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Do what you think is right. Don't follow other people blindly. Be honest and keep your word. Admit your mistakes.
We’re fools whether we dance or not -- so we might as well dance.
Assuming your basic life needs are being met, you can choose to be happy if you want -- even when you make mistakes, or are in the middle of some pretty awful circumstances. If, however, you’re the sort of person who chooses to be unhappy, or filled with anxiety, chances are you’ll probably succeed with that as well.
It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory. -W. Edwards Deming
As we used to say at Microsoft: you can't boil the ocean.
To be happy, you need to pay attention to who you are, what you want, and how you feel, versus staying busy just doing ’stuff,’ or doing what other people want or expect you to do.