Grief has a way of exposing the things we wish we had done differently.
And time after time, when people reflect with me on their deepest regrets, they don’t talk about money, success, or missed opportunities.
They talk about the conversations they never had or the lack of time they spent with family.
Their regrets are relationship centered.
And most of these moments aren’t lost because of our bad intentions. They’re lost because of our hesitation and busyness.
Because we didn’t know how to start the conversation, or what to say, or how to navigate difficult emotions.
And so we avoided it and got distracted.
The extent to which we dodge communication because we feel unprepared is staggering. But here’s the truth—
Communication isn’t something you’re born good at. It’s a skill. A learnable, trainable skill that, when developed, can prevent some of the deepest regrets life has to offer.
So practice it. Learn how to have the hard conversations, how to reach out, how to navigate discomfort—instead of running from it.
Work on it now and forever, so that at the end of the day, your losses are not magnified by your regrets.
