We think “I’m not happy because…” or “I won’t be happy unless…” but those are two periods of time that don’t exist to us right now.
We only have the present moment.
The better question to ask is “Am I 100% confident with this decision I’m making at this moment?”
If yes, then there should be no regret with whatever the outcome is. If no, then what are some of the concerns or uncertainties that need to be flushed out? Name them.
This way, if it doesn’t work out as planned you can revisit your thought process and why you made the decision you made.
Regret doesn’t come from thinking we made the wrong decision, it comes from losing control over the decision we ended up making.
We had all of the information necessary to make the decision at that time.
We simply chose not to listen to it.