Overcoming regret is one of the hardest things to do especially when it relates to tragedy and grief. It lingers on and shatters our confidence in future decision-making. I was featured in the March 2018 issue of success magazine entitled “The EXPERIENCE ISSUE: CREATE YOUR LEGACY”. Overcoming regret is a step on creating your legacy and building your future. I discussed this in an article by Emma Johnson on tactics and strategies for overcoming regret. Read on below for a few quick tips on dealing with remorse and visit the success.com website to read the full article.
Tactics and Strategies for Overcoming regret:
• Own up to it.
Accept your responsibility in the negative experience.
• Move on.
Let go of what you cannot and could not control.
• Apologize.
If you hurt another person—whether intentionally or inadvertently—apologize, mend bridges, or otherwise express how you feel. Then let it go.
• Free yourself.
Decide that you deserve to be free from the negative feelings surrounding the episode.
• Learn from it.
Seek to identify the lessons inherent in the experience.
• Say thanks.
Express gratitude for the experience, as it can and will bring insight, if you allow it.
To read the full article, click the link below:
https://www.success.com/article/how-to-overcome-regret