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Regret Hinders Ambition 
By Christopher Sendig 
“Regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction 
to personal past acts and behaviors.” 
Wikipedia, Retrieved From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regret
Regret 
“A feeling of sadness or disappointment about 
something that you did or did not do.” 
Retrieved from http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/regret
“The question is, what are we going to do with the 
rest of our lives to ensure we don’t experience any of 
these regrets later on when we’re in the hospital 
preparing to say goodbye.” 
Retrieved from, 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/10/18/the-25-biggest-regrets- 
in-life-what-are-yours/
Have you ever made a mistake you 
thought you would never recover 
from, either socially or physically? 
He Has…
“Anyone who has never made a 
mistake has never tried anything 
new.” 
Albert Einstein
What do you do when you make a 
mistake? 
• You Hide. 
• Avoid the problem, person or thing.
Youmay bemissing the next opportunity in your life, 
spending toomuch timeworrying about the past.
Why not make amends 
Admit your mistake 
Apologize 
Don’t let Fear run your life. 
Fear of rejection, fear of being let down?
“Forgiveness is for the person doing the 
forgiving, not the person receiving it.” 
By a good friend 
• Let go of your regret. Start living your life. 
• We all have made mistakes. 
• It’s what you learn from the mistakes you have 
made that make you who you are. 
• We all need to get better at accepting blame, 
and moving past regret.
Be born again, with a clean slate. 
Live Life to the fullest. 
• Do the best you can every day 
• Carpe Diem
You are not alone.
Image References 
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140711133652-45070982- 
failure-is-a-true-blessing 
• nerdydj.com 
• wolfbeachfarms.com 
• ww2.eclipsedadvantage.com

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How Regret Hinders Ambition and What You Can Do About It

  • 1. Regret Hinders Ambition By Christopher Sendig “Regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction to personal past acts and behaviors.” Wikipedia, Retrieved From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regret
  • 2. Regret “A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that you did or did not do.” Retrieved from http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/regret
  • 3. “The question is, what are we going to do with the rest of our lives to ensure we don’t experience any of these regrets later on when we’re in the hospital preparing to say goodbye.” Retrieved from, http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/10/18/the-25-biggest-regrets- in-life-what-are-yours/
  • 4. Have you ever made a mistake you thought you would never recover from, either socially or physically? He Has…
  • 5. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein
  • 6. What do you do when you make a mistake? • You Hide. • Avoid the problem, person or thing.
  • 7.
  • 8. Youmay bemissing the next opportunity in your life, spending toomuch timeworrying about the past.
  • 9. Why not make amends Admit your mistake Apologize Don’t let Fear run your life. Fear of rejection, fear of being let down?
  • 10. “Forgiveness is for the person doing the forgiving, not the person receiving it.” By a good friend • Let go of your regret. Start living your life. • We all have made mistakes. • It’s what you learn from the mistakes you have made that make you who you are. • We all need to get better at accepting blame, and moving past regret.
  • 11. Be born again, with a clean slate. Live Life to the fullest. • Do the best you can every day • Carpe Diem
  • 12. You are not alone.
  • 13. Image References • https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140711133652-45070982- failure-is-a-true-blessing • nerdydj.com • wolfbeachfarms.com • ww2.eclipsedadvantage.com