They lived down to those expectations. You also have that power. You have the power to be creative and resourceful, or you also have the power to be miserable the rest of your life. You have that choice. You pick out an attitude just like you pick out clothes.
Positive actions are much more powerful than positive thinking.
She meant, of course, that tangible action brings results, not just wishing it would happen. What do you want so bad you are willing to put aside other things until a later time. YOU are your own best resource. YOU can make that choice. Act as if it were impossible to fail.