There are two ways you
can go through life
A wise man said to me
A winner or a loser
Which do you prefer to be?
If you want to be a winner
Then exude that energy
Positive or negative
Which one will you be?

A person who is positive
says optimistically
“Of course I can, I’m sure I can
Just keep your eyes on me”
A person who is negative
says automatically
“I can’t do that, I am quite sure”
And that will come to be

Optimist or pessimist?
It’s your mentality
It’s all about your attitude
How you look at what you see
Is the glass half full or empty?
Is it good or bad for me?
A pessimist is blind
to what an optimist can see

You may have never thunk it
But this I know is true
Success is born of failure
And the will to see it through
For each time that you fail
You are one step closer to
Achieving the impossible
What you set out to do

Don’t let anybody tell you
You can’t realize your dreams
When success seems far beyond your reach
It’s closer than it seems
Just keep a laser focus
And your eye upon the prize
And one day soon you just might find
You’re in for a surprise

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