Oprah and Daniel Pink Share How Regrets Actually Lead to Your Best Life

The Oprah Podcast

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 711 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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BUY THE BOOKS! "The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward," by Daniel H. Pink, published by Penguin Books is available wherever books and audio books are sold: "Oprah's The Life You Want: Becoming Unstuck Journal" published by Oprah Daily, featuring exercises inspired by Daniel Pink’s "The Power of Regret," is available here. "What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing" by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey is available where ever books are sold. In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, Daniel Pink, the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, explains how we can use our regrets to transform our future. For his latest book, "The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward," Daniel collected regrets from more than 26,000 people in over 130 countries. He shares insights with Oprah from his research - including what he believes are the four core regrets and why people usually regret the things they didn’t do more than those they did. People from around the country join via Zoom to ask Daniel about how to move forward from their deepest regrets. Explore Rejuvenation Home Furnishings | Visit the Rejuvenation Website: https://www.rejuvenation.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Oprah Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprah/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. I am so glad you join me on my podcast. I'm having a fascinating conversation with Daniel Pink who writes about the power of regret.
0:09.8	I wonder if you're like me, just hearing the word, brings up thoughts of the things in life you regret the most.
0:15.4	We spoke to some people who are experiencing regret. I lost my virginity too soon.
0:21.9	What if I had stood up for myself in my marriage?
0:25.1	Getting the diagnosis, I wish I would have just really just savored the moments, the unbelievable
0:31.7	moments.
0:33.3	Sorry.
0:34.7	But what I learn, which I think you will really appreciate, is that there is power in regret.
0:40.9	It clarifies what we value.
0:42.9	It all depends on if regret is holding you back or if you can shift your mindset to use your regrets to propel you forward.
0:51.3	So what comes up for you?
0:53.4	What is your biggest regret? I have my own that I'll
0:56.3	share on this podcast. That is my deepest, deepest regret. So everybody, thanks for joining us
1:02.3	on this podcast. We're talking about today something few people ever talk about. That's why I want to
1:09.3	talk about it. We're talking about regrets, regrets.
1:12.2	And I'm joined by the man who literally wrote the book on regrets, journalists,
1:17.2	and the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, Daniel Pink.
1:21.6	Daniel Pink began his career as a Yale Law School graduate,
1:25.5	working in politics in government in Washington, D.C.
1:28.7	And after two years as Al Gore's chief speechwriter, Daniel decided to venture out on his own.
1:34.2	An experience he wrote about in his vast company article, Free Agent Nation, which became his first book.
1:40.5	Since then, Daniel has written six more books, including Drive.
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