Uttam gati concerns tendencies that make a constructive choice more likely. A tendency is something practiced often enough to become familiar: pausing before a reply, keeping a promise or asking when you do not understand.
Such habits do not make a person permanently good, and they do not remove difficult circumstances. Their value is more practical. They can make a desired action easier to repeat when attention or time is limited.
Look for one pattern that already helps you. What supports it: a reminder, another person, a manageable scale or a clear reason? You may be able to strengthen that condition instead of relying entirely on determination.