Being A Realist

People (especially managers) have been talking and promoting enthusiastically about being optimistic, most if  not all refer to the same archaic example of a glass half filled with water. In that example, optimists would see the glass as half-full whereas pessimists would see it as half-empty. Something is missing in this theory, apparently a group of people fall under the realist category have been left out.

Realists would see the glass as half-full if someone is filling up the glass with water and on the other hand, they would perceive the glass as half-empty if water is being poured out of the glass. In short, realists hold on to the current circumstance, they prepare for the worst and hope for the best. So, if someone tells you that you are being pessimistic for voicing out all the concerns or negative thoughts that you have over a matter, tell them that being realistic is walking a fine line between optimistic and pessimistic!

Being a realist, one needs to feed on both positive and negative thoughts and here is a good piece to stock up the positive energy.