So there I was…
Crouched behind the dumpster of a run-down convenience store in the center of China town.
Butt. Ass. Naked.
In the middle of a Texas Winter.
Literally freezing my balls off…
Taking the worst💩dump of my life.
The only object illuminated by the midnight moon was the green exterior of the mega sized trash can behind me.
And as I tried to quietly do my “bizness”…
I thought about all the horrible things I did to deserve this stomach wrenching punishment from the universe.
Here’s the messed up part…
Every venue at this late hour was either closed, or shutting down.
and the only joint opened was this dinky little convenience store—and the bathroom was OUT OF ORDER.
It was almost comical how unlucky I was.
See…
2 hours prior, I was at dinner with my family.
I vacuumed a giant cup of milk tea and smashed a bowl of Oreo ice-cream for dessert.
It was heavenly.
Except for one thing…I’m lactose intolerant.
I’d like to believe that God created me with this weakness (of lactose intolerance) because he knew I’d be too powerful if I could digest milk.
but in reality…
I think he was trying to teach me a lesson.
and it’s this:
There are certain things in your life that you will always regret
I always regret eating dairy… because I’ll pay the price later.
I always regret skipping the gym, because I’ll feel like crap later.
I always regret procrastinating, because I’ll end up stressed later.
I group all of these actions into a list I call…
The Regret List 📃
It’s a running reminder for future me to never do those actions.
Every time I do something I regret, I crystalize that feeling into a bullet point for my regret list.
What was the action? How did it make me feel physically and emotionally?
On the other hand, I also have a:
Anti-Regret List 💪
To remind myself of actions that I will always get 10x value from.
Going to the gym
Telling a friend I appreciate them
Walking my dog
These are things that will always provide value in my life in every circumstance.
Even if I go to the gym for 5 minutes, I still feel great for going.
Even if I send a short thank you text, my heart is still filled with gratitude.
The great thing about the Anti-Regret List is that you don’t need to do them all the way to feel the benefits!
My favorite links this week:
Black Friday Deals on Indie Creator Tools 👈
Fight Club Meaning Explained ( Why I don't want to be another copy) 👈
13 Types of Transitional Phrases To Punch Up Your Copywriting👈
See you next week,
Brian “No Ragrets” To