Next Steps

REGRETS ARE THE things we do that we wish we hadn’t done and the things we fail to do that we wish we had done, both of which result in unhappiness, disappointment, or remorse.

None of us want to look back on life with regrets about what we should have or could have done differently. Each of the thirty key messages in the chapters you’ve just read—whether a component of “Get Out of Your Rut,” “Take Nothing for Granted,” “Aim for Authenticity,” “Stretch Yourself,” or “Be a Force of Goodness”—has worked for me in my own life, and my sincere hope is that at least a few of them will work for you in your life too. Remember, just one story or idea that has clicked for you can create the insight and inspiration to help you truly start living a life with no more regrets.

Following are some immediate next steps you can take:

1. Ask the following two questions each time you need to make a decision:

• Will I have regrets if I do it (or don’t do it)?

• Will I avoid having regrets if I do it (or don’t do it)?

2. Create your No More Regrets! Game Plan for the next thirty days. In the following section I’ve provided an easy-to-use tool to get you started on this. Commit to making your Game Plan a reality and in just one month you’ll have greater happiness and meaning in your life, career, and relationships.

3. Join me and a growing community of enthusiastic readers on Marc’s Blog at http://www.no-more-regrets.com. Hear how others are putting their No More Regrets! Game Plans into practice, learn about their struggles and successes, and share your own stories as you work on having no more regrets in your life.

4. Recommend this book to people in your life who you believe will benefit from it. Let them know which chapters made you think of them. Encourage them to develop their own No More Regrets! Game Plan and share yours with them. Support each other as you put your Game Plans into action.

5. If you participate in a book club or reading group, make No More Regrets! 30 Ways to Greater Happiness and Meaning in Your Life required reading. Contact me via the official book Web site, http://www.no-more-regrets.com, and I will e-mail you a set of engaging discussion questions that you can use to debrief the book with your group.

I hope these ideas are helpful. Rest assured that I will continue to offer more success strategies and tools at http://www.no-more-regrets.com, so please check back frequently. Living your life with no more regrets is a goal within reach—if you make it your focus, I am confident you will notice a positive difference in your life almost immediately. Embark on your No More Regrets! journey today and let me know how it goes!