If you can spare me 6 minutes, you'll get 10 years of your life back

Summary

In a compelling video by Laurie Wang, she reflects on the lessons learned from a book by Bronnie Ware, a palliative nurse who documented the top five regrets of the dying. These regrets highlight the importance of treasuring moments, relationships, and living authentically instead of chasing external validations like promotions or wealth. Laurie shares her personal journey of starting a YouTube channel and the transformation that occurred by focusing on small victories rather than awaiting the perfect moment. The takeaway is clear: embrace the present, take action, and live a life true to yourself to avoid future regrets.

Highlights

• Laurie Wang introduces the concept of learning from top regrets of the dying, emphasizing the value of living life to its fullest now. 💡
• The talk focuses on not waiting for the 'right moment' to start living but to make the most of the present. ⏳
• Her personal story of building a YouTube channel underlines how clarity and happiness come from progress and not waiting for perfection. 🎥
• Stresses the importance of small victories in personal growth and achieving goals. 🏆
• Urges viewers to act now rather than risk living with future regrets. 🕰️

Key Takeaways

• The regrets of the dying are powerful reminders to cherish life and live authentically. 💬
• Waiting for perfection keeps you from starting; take action now. 🌟
• Small steps lead to growth and unexpected fulfillment. 🌱
• The journey and who you become are more valuable than the endpoint. 🚀
• Living for others' expectations leads to unfulfillment; embrace your own path. 🛤️

Overview

Laurie Wang shares a transformative lesson rooted in the regrets of the dying, urging viewers to reconsider their priorities. Drawing from Bronnie Ware's book, she explains the poignant regrets that many express at the end of life, such as wishes to have lived more true to oneself rather than meeting others' expectations. These reflections prompt viewers to savor daily moments and strengthen personal relationships instead of striving for societal benchmarks.

As Laurie delves into her own experiences, notably launching her YouTube channel, she illustrates that waiting and seeking the 'right time' is a hindrance. Instead, she highlights the enriching journey that comes with taking small, brave steps toward personal goals. She emphasizes the joy found in these incremental achievements, and how they contribute to our self-evolution and happiness, far beyond any singular success milestone.

Ultimately, Laurie's message is a powerful call to action: life is happening now. The present is the only guaranteed time we have, making it vital to live intentionally and actively pursue what truly matters to us. It's a reminder that our future selves will thank us for the actions and decisions we make today, eliminating the potential for regret through proactive, meaningful living.

