I completely agree with this post. How far we go in this life is not only dependent on how hard you work but also how positive you are. I have been around this big blue marble a long time and I've been both up and down. The one thing that has always been a constant in my life is that I had a positive attitude and surrounded myself with positive people. Building others up helps you to increase your own self worth -TRUE - and keeping positive people in your closest circle of friends helps you to progress faster toward your goal - also TRUE. I disagree with only one statement (sort of): 'not everyone that tries will achieve'. There will always be failures; even for the most successful people, but those successful people are who they are because they didn't give in to failure. I guess I would probably amend the statement to: 'not everyone that tries will achieve at that moment'. To quote a cliché - If you fall off your horse you get back on. Thanks for this interesting post. Hope to see more from you in the future.