When researchers from Cornell University asked thousands of people on their deathbeds to name the biggest regret in their entire life, 76 percent of participants had the same answer: “Not fulfilling my ideal self.” I don’t know about you, but I find it disheartening to think that three-quarters of the population will reach the end of their life and look back with regret, thinking, I wish I’d had the courage to fulfill my potential and live the life I was capable of living.

