Regret …
I wish I had…
I had a chance. I could have made a difference but I didn’t. 2012 was a great year. The way I worked could have changed. I lost that stupid job but I was hesitant to step out on my own. Heck, I could have volunteered instead of sitting on the couch. Maybe I would have met someone that could have helped me get my business off the ground. I collected unemployment for a while but then got the job I have now. More of the same. A boss that I can’t stand. A job that pays bills but won’t let me do what I really want to do. I wish I had started my own thing.
How about that housing market too. 2012 was the best buyers market in 50 years. Interest rates in the 3% range and prices almost 50% off. I can’t believe I didn’t buy back then but that is the way it goes. Irrational fear held me back and I am sorry I didn’t do it. It’s still a good market but I missed the chance of a lifetime.
I could have written that book too. All I had to do was get up and write about 1500 words a day. I could have done that if I had just turned off the news and stopped worrying about all the stuff they said I should worry about. That stuff they talked about didn’t even touch my life that much. Yeah, gas prices went up and Iran did shut down the oil flow for a little while but heck, it amounted to about $500 for the whole year out of my pocket. I could have saved double that if I had just shut off the cable and wrote my book.
Speaking of books, I could have read more. I wanted to read 24 books in 2012 but I only read 4. I can’t believe it. 1 book every 2 weeks and I can’t even do that. I guess watching the next episode of ‘DWTS’ or Storage Wars was more important to me.
Another thing, I am still over weight. Still. I could stand to lose about 50 pounds but didn’t. I refused to get up and go for a walk. Just a walk and to stop eating after 9pm. I could have lost all that weight but no, I needed to eat that bag of dark chocolate covered pomegranate. Costco is not my friend. I can’t believe I did that.
I wish I had taken that class at Gwinnett Tech too. Technology is changing so fast I just don’t feel like I can keep up. That class would have helped me understand things better and here I sit about to start 2013 and I still don’t know any more about technology than I did in 2012. What a waste.
I could have made that trip to go scuba diving too. All I needed to do was get the dive gear checked out, get in the car and drive to one of the best places to dive in the US. I could have been there in about 10 hours and didn’t do it. Oh well, maybe I can do it in 2013.
I should have had lunch with my family and friends more too. I had to eat but I did it at my desk or standing up in the kitchen instead of make a call and inviting them to join me. I can’t believe I did that.
2013 is going to be a better year for me. I swear I am not going to waste another year.
Have a Happy New Year!!
Thanks for listening,
Jerry Robertson