Posts by Scott McIntyre
13 Things You Can Do Right Now to Avoid a Lifetime of Regrets
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It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret” ~ Jackie Joyner-Kersee, US athlete
Do you have regrets about anything you’ve done?
Have you ever regretted not doing something?
Those things you did or didn’t do. Those words you did or didn’t say.
Many of us have experienced the feeling of regret in our lives.
I know I have.
I would find myself replaying in my mind all those things I really wish I’d said or done at the time, but let slip by. I’d ask myself: “If only I’d …” and “What if I’d …”. It’s always a pointless, frustrating, and thoroughly depressing way to think.
Now, I’ve come to realize that regrets are a total waste of time.
When you constantly look back at what you should – or shouldn’t – have done, you’re never happy with what you actually did achieve. You’ll be forever haunted by disappointment. You’ll mourn for what might’ve been, rather than celebrating what you have now.
Regrets keep you imprisoned in the past, stuck firmly in situations you can’t change. No matter how much you desperately want the outcome to be different, history can’t be re-written.
Instead, I’ve been learning (and still am) how to have as few regrets as possible. What follows are some tips which help me. I hope you find them useful too.
Life is Too Short to Waste So Start Living It Now
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I wish I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours” ~ Bernard Bereson
Life is too short.
But you knew that already, right?
It’s a basic truth waiting to be discovered by each one of us. A fundamental lesson that we all learn sooner or later.
Life is far too short to waste.
It races by unbelievably fast … and seems to pass even more quickly the older you get.
That’s why we need to make the most of every second, minute, and hour we have. It matters that you spend them in the best and fullest way possible. You deserve nothing less.
Perhaps you’ve not yet come to appreciate just how precious your time here really is.
Hopefully, when you do, it’ll make a huge difference to the way you live.
You see, while most of us know that life is too short, very few of us go that one step further and allow that powerful fact to guide our everyday living.
It’s only when you do this that you open up the potential for great things to happen in your life.
10 Little Revelations to Transform the Way You View Life
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Life is jam-packed full of learning experiences, isn’t it?
We’re always finding out new stuff about ourselves, other people, and our understanding of the world around us. Some of these discoveries alter our basic approach to life, while others we choose to ignore.
You might be going about your everyday business when suddenly you have an ‘A-Ha!’ moment. A flash of fresh insight that fundamentally changes the way you view things. Forever.
Occasionally, major revelations strike from out of nowhere like bright bolts of lightning. They illuminate your existing attitudes and beliefs to such an extent that you can never again see life like you did before.
For most of us, though, it’s a far less dramatic affair. We usually have slow-burn realizations that dawn on us during the normal experiences of living. Yet even these gradual understandings can radically shake up your world.
I’d like to share with you 10 little revelations that have really transformed how I think about life.
The 8 Best Ways to Have Breathtaking Ideas
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This is a guest post by Skellie, who occasionally blogs at Skelliewag.org.
A million dollar business, a successful website, a blockbuster movie and a top-selling product all have one thing in common: they begin with a great idea.
The question is: How do you have great ideas? Do you have to wait for a flash of inspiration, or a spell of good luck?
The answer is no. Luck has very little to do with it.
In this post, I’ll examine eight tried and tested methods that some of the brightest minds in history have used to have breathtaking ideas.
The good news is that you too can start using each of these techniques today.
To Give Value to Others, You Need to Invest in Yourself First
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Do you ever feel as if you’re being torn apart by the demands other people are making on you?
All day, every day, from many different directions, it seems there’s always someone asking for your valuable time and precious attention.
You don’t say “no” because it’s what they’ve come to expect of you. You can’t turn them down because they rely on you. They all do.
It’s relentless. Everyone wants a piece, yet there’s only so much of you to go around.
Your own experience of life is gradually being lost, a forgotten victim of the compulsion to put other people first.
In the end, no one benefits from you allowing yourself to be pulled left, right and centre by countless folk wanting a part of you.
