We can't win friends with a scowling face and an upbraiding voice.
If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
People who talk only of themselves think only of themselves.
You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.
Begin with praise and honest appreciation.