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My Secret to Living Without Regret
Seven epiphanies that changed how I respond to brilliant ideas
As a content creator, I have countless projects — including 130 unfinished drafts on Medium and hundreds of brilliant ideas left unrealized. This cycle has led to growing disappointment in myself. These seven epiphanies transformed how I respond to exciting inspirations, allowing me to evade regret — for good.
Get Me to a Computer
I was in a rush to get home.
My coffee catch-up with an old friend left me walking away with a pep in my step that I hadn’t felt in quite some time. What started as a casual meetup quickly evolved into an intense conversation that infused me with several powerful epiphanies — ones I simply had to write about and share with the world.
As a writer who shares personal epiphanies and life lessons, discovering gems in my conversations is something that delights me, fires me up, and sometimes overwhelms me.
Once in the car, I hit the gas and was roaring back home to my beloved laptop. As I drove, I started crafting a story in my head.
I was excited to write this story. It was a topic that needed to be talked about openly and honestly, and I was willing to do just that. Some writers say what they…
