Sir Edmond Hilary was the first person to conquer Mt. Everest.  The first time he tried, he failed.  Later he was knighted by the Queen of England.  At the gala occasion, on the wall behind his head, was a huge picture of Mt. Everest.  The people gave him a standing ovation for even daring to attempt such a feat.  When they ceased applauding, Hilary turned his back to the audience, faced that picture of the awesome mountain that had defeated him once.  "Mt. Everest," he said, "you have defeated me once, and you might defeat me again, but I'm coming back again and again and I'm going to win because you can't get any bigger, Mt. Everest, and I can." 

What an attitude! What a difference it would make if we would say when we face the mountains in our lives, "You may defeat me once, you may defeat me twice, but you're not going to defeat me forever. I'm coming back and I'm going to win because you can't get any bigger, and I can."