what would u do differently?
what would u do differently?
Being too liberal with doling out tongue lashings.
Finding Letsrun.
But more seriously:
Thinking that I could make it as a pro-runner. So much time wasted; decisions that should have been made differently include college choice and major.
What were your times and how fast do you think a runner needs to be to make it as a pro runner? Were there other issues such as frequency of racing?
Back in around 2010, listening to fools like Peter Schiff, Ghost of Igloi, or other doomsday scenario type of financial advisers. I listened to bunch of people who got me thinking investing in gold is smart. That probably delayed my retirement by several years. Fortunately, I got wiser and invested a lot in big techs by 2014.
My regret is not doing XC and track in my freshmen year of HS
Pretty cliche, but not being a better student in HS. I was smart enough, but really unmotivated as a student. I litterally did just enough to remain eligible to run.
EZ10Miler wrote:
Pretty cliche, but not being a better student in HS. I was smart enough, but really unmotivated as a student. I litterally did just enough to remain eligible to run.
At least you were a good runner
grazz wrote:
Finding Letsrun.
But more seriously:
Thinking that I could make it as a pro-runner. So much time wasted; decisions that should have been made differently include college choice and major.
I'm the opposite. I wish I had given running my all and found out what I was truly capable of when at my peak years. You know the old saying better to try and fail than only half heartedly try. At least you know. Or as Mark Twain said "when looking back on my life I don't regret the things I did, it's the things I didn't do that I regret".
Now at almost 60 and trying a comeback but a bit more injury prone.
This may sound a little crazy, but I would have pursued athletics more in high school, and been a little more relaxed about studies and my social life. I let schoolwork and social status sort of consume me, And I didn’t get as much out of youth sports as I should have. I was never going to be great, and I seriously doubt it would have led to any kind of scholarship, but I think it would’ve had a positive affect on me, even today.
I`m convinced I had been one of the top European runners if I had known back then what I know today.
LebronFAM wrote:
what would u do differently?
I would have probably done things differently, but, there's no sense having regrets.
I rarely think about this stuff because I can't go back and change the past.
I have a few things I would have done 'differently' though of course to have done so would have been living a completely different life and was not possible. I made the choices I did.
1. I would have applied myself in high school to master everything instead of just getting by and not studying, thus increasing my chances for acceptance at more universities and opening myself to more opportunities and fields of study.
2. I would have started running more in the 9th grade or 10th or even 11th. Only had the concept of more milage is better my last year.
3. Would have been a lot more careful with money even in my early teen years. Would have saved much more and invested in the stock market 20 years ago. Now at 35 I'm starting to invest, but, if I'd done things differently, I could have a sizable sum right now.. But could have, would have, should have.
My beliefs around money, the environment I grew up in, etc., never gave any consideration to stocks. It would have never occured to me to save and invest as a teenager. I had no understanding of the stock market, nor do I have much now, but at least I'm more aware.
4. I would have stuck with running more. But then again, that's a could have, would have, should have. At 18, 19, I was still very young and had a lot of potential as a runner. Who knows how 'good' I could have gotten if I'd stuck with it. But no sense wondering because I wasn't into consistent running at that point in my life.
Overall I don't think about life in terms of regrets.
The Wizard JS wrote:
I`m convinced I had been one of the top European runners if I had known back then what I know today.
why do you have 50 accounts
Eh.
I would've hooked up with a lot of girls in college I had a good shot at, but was semi-autistic when it came to go for it. Led to a scarcity mentality until about 4 years out, when I finally made up the deficit.
I would've started running seriously one year earlier. Could've given my senior year of High School an even bigger base.
I would've not run in college, or only freshman year. The best part was the friends. All those hours of training, I wish I would've focused on school and really excelled at my field.
I would've read Herman Hesse's books earlier in life.
grazz wrote:
Finding Letsrun.
I regret not finding it sooner. Would have trained a lot better in HS with the advice on here
Swaglord_the_real_one wrote:
All those hours of training, I wish I would've focused on school and really excelled at my field.
If you would have excelled at your field AND track, you could have been a great decathlete!
investment decisions wrote:
Back in around 2010, listening to fools like Peter Schiff, Ghost of Igloi, or other doomsday scenario type of financial advisers. I listened to bunch of people who got me thinking investing in gold is smart. That probably delayed my retirement by several years. Fortunately, I got wiser and invested a lot in big techs by 2014.
The market is a gamble.
You gambled and apparently lost.
And want to blame it on a Letsrun poster.
Pathetic
I wish I had established a career before I had kids. I’m a female, late 30s. From 23-28, I just had random office jobs until I had a baby. I never really had a career path or direction. Then I had kids and stayed home. Now my kids are heading to school and I wish I had a career to go back to.
I would have not sold my cheap house in 2006 and purchased a more expensive house with an ARM. Ruined my financial future.
By the way, we're in another bubble right now.
Icouldbeyourmom wrote:
I wish I had established a career before I had kids. I’m a female, late 30s. From 23-28, I just had random office jobs until I had a baby. I never really had a career path or direction. Then I had kids and stayed home. Now my kids are heading to school and I wish I had a career to go back to.
Look at the other side of it: you could have dove into your career headfirst and not bothered to marry, fall in love, or have kids. By the time you get to 40 it's very hard to have kids, and find someone that age who wants to do it with you. Lots of white collar go-getters get to 40 and suddenly their money is meaningless.
I sometimes read articles about what people regret, and not having kids in all the lists. Not advancing your career isn't in any of them.
Think about your talents and make a career around it. Don't measure your worth by your paycheck.