Most people die with regret. Studies show the majority want to write a book but don't, held back by fear and self-doubt. The speaker argues regret is worse than failure, and asks: can you live with never starting?
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Regret. So many people live with it and some people actually end up passing away with it. The reason I bring it up in this video is that I know a majority of people, literally there's been studies done, a majority of people want to write a book. And they don't for multiple reasons. They're scared of what people are going to think about it. They don't think they're a good writer. Whatever it might be, there's multiple reasons. But regardless of any of those reasons that, you know, if you're watching this that you might be going through, one thing that you might want to consider is like, are those reasons that you haven't written your book yet, are they worth the outcome of regret? And that's something you should really sit with because In my opinion, I don't believe anything is worth that outcome. So, I am continuously pursuing things that scare me, that I'm afraid of, that I want to do even though I know when I first try them, I'm probably going to fail because they're difficult things. And I'm constantly doing it because of the— like it's not only because of this, but one of the main reasons is because I just can't even fathom living with the regret. So, for any of you that want to write a book, I would highly suggest that you think about that. Are you willing to live with the regret of not doing it? And I don't think that most of you are. So, you should get started now and you should do it. So, talk to you soon.