I don’t really have any regrets because if I choose not to do something there is usually a very good reason

Everyone has missed opportunities, that’s a given. What sets the successful apart from the rest is how they deal with them.

Most people will linger on about missed opportunities in the past, berating themselves for their lack of action.

They will replay the events in their mind over and over again fantasizing about what would have happened if they did something differently.

Little do they realize that these hypotheticals are pure fiction, and that there are opportunities right in front of them at all times?

They want others to pity them and justify how great they could’ve been, and subconsciously do this because they don’t want to put in the work NOW.

Successful people aren’t preoccupied with missed opportunities for a long period of time. They are out breaking barriers and chasing new ones, making sure they don’t slip away again. They understand the lessons learned from previous mistakes but are not emotionally attached to the events. They are aware that no one can change the past, but we all have the power to shape the future.

There’s nothing wrong with being like most, but if you want to be successful you have to stop lingering in the past and take action instead. People pass you when you’re looking back.

It happens. And it happens way too often.

We often let go of things and repent later. But this does not mean that we sulk over it forever and in the meantime let go of other such opportunities also.

Remember:

There is no dearth of opportunities out there. If one is gone, other will soon follow.

Be ready and skilled to seize the next one properly.

What’s gone is gone. Repenting never helps. Learning lessons does, immensely.

Try to make the best of what you have at this moment. I know it is easier said than done but trust me, this is what distinguishes winners from quitters.

No decision is ever good or bad. You let go of this opportunity. Okay. Make the best use of the next one and put the previous one to shame. Revenge well done!

Life always offers you a second chance.

It’s called tomorrow.

Whatever lost and missed is gone but yes you can plan your future and ensure your future is fruitful and do your karma rightly.

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Thank you ….A missed opportunity can be defined as an opportunity that was not taken advantage of when it was available.

This could be due to a number of reasons, such as fear of failure, lack of knowledge or simply not taking the time to act.

It’s always very difficult to deal with. But it’s also important to realize that life is big and crazy and full of surprises.

You may have missed an opportunity, and it will hurt, but there are so many more doors and even more opportunities in the future.

While nothing may be able take away the hurt of missing something big, with time you may realize what you thought you wanted may most have been, and that you have made it as far as you have even though you missed out.

Maybe something even better has come along the way. Keep your heart and mind open as you move forward, and you may find way more opportunities and open doors than you can imagine!

It is hard but try not to get stuck on what could have been. This will cement you in the past and will fog your mind to things that are coming.

Move forward, not backwards. Regret will pull you back. There is absolutely nothing you can do about something in the past. If you keep your thoughts there, you will lock yourself down and prevent you from exploring and opening yourself to the opportunities that may be waiting for you.

Life moves forward, move with it. There is so much more beauty and opportunity out there, go find it!

Do you want to add a word or two?

Nothing wrong with regret. If anything, it’s an indicator that you are still alive and you can feel.

It is very important to turn regrets into lessons. Things happen for you uniquely. Other people have similar lessons and that’s good for conversation, bonding or catharsis. But the configuration is always different.

The deeper the pain the more important you need to balance on the high wire of life. Don’t leave things like these to chance.

If you are one for whom the absolute unmentionable worst has happened (in all reasonableness), its normal to never get past it.

Let that you are still here despite that, guide you to what you must do.

Your comments….

What’s changed?

I’ve come to a personal realization.

I used to spend so much time “thinking” about all the things that happened in the past.

How I was a failure and foolish for not trying more things.

I live for today. Not for yesterday.

I use my past experience and lessons to create a better today and future for myself.

After looking back at my first time going to college and business there were many things, I did which I knew were wrong or could have been better.

I used those moments to help me with my current business and college program. I took opportunities that I can get now since I was aware of what I hadn’t done before.

I don’t compare my success and failure to anyone else’s.

We are all a story and novel.

Some people are on the first chapter while others are on their 20th chapter. You don’t know which chapter that person you’re comparing yourself to is on.

Write your story.

Don’t reread your previous chapters.

Create new chapters. New moments.

Be content with WHO you’re becoming.

Keep learning. Keep doing different things.

Go out and experience it all.

Inaction is the biggest risk you can take.

You could get a sheet of paper and write down the biggest mistakes you feel you are still dwelling on.

Then on another sheet you can write all the lessons you feel you may have learned by those mistakes. Then you throw the mistake sheet away. Consider it gone. Done with. Past history.

You do more or less the same thing with missed opportunities. Write down what they were. Then on a new sheet write how you would do things differently in the future.

Keep activated. Motivate yourself to set some aims and goals. You have two choices.

Live with regret and sadness or propel yourself forward to a more inspired future.

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