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You\u2019ll be surprised by some of the things you regret.<\/p>\n
It is often random scenes, moments that shouldn\u2019t be significant in the grand scheme of life, but cling to your psyche like a disease.<\/p>\n
There are other, more damaging decisions that will haunt you forever if they aren\u2019t managed now.<\/p>\n
Regret can become wisdom, built on the vow not to let history repeat itself.<\/p>\n
1. Ownership of our life path<\/strong> From the moment they show any sign of talent, expectations are hoisted upon their shoulders.<\/p>\n Doctor. Lawyer. Engineer.<\/p>\n Anything short of prestige becomes an indictment on them and their parents.<\/p>\n One of the smartest guys I know, who nearly aced the SAT, ended up becoming a grade-school teacher.<\/p>\n This should be seen as a good thing: We want smart people working with our children, right?<\/p>\n Nope. People still question him, \u201cWhy not a professor? Why not a Ph.D.?\u201d<\/p>\n Korean child prodigy Kim Ung-Yong, had his life taken from him after they discovered his IQ was 1-in-1,000,000,000. He was farmed out like an academic lab rat, milked for every ounce of potential.<\/p>\n Eventually, he walked away from it all \u201cjust\u201d to become a tenured college professor. He is still routinely ridiculed for being a failed genius.<\/p>\n Kim did the right thing. He is happy now. He knew that living someone else’s dream is a betrayal of his own.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also OK if you don\u2019t have a call. There\u2019s nothing wrong with settling for a job you can tolerate while pursuing your interests on the side.<\/p>\n 2. Undoing damage to your mouth<\/strong> Horribly disfigured and crooked teeth cascaded across this video.<\/p>\n I realized that if I didn\u2019t brush and take care of my teeth, I\u2019d end up smiling like a jack-o-lantern.<\/p>\n I have trouble conceiving how any parent fails to teach their kids to brush. It seems like page 1 of the basic laws of parenting.<\/p>\n Yet I\u2019ve met so many people who experienced exactly that. They spend years dealing with pain and embarrassment from a disfigured mouth.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not perfect either. Just last week, I went to the dentist. I hadn\u2019t been in 2.5 years because I was lazy and cheap.<\/p>\n Now, I\u2019m on the hook for $1300 to get a crown and filling. If only I\u2019d gone a year early, I\u2019d have just gotten a filling. If I\u2019d waited longer, there\u2019d likely be a gap in my teeth, and more expensive work needing to be done.<\/p>\n My neighbor is having to spend $12,000 to get her teeth fixed and it\u2019s only a handful of procedures.<\/p>\n Your teeth will need to last many decades. Get some mileage out of them.<\/p>\n 3. Win the battle between two selves<\/strong> \u201cThe other is joy, peace, kindness, love, compassion, and truth.\u201d<\/p>\n Her grandson said, \u201cWhich one wins?\u201d<\/p>\n She said, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d<\/p>\n This Cherokee parable is playing out around and inside of you.<\/p>\n Life gives us many opportunities to blacken our hearts. There are bitter, elderly people sitting on porches right now angry about every step of their journey. They curse the fate that was handed to them.<\/p>\n And yet many of them had it far better than others, who are smiling and enjoying the time they have left. They know that life is a gift. They choose to let the right wolf win.<\/p>\n 4. Our opportunity either expand or shrink<\/strong> You stub your toe on the way out the door. You get a speeding ticket. Your dog died the day before. Your mom is battling cancer.<\/p>\n And if that isn\u2019t enough, you are late on several bills.<\/p>\n This is one of those days where you think, \u201cIf one more person f##ks with me\u2026I\u2019m going to jail for\u00a0something.\u201d<\/p>\n Then, someone says the wrong thing to you at the office, and you lose your temper and get a bit too honest with them.<\/p>\n \u201cYou wonder why everyone in this office hates you and your fat ass.\u201d<\/p>\n Maybe, in some small twist of good fortune, you don\u2019t lose your job. But fast forward a few months or years, and you are suddenly working for that person.<\/p>\n We live in a smaller world than we think. Massive jerks can go far in the corporate world. Just as people who seem destined for Fort Nowhere, end up in corner offices.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t burn bridges.<\/p>\n You never know who is going to be your boss. Connections add up over time.<\/p>\n Even people who you only passingly knew, can help you land that dream job.<\/p>\n 5. Allocate your time wisely<\/strong> My parents, knock on wood, are healthy now. But this could change at any given moment. Now, more than ever before, I\u2019m realizing our time together can\u2019t go on forever. I\u2019ve made it a point to carve out more time with them.<\/p>\n Treat your time with loved ones as sacred. That one thing about them that annoys you, may become a thing you desperately miss.<\/p>\n Recap for memory: Avoid these 5 regrets later in life <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ll be surprised by some of the things you regret. 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\nIntelligent children face an unfair burden.<\/p>\n
\nI saw a dental video when I was six years old that left me scared straight.<\/p>\n
\nA Cherokee woman was telling her grandson a story, \u201cMy son, a battle between two wolves happens inside us all. One is anger, jealousy, sorrow, arrogance, and self-pity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nYou wake up and get into a huge fight with your partner.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m closing in on 40. A number of my high school classmates have just lost a parent. It seems like every week one of them is announcing it on Facebook. The usual suspects caused it: cancer, heart disease, and myriad illnesses.<\/p>\n
\nTake care of your teeth. You only get one set.
\nTreat time with loved ones as sacred.
\nDon\u2019t burn bridges. You never know who your boss might be.
\nFollowing someone else\u2019s dream.
\nDon\u2019t give in to resentment and anger. Win the battle inside you. Feed the good wolf.<\/p>\n