If you can spare me 6 minutes, you'll get 10 years of your life back Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 Ten years ago I came across an idea An idea that changed my life and work forever I came across a book by Bronnie Ware a palliative nurse who spent years with patients in the final weeks of their lives when people face their death something happens Suddenly they stop taking life for granted The small everyday moments become incredibly valuable because it was the last time they would do anything Learning from those who she cared for She shared the top five regrets
• 00:30 - 01:00 which was eye opening for me not the life others expected of me I wish I wish I wish None of these regrets are about getting that promotion Making more money and being popular in front of others Because does it really matter when you're so close to death? They're about the moments and the relationships
• 01:00 - 01:30 we often neglect in the pursuit of more, more success more approval from others more wealth But it's not about the external goals we didn’t reach It's about the experiences that we missed out on while chasing them Like calling your parents and catching up over a nice family meal Living joyfully working on your passions Hanging out with your close friends over a deep conversation Kissing your loved one one more time Having fun and pursuing your hobbies Traveling
• 01:30 - 02:00 to explore places you never been before And if you've got a family of your own Seeing the smile on your child's face when they finally see you at the end of a long day And this points to a very simple truth That is we spend so much of our time stressing about the future But the magic is in the here and now And this brings me to the next point. of falling into the trap of being addicted to achievements on the outside and chasing happiness We get caught in the trap of thinking I'll be happy once I reach
• 02:00 - 02:30 that goal Or when I hit that milestone then I can relax But the truth is happiness doesn't come at the finishing line It's found in the process in who we become along the way Take it from my own experience When I was starting this YouTube channel I waited years to finally feel ready to post my first video And then when I did The early days were so tough Stay motivated was hard Putting myself out there was hard But I found that the real joy came when I started focusing less on the
• 02:30 - 03:00 big end goal and more on the small wins and the skills I picked up along the way Maybe it was getting a really life changing comment from someone on how my video helped them or seeing a tiny bit of improvement in each new video Those little things made the journey so much more rewarding And in the end I evolved into a different person who learned so much in the process A person that's almost unrecognizable to myself And that's where most people get stuck waiting for the perfect moment Waiting until they feel ready
• 03:00 - 03:30 But here's the truth Clarity doesn't come from waiting It comes from doing We often wait for the right time For all the information for the confidence to magically appear But that's not how it works This path you are going on isn't something you can always see from the start You created it by walking, by doing by learning from each small step along the way Yeah, taking that first step is going to feel uncomfortable You might be afraid of failing and not knowing exactly what to do
• 03:30 - 04:00 But the pain of feeling stuck is always worse than the pain of taking action Because every day you stay in place is a day that you're further away from living the life you really want When you start before you're ready something powerful happens You build up momentum and every tiny step makes you feel much more capable more confident It's the vote that you put in yourself for the kind of person that you want to become And suddenly the things that felt overwhelming
• 04:00 - 04:30 Start to feel manageable What felt impossible becomes finally achievable Here's the thing you don't need to know every step just the next one And this brings me back to this beautiful story my Dad once told me A child asked his mother what her favorite moment in life was expecting to hear something like the day I got married or the day that I achieved X and Y But the mother simply said this moment right now because yesterday is gone and tomorrow
• 04:30 - 05:00 isn't guaranteed The only moment we truly have is now We often live as if the future is promised to us As if we'll always have time to do the things that really matter But all we have is now So instead of waiting for some distant future when you finally enjoy life and do what you want to do why not start today? So make that call Fill out that application Start that side hustle Write that book Share that video Book that flight
• 05:00 - 05:30 And spend that time with your loved ones What will your life look like? If you weren't worried about what others thought? What would it look like if you went all in? And what would it look like if was the most fun you ever had? At the end of the day the only person you have to answer to is yourself When you look back it won't be about what you achieved but about who you became in the process The real success of you lies in how you lived each day So go live it Spend your time
• 05:30 - 06:00 doing what really matters to you And don't wait until it's too late Because I guarantee you if you waited too long the only regret you’ll have at the end of your life is that you didn't start earlier you might also like this one about the life lessons I wish I knew earlier in my 20s and 30s. I'm Laurie. I look forward to seeing you in the next video
• 06:00 - 06:30 By the way. Speaking of journaling, I have a list of journaling prompts that help me to gain more clarity in my own life. It's completely free. You can get it below in the descriptions.
• 06:30 - 07:00 Okay, great. I think that's done.
• 07:00 - 07:30 Ten years ago
• 07:30 - 08:00 I came across
• 08:00 - 08:30 an idea.
• 08:30 - 09:00 An idea
• 09:00 - 09:30 that changed my life
• 09:30 - 10:00 and work forever.
• 10:00 - 10:30 I came across a book
• 10:30 - 11:00 by Briony,
• 11:00 - 11:30 where
• 11:30 - 12:00 a qualitative nurse
• 12:00 - 12:30 who spent years
• 12:30 - 13:00 with patients
• 13:00 - 13:30 in the final weeks
