One of the simplest and most profound lines I've ever read was the title of a book. It said, "Don't Stop at Green Lights." This has been a major theme of my life. My regrets have mostly not been my mistakes in action. My greatest regrets have been an opportunity I didn't appreciate or recognize or one I saw the value of and was too hesitant to act.

I've come to realize that in making a decision to act, I'm able to be surprised by resources or support for moving forward that I didn't see or expect arriving until I was in action. This has been one of my most important lessons. We think before taking on a challenge that we don't know how to do it, or we don't have what it takes, or enough to work with. So we don't give it or ourselves a chance. We don't ask for help. We don't improvise. We don't look at the upside.