Step by step, I can move forward.

Goethe wrote, “Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.” Everyone has moments of self-doubt. A person who never suffers from self-doubt may be insufferable. But to constantly second-guess or berate or feel sorry for yourself is not ideal, either. “Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress,” said Oprah Winfrey. “Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.”
Forgive yourself for not being perfect, then strive to shore up your shortcomings. Can you be more considerate, more hard-working? Can you step out from behind the curtain and realize your potential?
Dorothy Parker wrote:
I shall stay the way I am Because I do not give a damn.
Good poem; bad attitude. A little effort goes a long way. And if you start out apathetic, you can wind up pathetic.