Consider yourself an immediate winner when you take the step and do the thing you fear. That’s right. You’re a winner just by entering the arena and participating, regardless of the result.

You can try to dance around it all you want. But you won’t develop your abilities to the fullest unless you’re willing to be uncomfortable. Life doesn’t reward those who refuse to expose themselves to difficulties and challenges. It’s important that you put yourself in a position to win— and that means taking action despite fear.

So, when you get right down to it, there is no such thing as “failure”—there are only results, some more successful than others. Failure doesn’t mean you’ve reached the end of the line and that success isn’t possible. The only time success is impossible is when you quit. Quitting is final. But continued attempts, with commitment and diligence, can be turned into success.

The winners in life know that you crawl before you walk and you walk before you run. And with each new goal comes a new set of failures. It’s up to you whether you treat these disappointments as temporary setbacks and challenges to overcome, or as insurmountable obstacles.

The answer came to me loud and clear. I changed my attitude. You see, when you change your attitude, sparks fly in the universe. You’re energized. You begin to see new possibilities. You move into action. You achieve extraordinary results. That’s why I say when you change your attitude, you change your life!

It’s the rare individual who has the guts to confront her fears, because that’s where her potential will be developed— by doing things she’s afraid to do.It’s the rare individual who looks for the silver lining in every dark cloud. And it’s the rare individual who makes a commitment, follows through with a positive attitude… and has the persistence to get the job done.

You have the potential to become more than you ever dreamed. You have greatness within you… and your attitude is the key to unlocking that potential. Changing my attitude changed my life. And if a better attitude can work miracles in my life, it can work miracles in yours!