The BullSplorer: “Would I change anything? I wouldn’t change a thing!”

This is the more Miss America reponse to the unwise entrepreneur take on revisionist history. Ever seen someone on TV that overcame a significant problem, triumphed over their limitations, became successful….? They always, always always respond the same way to this question: “Given the success, would you do it any differently that would still get you to this point?”:

“No! I wouldn’t change a thing. Without my challenges I never would have gotten here”

Bullshit.

First, if you’re saying the above you’re a filthy liar. Moreso, you’re a fool on which the benefit of experience is completely lost. We all have things in the past we regret, we are all human and we make mistakes. And nobody I know that is currently or has previously experienced hardship would want to either continue or look at it as a fond memory. I for example regret having gone to college. I keep my college diplomas on the wall of useless documents to the left of me – and I see them every time I get out of my Aeron chair. Why? Because I always want to be reminded of three little letters.. R..O..I..

Most people have regrets. Most people, however, can admit their mistakes and learn from them, not pretend endlessly like they never happened so there is no reason to weight your options carefully and make good, informed decisions. It matters, don’t follow. Unless you’re a rapper.