Reclaiming My Time ... International Jobs and Scholarships for week ending 17 September 2017
"I do not regret now nor will I ever regret what I did!". How many times have you heard someone say that? Truth be told such bellicose rhetoric is arcane and foolish if not downright dishonest. We all have regrets ( right ?). Now whether we admit them or not is another thing entirely. If used wisely, regret can be a powerful motivator and a helpful emotion to have. I also agree that if there are no lessons to learn it can be a total waste of time! A motley of 30 professionals between the ages of 28 and 58 were interviewed for a Harvard Business Review (HBR) study and it was discovered that the effects of bad career decisions and disconfirmed expectancies were felt equally across all age groups. Importantly the top 5 career regrets were: 1.) I wish I hadn’t taken the job for the money. 2.) I wish I had quit earlier. 3.) I wish I had the confidence to start my own business. 4.) I wish I had used my time at school more productively. 5.) I wish I had acted on my career...