[Markus74]

Originally Posted by impaul99

So he gets the results purely form his actions?

Mostly yes. But random chance is also always present.

Then why think positive? Wouldn't his actions be more accurate if he was realistic?

Because nobody's perfect and positive thinking will ignore, or overcome, the doubts that sometimes come knocking on your door. It's obvious, and it also has been proven, that optimists are more probable to be successful then pessimists. But which of course does not mean that optimists ALWAYS succeed.

Positive thinking also helps you when you're confronted with problems and prevents you from giving up to soon.

What does that (combining Realism with Positive Thinking) mean?

That you shouldn't be totally naive neither. There are limits to everything.

So then are you saying positive thinking doesn't actually work? It's a deception?

Of course it doesn't always work. It's not a Law! Success depends on a lot of factors. Positive Thinking is just one means that can advance you on the path to success. But PT without ensuing actions doesn't create anything.

What I meant is that people usually look at the few who really scored big and say: "You see, the method worked and it's because of the method that he's so successful!" But that's not the whole truth, since there are other people who have miserable failed with their big dreams. But nobody is taking them into consideration. So it's naive to say it's only because of the method.