A deep dive into Realism and how this Philosophy can advance your business journey.

Realism forces you to look at the world how it is and adjust to it.

The antithesis would be Idealism where you imagine the world as it should be and then trying to mould the world in this image.

Evan Thomsen (www.evanthomsen.com) is a firm believer that the first way is far superior and allows you to build a business much more effectively.

In this sweeping conversation, Evan takes us through a history of Realism, covering philosophers such as Thucydides, Thomas Hobbes, Machiavelli, Edmund Burke and other beacons of Realism such as the Federalist papers. But we don't stop there - in every section, we discuss each lesson's applicability to business.

Time stamps:

5:40 - Our recent sales call with a prospect where the difference between Realism vs Idealism became apparent

14:50 - Nothing is more perilous than leading change (Machiavelli)

23:55 - The Foundations of Realism: The Melian Dialogue by Thucydides - The Oldest Mic Drop In the Book

42:50 - Liberty and Chaos - Thomas Hobbes

56:40 - Limiting the Power of Factions - Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Paper #10

1:01:30 - The State as a Tree - Edmund Burke & WB Yates

1:09:00 - The Consequence of a Weak State - Burke cont'd

1:16:40 - The Virtue of... Virtue - Machiavelli

1:35:50 - How NOT maximizing profit is anti-Realism

Learn more about Evan at www.evanthomsen.com

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