10-14-2026
What If You Got a Do-Over?
Gerald Bell, a professor at the University of North Carolina, conducted a survey studying the lives of 4000 retired executives. One of the questions he asked was:
If you could live your life over again, what you do differently?
Their top response ranked far ahead of all the others. It was:
I should taken charge of my life and set my goals earlier.
(By the way, in case you’re interested, the other answers in the survey were:
2) Taken better care of my health.
3) Managed money better.
4) Spent more time with family.
5) Spent more time on personal development.
6) Had more fun.
7) Planned my career better.
8) Given more back.
What can it teach us?
Maybe one of the eight most common responses resonates with you. Personally, I would have some of these answers on the list, but not in this order. And I would definitely have a few different answers as well. Maybe you’re like me, or maybe your answers are similar to the list. Either way, it’s not to late to correct your course.
You can start taking better care of your health today.
Or giving back more.
Or putting greater focus on those who are closest to you.
Or taking charge of the life in which God has made you a steward.
No point in waiting until after retirement to identify your life’s greatest should-have … unless, of course, you’re already retired — and then there’s no point in waiting one more day to begin living each day according to what matters most.
There are several things I would never change for anything:
1) My relationship with Jesus
2) My relationship with Helen and my children and grandchildren
3) My relationship with all of you.
How about you? It is never too early to review where you are and make necessary course corrections……..so that at the end of life we can say, “I fought the good fight and I kept the faith”.
I love you all!!!