碇 シンジン

Ignore those negative thoughts and keep trying. That's the only secret. People tend to hide behind their negative thoughts, like it was an valuable excuse for not acting. It's not. You can't just give up because it didn't work the first time. It can take years, it took me years, but at the end you'll succeed and you'll feel extremely good about yourself, ready to go even further

And failed attempts at being assertive are a classic. You have to be convinced of what you do before you can convince others. Don't be ashamed because you failed, be proud because you tried. Learn from your mistakes. I believe in you.

Failure hurts me =/