The major difference between the big shot and the little shot is the big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.
When you make a mistake, be excited! Analyze what happened, and learn from it.
It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude.
Everyone, including you, just naturally feels better when exposed to a cheerful, optimistic individual, regardless of the nature or length of the contact.