Michael Jordan, considered the greatest basketball player in history, once said, “If you're trying to get results, there will be obstacles. I had them; everyone had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you hit a wall, don't turn around or give up. Find out how to climb, cross or go around it. This quote portrays the mindset that Jordan had as he struggled to achieve his dreams. The effectiveness of his mindset has proven that we can turn it into a powerful weapon that will help us excel in life. Michael Jordan had a positive mindset. He didn't give up after failing the first time. He kept trying to get where he wanted to go. His mentality defined him, just as our mentality defines us. Whether we are optimistic or pessimistic plays a huge role in our journeys. Someone who is pessimistic may never achieve their dreams because they constantly doubt themselves. He believes he will constantly fail. Those who have achieved success embrace failure because it is what makes them stronger and smarter the next time they work towards their goal. Our mindset is what defines our success because it is what will make us work hard and strive to achieve our dreams, no matter how many failures come first. Each of us is unique in our own way. Each of us has our own beliefs and this is what makes us different from each other. We think and process ideas differently. There is no specific mindset that we can all have that will lead us to success. It's more about deciding what we can change to improve ourselves. How we act in different situations describes how our minds work in different ways. It may be related to the fight-or-flight response, where some people can… middle of paper… their sports, and it has helped countless amounts of people who play sports or do anything else.In retrospect, our mindset greatly defines who we are. Whether we want to make an effort to achieve our goals or not, our mindset drives us to do so. Michael Jordan didn't stop trying until he achieved his goal, no matter how many failures he faced. He could accept failure, but he couldn't accept not trying. Failure helped him become more successful, just as it helped many others like Tom Brady. Brady learned from his mistakes and got better at his job. These examples show us that our mindset can completely change our lives if we let it. If we change some parts of our mindset, such as being positive, accepting failure and doing nothing less than hard work, then we can all succeed in whatever path we want to take..