Moving forwards

21st June 2012

“If only I knew then what I know now”. How often have we said that or heard people say it? I suppose it is a sort of cry of regret, because it infers that if I had had more knowledge or even the correct knowledge then perhaps I would have done things differently. But I wonder if that really is the case? In fact for most people it is their character which determines if they are “doers” or just “talkers”

Of course when we were younger, and we had few responsibilities, and probably no dependents, so we were in a far better place to take a risk. But as we grow older, and we have others who look to us for support and guidance, the risks we take may no longer just affect us, so we tend to back away from them. However, to get what you want out of life you can’t just sit back and hope it all works out, so from time to time you have to take managed choices or risks to move things forward towards your ultimate goals.

The point is, that there is nothing to be gained by looking back at what could have happened if we had done things differently. Hopefully for most of us there is still plenty of time to change things in the future. There is no time like the present to start the process, and therefore why not start now to avoid yet more regrets in the future.

So what do you still want out of life? What do you want to do with your business? Work out what you need to do to make these things happen, assess the risks, and then start taking the first few steps. In essence call your own bluff i.e. now you do know what you know, what are you going to do about it?

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