It can also be a heartbreaker, so persevere and be realistic about where you want to be.
Before you start, you need to be realistic about where your credit stands now.
Head of Jersey's Chamber of Commerce, David Warr, said retailers had to be realistic about changing lifestyles.
Hand off anything that can be delegated, and be realistic about what you can reasonably accomplish every day.
But Navellier points out that investors should be realistic about the prospects for the companies that they buy.
But as you do this, be realistic about what impact investing can achieve.
Be realistic about what you can do, want to do and need to do first, then find the balance for yourself.
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Former British Army officer and Conservative MP Patrick Mercer said people needed to be realistic about how the Army budget was spent.
Face the facts and be realistic about exit value from the start.
You also need to be realistic about the conflict of interest issue.
Hull City Council said it had to be realistic about its finances.
The first is to be realistic about your interest level in finance and the amount of time you can devote to managing a portfolio.
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Be realistic about whether or not you can handle those things.
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But we have to be realistic about their perceptions about us.
He's optimistic about the science of some emerging cancer treatments, but cautions investors to be realistic about the market size for some of the new drugs.
We need to be realistic about the current economic situation.
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The same is true for sexual relations, where the law has been framed to be realistic about the activities of young people but they have been given special protections in certain circumstances.
"We've got to be realistic about how quickly this team will gel together and maybe the European games are a good opportunity for the team to relax and play, " he said.
To begin, rather than be realistic about what can be achieved even assuming a sympathetic House and Senate, Romney has devised a 160 page, 59-point plan to boost the U.S. economy.
As soon as Charlton's relegation was confirmed, rumours began circulating about England striker Darren Bent's future - and Varney said the club had to be realistic about their chances of holding onto him.
In a frank interview on Success With Moira Forbes, Finucane thinks people need to be more realistic about moving up in their careers.
So, in the clamour to conserve a host of iconic species, is there a case for us to be more realistic about our ability to intervene?
Let's be more realistic about this.
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The PAC urged the government to be "realistic" about how much money would be raised.
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Mr Bush is surrounded by military advisers who are trained to be realistic and vigilant about potential threats.
He said the government had to be "realistic and truthful about who pays the lion's share of fuel duty".
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