Reframing Regret

Do you ever feel that you’ve made the wrong decisions? Beat yourself up for not making better choices?

While listening to the Imperfects podcast recently, I came across an alternative that is incredibly liberating.

Essentially, it's to shift from 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

Rather than regret, it's choosing to trust that the course you took was the right one, even if it doesn't feel like it quite yet.

It's backing the decisions you have made wholeheartedly. Choosing to have faith that you made the choice for good reason, and that all will be well.

You can still learn from your mistakes and strive to do better.

This is simply a more helpful way of thinking. Instead of lamenting a wrong turn and berating yourself about it, it helps to build your inner strength and optimism, encouraging you to look forward rather than of back.

Does this resonate?

What regret could you reframe?