I always say....ATTITUDE is ALTITUDE..
Bad attitude and you are with the Turkey's...On the ground
Great attitude and you fly with the Eagle's...High in the Sky.
A survivalist once said that if you put two people in the jungle and the expert has the bad attitude, and the rookie has the great attitude..The rookie will find a way to survive, and the whiner will die..
Also how you talk to yourself....If you say"WHY is this happening to me", you will find an answer to make you happy, but you WON'T succeed.
If you ask yourself, "HOW am I going to fix this or do this", you will also find the answer and you WILL succeed..
I have used these techniques since 1989.. And they work..
Also surround yourself with successful people. They leave clues to success and tales of their failures, and that will accelerate your learning curve..