The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
I can, therefore I am.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Who seeks shall find.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.
My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.