How big is your regret list? Received from a Frind. A Good one.

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Dear Friends in TBP,

 

Love and Love alone....

 

I read the following article in Hindustan Times dated 5th February

2008 written by one Mr. Udayan Benerjee. I found it worth sharing and

therefore am sharing with you.

 

How big is your regret list?

 

Make a list of all the things you wanted to do but never got down to

doing. Now think of the reason why and if you think hard enough, you

will realise that the only obstacle in the way was YOU.

 

Either you were waiting - for the right opportunity, the right time,

the right mood, etc. to get the job done or you were guilty of

holding yourself back with a set of excuses: I am not ready, I can't

do it, the time's not right, I'll do it tomorrow, etc.

 

Either way, it's an opportunity wasted and regret tasted. And it

tastes bitter.

 

When you regret something you become unhappy, get shackled to the

past, waste your present and become hopelessly pessimistic about your

future. Your confidence takes a beating as does your self-esteem and

self respect.

 

You start doubting your capabilities and your attitude accelerates

towards negativity. Nothing seems right and it seems right to think

so.

 

And from being a potential success, you turn yourself into a

confirmed failure. But life is not about regretting lost

opportunities; it's about counting the radiating possibilities. it's

about being positive, about looking ahead rather than looking back,

it's more about what you can do than what you have done. It's about

being happy.

 

And the best way to do that is to have less to regret. So, how do you

tackle your regret list?

 

Just do it: From your regret list, select what you can still do and

go ahead and just do it.

 

It's up to me: Remember if it is to be, it is up to me. Do it

yourself!

 

Do understand that there is never a right time or a right moment. Now

is as right a time as any.

 

Grow as you go: Don't wait to be fully ready. You never will be. Go

ahead with what you have (in terms of knowledge, skills and attitude)

and build your skills as you go along.

 

Create opportunities: Don't wait for opportunities, create your own.

Like Lakshmi Mittal said, " It's not always that you get to hit the

iron when it's hot; believe in hitting it so hard that it gets hot!''

 

Forget past failures: Failure is not final until you quit. So don't

quit, take stock, regroup and go for it again.

 

Faith can move mountains: Have unflinching faith in yourself.

 

No pain, no gain: Learn to live out of your comfort zone. The road to

success is marked with commitments and sacrifices.

 

Attitude of gratitude: Be happy with what you get, and what you get

will always be happiness.

 

Celebrate every achievement: The more you celebrate the less you

regret.

 

Remember; never let yesterday's regrets overshadow tomorrow's dreams.

 

Love and Love alone....

 

P. Gopi Krishna