His belief was that you alone can define your own destiny. Your attitude will determine your altitude. Of course, we all know the rest of the story. The Dallas Cowboys won two straight superbowls in the 1990s. The rapid changes that are driving our world today call for unconventional thinking, action in the face of uncertainty and occasional stumbles.
History is littered with heroes who failed.
You will find that most successful people have bounced back from failure, because they view failure not as the end, but a transforming experience. Failure provides us with a corrective optical lens that enables us to learn from today's follies and to see the possibilities that the future holds. It is up to us to see to it that the future is better than the past. This is the lesson from failure. The most successful people seem unacquainted with the concept of failure.