• 13:30 - 14:00 of their lives,
• 14:00 - 14:30 when people face
• 14:30 - 15:00 their death,
• 15:00 - 15:30 something happens.
• 15:30 - 16:00 Suddenly
• 16:00 - 16:30 they stop taking life
• 16:30 - 17:00 for granted.
• 17:00 - 17:30 The small,
• 17:30 - 18:00 everyday moments
• 18:00 - 18:30 become incredibly
• 18:30 - 19:00 valuable because it was the last time they would do anything. Learning from those who she care for. She shared the top five regrets of the dying, which was eye opening for me. I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. I wish I hadn't worked so hard. I wish I had the courage to express my feelings. I wish I had stayed in touch, my friends. I wish I had let myself
• 19:00 - 19:30 be happier. None of these regrets are about getting that promotion. Making more money and being popular in front of others. Because does it really matter when you're so close to death? They're about the moments and the relationships we often neglect in the pursuit of more more success, more approval from others, more wealth. But it's not about the external goals we didn’t reach. It's about the experiences that we missed out on while chasing them. Like calling your parents and catching up
• 19:30 - 20:00 over a nice family meal. Living joyfully, working on your passions. Hanging out with your close friends over a deep conversation. Kissing your loved one one more time. Having fun and pursuing your hobbies. Traveling to explore places you never been before. And if you've got a family of your own. Seeing the smile on your child's face when they finally see you at the end of a long day. And this points to a very simple truth. That is, we spend so much of our time stressing about the future.
• 20:00 - 20:30 But the magic is in the here and now. And this brings me to the next point. I'll fall into the trap of being addicted to achievements on the outside and chasing happiness. We get caught in the trap of thinking I'll be happy once I reach that goal. Or when I hit that milestone, then I can relax. But the truth is, happiness doesn't come with the finishing line. It's found in the process, in who we become along the way. Take it from my own experience. When I was starting this YouTube channel, I wonder years
• 20:30 - 21:00 to finally feel ready to post my first video. And then when I did. The early days were so tough. Stay motivated was hard. Putting myself out there was hard. But I found that the real joy came when I started focusing less on the big end goal, and more on the small wins and the skills I picked up along the way. Maybe it was getting a really life changing comment from someone on how my video helped them, or seeing a tiny bit of improvement in each new video. Those little things
• 21:00 - 21:30 made the journey so much more rewarding. And in the end, I evolved into a different person who learned so much in the process. A person that's almost unrecognizable to myself. And that's where most people get stuck waiting for the perfect moment. Waiting until they feel ready. But here's the truth. Clarity doesn't come from waiting. It comes from doing. We often wait for the right time. For all the information, for the confidence to magically appear. But that's not how it works. This path.
• 21:30 - 22:00 Are you going on isn't something you can always see from the start. You created by walking, by doing, by learning from each small step along the way? Yeah, taking that first step is going to feel uncomfortable. You might be afraid of failing and not knowing exactly what to do. But the pang of feeling stuck is always worse than the pang of taking action. Because every day you stay in place is a day that you're further away from living the life you really want. When you start before you're ready, something powerful happens.
• 22:00 - 22:30 You build up momentum, and every tiny step makes you feel much more capable, more confident. It's the vote that you put in yourself for the kind of person that you want to become. And suddenly the things that felt overwhelming. Start to feel manageable. What felt impossible becomes finally achievable. Here's the thing you don't need to know every step, just the next one. And this brings me back to this beautiful story my dad once told me. A child
• 22:30 - 23:00 asks his mother what her favorite moment in life was expecting to hear something like the day I got married or the day I achieved X. But the mother simply said, this moment right now, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn't guaranteed. The only moment we really have is now. We often live as if the future is promised to us. As if we'll always have time to do the things that really matter. But all we have is now. So instead of waiting
• 23:00 - 23:30 for some distant future, when you finally enjoy life and do what you want to do, why not start today? So make that call. Fill the application. Start that side hustle. Write that book. Share that video. Book that flight and spend that time with your loved ones. What will your life look like? If you weren't worried about what others thought? What would it look like if you went all in? And what would it look like if was the most fun you ever had? At the end of the day, the only person
• 23:30 - 24:00 you have to answer to is yourself. When you look back, it won't be about what you cheat, but about who you became. The process. The real success of you lies in how you lived each day. So go live it. Spend your time doing what really matters to you. And don't wait until it's too late. Because I guarantee you, if you waited too long, the only regret you have at the end of your life is that you didn't start earlier. Thank you so much for being here. If you enjoyed this video, you might also like this one
• 24:00 - 24:30 about the life lessons. I wish I knew earlier in my 20s and 30s. I'm Laurie. I look forward to seeing you in the next video.
• 24:30 - 25:00 By the way, speaking
• 25:00 - 25:30 of journaling,
• 25:30 - 26:00 I have a list of journaling prompts
• 26:00 - 26:30 that help me to gain more clarity in my own life. It's completely free and you can get it below in the descriptions. By the way. Speaking of journaling, I have a list of journaling prompts that help me to gain more clarity in my own life. It's completely free. You can get it below in the descriptions. Okay, great. I think that's done.