However, one of the most basic resistance we face is the evidence of past attempts or past abilities. It begs the question of why the past seems more real than the future? The past feels more real than the future because of the simple reason that it has already happened and has physical and mental proof. The defining attribute of a visionary and strategist is that he/she must have the ability to regard the unknown future as more real than the known past. You must regard the blank canvas that is the future to be a driver of the strategy, not the tangible past.