, 2:09 PM EDT by marcio_jappe
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Guess so... :)

The definitions already posted here are pretty good ones...

Skeptical idealists are people live by their ideals and can easily imagine/picture ideal scenarios for a better future... at the same time, they keep a healthy dose of skepticism which enables them to identify the path/steps for the creation of a better present, thus getting closer to the ideal scenario they keep looking at.

They have visions about an ideal future, but do not fantasize reality - they act consistently... they do not deny the existence of obstacles... they consciously work to overcome them... with the capacity of "picking up the right battles at the right time".

To a certain extent, she/he is a person that sees what a perfect world looks like and is working towards that... and is able to see what can and must be done right now... not reaching perfection, but moving in the right direction.

She/he is someone that walks the talk most of the time - mistakes are part of the process... matching intentions and actions might be challenging :)
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sergio.jota one more 0 Mar 5 2007, 2:02 PM EST by sergio.jota
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