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It's a Good Life

S2E26 Reflecting on Regret

Mar 31, 2022
21:32

If you handle regret properly, it can act as a compass for your life’s direction. In this episode, Brian reflects on his conversation with bestselling author Daniel Pink and shares the lessons he has learned about the phenomenal power of regret.

  

YOU WILL LEARN:

·     Why we overvalue planning and undervalue doing. 

·     Why we're terrible at solving our own problems.

·     How regrets clarify what we value.

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

 

https://www.danpink.com/

 

“The Power of Regret,” by Daniel Pink

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Regret-Looking-Backward-Forward/dp/0735210659?crid=1HEQGNZO9TXZN&keywords=the+power+of+regret&qid=1642366152&sprefix=the+power+of+regret+,aps,60&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=danpink.com-recommendedbooks-20&linkId=97b00562d53a9d7e439bb07dab86a079&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

 

S2E25, The Power of Regret - an Interview with Daniel Pink https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzYxYTdiYzRjOTgxZWU4MDAxM2UyMGQ0Mg/episode/NjI0MjE0N2UxYmZiNDEwMDEyNmNhZjI1?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjQ6KfLo-v2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCg&hl=en-IE

 

 

 

 

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

 

“By taking, understanding and actually embracing and leaning into our regrets, we can use them to go forward.” – Brian Buffini   

 

“The only way to have no mistakes is to do nothing.” – Brian Buffini   

 

“It’s important to have a plan, but it's also important to act.” – Brian Buffini   

 

“Your principles you lay in ink; your plans you put in pencil.” – Brian Buffini   

 

“Regrets clarify what we value, it means we’re fully alive.” – Brian Buffini   

 

“When we live our life according to our values, that's when we live a life of success.” – Brian Buffini   



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