Are You Wasting Your Talent? It’s Time to Stop and Reflect.

“I don’t have time for it”.

A convenient excuse if ever there was one. It’s an excuse that prevents people from exercising regularly, reading books or meditating — you know, things that are said to improve our lives.

Given we’re all finding ourselves with a little more time on our hands at the moment, thanks to COVID-19 social distancing measures, the excuse has become redundant.

And this is a golden opportunity.

If you run a business — it’s a great time to work on your business, instead of in it.

If you’re a road warrior with kids — it’s a great time to reconnect with and spend more time with your children.

And if you consider yourself ambitious and talented, then it’s a great time to reflect on wether you’re wasting your talent, and by extension, your life.

Far too many people squander their talents and wind up on their deathbeds wishing that they either didn’t work so hard, or had actually lived a life true to themselves — these are two of the five major regrets, according to palliative care nurse and author of Five Regrets of the Dying, Bronnie Ware.

We tend to be a lot more careful about how we spend our money than our time, but time, unlike money, cannot be…