Rush Limbaugh is arguably successful; but has made fortune on the latter. Same with Rupert Murdoch. One could honestly say that there are a number of fabulously wealthy and successful negative, hateful people. N’est pas? Now, to be well regarded, and even loved. The former is certainly true. However, success is never just a matter of positive thinking; I’ve known a large number of happy “ditch diggers”
Yes, a good attitude is an asset; but being able to self-motivate, stand up and take for yourself (or for those around you) that seems to be the real way to “make it” outside of blind luck or circumstance (never forget that while people like to say Bill Gates flunked university and was up from nothing, his parents were wealthy and he didn’t have to wonder where his next meal was coming from or if his rent would be paid, he never had to work a minimum wage job to simply make ends meet)