Do you think we can be positive and realistic at the same time?

hi there, i think not everyone can be practical and positive at the same time.....but that makes a perfect combination. if one knows to be optimistic and yet realise the limits, they will not have to be disappointed. have a nice day.

I think when you're told you can do anything you're hearing a lie. Of course you can't accomplish anything you want! We all have limitations and saying we can do anything sets us up for failure. I agree with Mr. Trump. We have to be realistic, assess our abilities and decide what is possible. I'm an optimist, I think that everything is for a reason and you can turn any negative into a positive--it may not negate the negative but it can make it better and you can learn from it. If it's raining, that's a positive thing for the plants and gives you a chance to get something done inside or just relax. If you lose your job as I did, there's a better one waiting for you--you might have to have a few that you don't like on the way to that better one (or none at all) but it all works out for the best.

Definitely Scheng. I believe one needs to be positive but realistic in life.Being positive is not to lose hope and only think of the positive aspects and outcome and effects of an action[ whatever the outcome be]; being realistic is to tone your positive expectations to your potential.Now for example, I would have a limitation in capacity.I should only try to achieve the maximum potential I can and not look at others and sigh out of jealousy.ThIS DOES NOT excuse me or prevent me from making my best efforts or strtching myself to the maximum. But ,as that person pointed out I canot learn Calculus today or learn swimming and win a tournament or get one lakh page views in AC or earn thousands of dollars there.This is being realistic. I have to make all effots possible to achieve my dreams with the hope that they would come true..I have to identify my strengths and base my efforts on these , so that I can achieve the best possible result after making hundred percent efforts in a proper focused direction.This is being positive and optimistic .

I didn't know Donald Trump had any depth to him at all until he saved Ed McMahon's home. I believe in being positive and realistic. Sometimes when you are realistic you don't seem positive. Good example in my own life: My son is supposed to go to kindergarten next year. His autism is so bad there is no way he will go to kindergarten. I hope he makes it to first grade the following year. Those statements are positive. It's what is going to happen but I hope it changes. You never know what is going to happen until it happens so there is no reason to be negative. On the flip I guess you can say there is no reason to be positive but you might as well be accepting.

Of course we can and it is a must. We must have realistic goals and expectations and we have to stay positive through life's adversities in order to reach them.

yes absolutely but not in my case. i think it depends on some people because i naturally am a pessimistic person and i always think about the reality in a really negative way so now i can't be realistic and positive at the same time. to me, being realistic means being pessimistic. when i try to be positive, nothing seems realistic to me anymore.

I don't think his example is convincible, one is positive to something because he is passionate on it and he has the dream to realize it, he will set a goal and tries his best. He knows that if he persists, he will make it. He will never do the things which is just his illusion. Sorry maybe my comment offensed you, but that what I'm really thinking of it.

It's not always that we can get what we want because we think positively. It is important to know your limitations. I agree with Donald Trump that we should be realistic with our goals in life and then be positive that we can do it.

Being positive is a virtue but one should not take it too far. As you have mentioned it is childish to be positive and not be realistic about it.First of all one should be aware of ones limitations and accept them without the least compunction.When this is the case then one should try to acquire ones goal with a positive mindset but should not be very rigid about it. One should try to come as near as possible to it and then be satisfied with what one has achieved.This is being realistic within ones framework of limitations. Then one should try and stretch and work on ones limitation to expand it as much as possible so that one can go ahead and come as near as to the goal that has been set.

Yes!We can be positive and realistic if we can set goals that can be achieved reasonably.For instance an American can dream to be the president of America and he can succeed if he works for it.But he can never become the Prime Minister of India,how much effort he put into the process.So,dream with reasons is what he say.Cheers!

being positive and being realistic are two different things and one can be positive but not realistic and one may have the two at the same time it depends on how your positivity and realistic believe work together, you can be negative minded and be realistic and vise versa but its good to be more relaistic

I think it would be better to be realistic and positive.. We need to face our life in realistic, what Donald mentioned is true.. you can't dream of being a Olympic winner if you are not even into sports and training. We face obstacles at time for being realistic, however we should always stay positive in our thinking as then we could over come this obstacles in a better mode. Happy MyLotting

i guess you can. its a mind over matter kind of thing. the point is too keep looking ahead. Donald trump knows that he can't win an olympic. We should be realistic, but that doesn't mean dashing your dreams. Good mylot here. :)

I think it is possible atleast for me though as being a student.I have to take some tough decisions but I am doing that same time to be ahead of times.have a good day

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