Daily

I've used a saying in the past, "Successful people do daily what other people do occasionally," and have found another I like to add, "Winners train while losers complain."

With that in mind I actually have already started my New Year's goals a few days after I first wrote them down here. I am motivated by just wanting to do better at the things I care about. My mind, my body, my spirit, my talents. Learning a new language, working out and swimming, reading and my shooting hit each of those respectively.

Yeah for me, right? Well at the same time there are also things I wish I'd never done. The opposite of doing something good all the time, especially as it seems one bad action can undo 12 good actions.

So in all fairness, to present a more true and nuanced version of me, here are some things I wish I'd never done, let alone occasionally. Here you are, regrets I still feel............

Things I Wish I Had Never Done

-Drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes.

-Sell my first motorcycle.

-Refuse to get braces as a teen.

-Came home early from my Iraq job.

-Cheat on my girlfriend.

-Say mean things to my family/kids/friends/loved ones.

-Doing poorly in high school, on purpose.

They say people can't change and I don't really believe that, I know people can change. Not easily, but it can happen and for that I'm grateful. Daily.