Being an Idealist

Over the last twenty years publishing The Oil and Gas Magazine, people have often referred to our vision for the magazine and our energy industry solutions as idealistic. People often refer to me as an idealist. After hearing it so many times, I looked it up in the dictionary and thought to myself, “Hey, I’d rather be an idealist than a pessimist – which is a lot of what we see out there today.”

Idealist (i.de.al.ist): A person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic. A person who represents things as they might or should be. A writer or artist who treats subjects imaginatively.

If you stopped long enough to think about it, everything that has ever been invented has come from an idealist. To be an idealist starts with an idea that is built into reality with vision, determination and an unstoppable attitude.

I couldn’t help but wonder how dramatically the world would change if we adopted idealistic qualities where everyone had something to contribute that was inventive, solution oriented, focused on what “CAN BE DONE” and “WHAT IS POSSIBLE” rather than all the bad news and drama we listen to, day in – day out. Throughout the pages of this magazine, you will find idealistic stories, ideas, visions and optimism. We create the world we live in – let’s be idealistic with it and build new age sustainable solutions for our energy industry. Idealism is where it’s at!