Between the delusion and pragmatism is where I exist. 

I say delusion because some of what I  dreamt of might have seemed impossible and/or crazy at the point of inception. I actually remember some people scoffed at my ideas. I continue to have visions, ideas, and dreams that might seem far-fetched to some. But it is so very important to have a clear picture of where you want to go, however crazy it seems. Without the vision in your mind, you won’t get there. You just don’t. 

At the same time, you have to understand how things work and know the rules of engagement. I hear many people say (I used to be one of them), “oh, I don’t want to play games. I’m a straight shooter and I can’t do the game thing.” It sounds cool and all but this attitude makes your life a lot harder. I know. I did a really hard thing for a while. Lol.  It serves us to understand how human operates (which is totally irrational and infuriating at times) and how things are done in general, so that you can use the knowledge to your advantage. Only by knowing how things work, you can go outside of it and then make the game work for you. And that is being pragmatic.