Think of failure as it, not me. It's not what happens to you. It's what you do with what happens to you. Attitude manifests itself in your response to events. Hard work makes luck.
Nothing affects positive circumstance and results more than hard work.
That's a question my dad once asked me as I lamented my problems. If money makes your problem go away, attitude makes them go away as well. Resign your position as general manager of the universe. Don't try to solve other peoples problems until you are problem free. On his legendary series Direct Line the topic was enthusiasm.