Two different people can have the same circumstances but totally different outcomes. One probably can have a growth mindset where obstacles were seen as puzzles that needed to be solved and the other can see them as dead ends. So be positive with your mindset so you can scan the environment for solutions and not stop signs. 

A negative mindset tends not to be very helpful, because life is not perfect and will hardly go as planned and this mindset causes people not to try as hard as they need to. A positive mindset gives you hope and makes you go out and try one more time. Then when that attempt doesn't work out, your positive mindset will tell you go try again. Life is all about attempts, the more attempts you have, the more luck you will have. So don't limit your attempts and that will only be done if you have a negative mindset. 

Journal Prompts

1. How does a negative mindset prevent you from achieving your goals?
2. What can you do to maintain a positive mindset?