How to Live Life Without Major Regrets 

If you were going to die in 7 days, how would you live it?

My only child died at the age of 16 yrs…gone in an instant…I was a broken woman for many years but now I am happy with my life. You cannot control what happens to you in life, only what you do with the hand you’ve been dealt…My advice to all..forge ahead with a smile on your face.

Being a 70 yr old woman, the best thing I can say about living your life is.....be kind to all, have no judgment on others. Don't expect everyone to think the way you do. Always be kind to those standing next to you because you don't know what they are going through. Have no regrets because they can eat you like cancer. You only get one chance in life, do what makes you happy. I lost one sister and one brother recently. I am from a family of 10 kids, we had nothing but my parents worked so hard to put food on the table and clothe us. I never forget where I came from. My life is good and I am so thankful for everything. You can't take anything with you when you pass so don't think material things are important. People have no patience with the elderly and yet you will be there 0ne day, everyone gets old. Bottom line....we need more kindness and compassion in this world. What a lovely world this would be ...

Retired at 53 five months ago. Left a lot of money on the table. Mom passed away 18 months after retiring. Wife radically remitted from terminal cancer at 49. I have 5 kids from 10 to 24 in expensive California. Colleagues said I’d miss power and feeling important. Nope. Loving it. Haven’t thought about work for even a minute. Focusing now on reprogramming my brain to be in the today……to minimize living in the past of disappointment and the anxiety of the future. Not easy but when I do life is so much more enjoyable and lighter. You’re on track young man way earlier than I was. Find that sweet spot of life early.

It's not just about dying but you never know when you can end up disabled or can't function the way you used to. When you die, it's not a scary thing because you're on to the next phase. If you become paralyzed or a quad, you're still here to suffer and watch the world go by. You see your loved ones grieving due to your suffering.

Just so you have a reminder, you’re already giving back to the world. I love watching your videos and listening to the life advice from people who have “been there, done that”. It really makes me think about how I’m living, and what I can do to make the wonderful life I’ve had better.

My rolling midlife crisis was 45-49. After 3 years of therapy (once / week), quit my job, etc and never went back to the corporate thing. I'd actually saved enough by then, however people assumed I couldn't have - I was shunned by nearly everyone (all those "friends"). That hurt and took about 3 years of processing anger and (their) shame. During that time I worked intensively with disabled people and did art stuff. Long walks / museums / libraries / gardens / sleep/ don't drink. After that, things were much better. On my way to becoming an adult - there aren't that many around.

So wise for your age. I'd wish I had your wisdom at your age. Your parents must be so proud of you

When I realised that death can come suddenly and unexpectedly I moved closer to God and thanked Him for my life, and for every day from there on. I also asked for forgiveness and guidance, and to help me to do good, and to become the best I could ever be. Than I would just keep on living exactly like I live now.

I'm 23 years old, and your videos are changing my perspective on how I see the world. I'm no longer purely focused on materialistic life, and I can now also enjoy what I actually want. I've been in Germany for my master's studies for the past 8 months, and during this time, I've been to 3 different countries. It's been the major kick for me -to travel, to explore, and to get to know different people and their cultures. I've absolutely loved it. And somehow I will take care of this kind of kick to make more experiences in future just to make my life more meaningful and the way i love it to be.

Being a parent, death has started creeping into my thoughts. You take so many risks when young but you look into your childrens eyes and fear an earlier than usual death

As you said, I agree that balancing the two of 'We might die today, so enjoy the moment' & 'I might live until 100, so need to save for future' is the key of life. If you tilt heavily to either side, then life can be horrible

Happy Birthday, Will. 🎉 Life is what we make of it. Some don't have the capacity to afford to travel, eat what they want or put everything aside and chase their dream. But the one thing I've noticed is their ability to smile and enjoy life.

this might be one of the most important youtube channels in terms of viewing life better. if you are depressed, try to life your live like the older persons interviewed are describing it. all the self-help youtubers are not as helpful as people sharing what made them happy or unhappy at the later parts of their lives. it's simple, but it's pretty much all we need. i feel like this channel really is the best one out there.

If you fear death you never truly live. I lost my mum to suicide when I was 14. I don't know how, but at that age I understood the duality of life and death very clearly. I have lived a very exciting fulfilled life. I got to travel the world, live in various countries, not work my a$$ off, spend my time as my spirit sees fit at any given moment. I'm 50 now and through all my life experiences, I would say nurturing meaningful relationships, whether it be friends, lovers, family. etc and sharing/giving back in ways that perpetuates culture or community are the most important things that will bring the greatest meaning and purpose to one's life. Without those elements, all the traveling, doing fun things,"career," etc will eventually lead to emptiness. It is in the giving and sharing that we are at our fullest potential as a person.

So glad I woke up to these principles earlier in life. I started thinking and adjusting my views on this life decades ago. I got rid of toxic people in my life. Put better people in my life and together we have contributed more than going it alone. We live out life doing the things we love. Family, travel, learning, giving. I realize that I have more years behind me than in front of me. So every day, I treat it like my last day or week on earth. What do I want to extract or give back this day? What trips and things do we want to do and see? Then we put them on the calendar and work towards doing them. We set dates. Be intentional and then execute on plans. When my doctor asks how I am mentally or with stress, etc. I always chuckle and say what stress? I think I live a fairy tale life really. I say Doc, if I died walking out of here, I die a happy and contended man. Knowing my wife and grown daughter are great and will suffer nothing but emotion from my passing. Their life won't change based on any finance issues. That alone brings contentment and solace. Get out there people. Go do that thing you always wanted to do.. and then do another... and so on.

This is the content we need. Pure optimism and giving amazing life advice without putting people down. You rock man

Being a retired Pediatrician, death does not scare me at all. And, no I wouldn’t change a thing because all of my life experiences, the highs, lows, and mistakes have shaped me into the man I am today. Maybe because of my career, I give gratitude every night that I lay my head on my pillow at night. Sometimes during my day, I look up and silently say “thank you”. I’ve always been the mindset that I really don’t care what you think of me … I am what I am (maybe that’s part of being a Scorpio astrologically). If death were to come right now, I would go without any regrets 😉👍🏻

You are doing the right thing man. Keep on doing your thing, you are blessing a lot of people. You blessed me today.

Your channel is godsent. I just graduated from college a few weeks ago and have been feeling so depressed ever since. I just feel so unaccomplished and have so many regrets. Watching your videos have helped me be more positive and at peace with myself :)

I’m 43 and I’m really on creating experiences and living. I’m a tutor and I know I can do that from anywhere. This questions in this video are solid🧘🏽‍♀️

I am 72 Senior Male Best advice I got years ago was from a oldr man and he said..."When your born your allotted only so many steps n this brief life here on Earth. Use them wisely don't waste them doing things that are wasteful towards your steps given to you"

I am so scared of retirement as I am 65 now and my biggest fear is running out of money and getting really sick because I see how many elderly people are having such a hard time

I really like and appreciate your videos, and this one struck a special chord with me. I’m 27 and have always tried to live a life authentic to my values, which includes having a curiosity for other cultures and people. I’ve also lived in Japan, in addition to several other countries, and studied abroad multiple times in university, but ever since joining the working world, I have barely had the chance to truly travel and feel like I’ve lost my sense of self. The real wake up call came earlier this year when I contracted an incredibly rare infection that had me hospitalized for a month and nearly took my life. When I thought I might not make it, I found it interesting that I did not regret much at all, but I was upset that I had gradually molded myself in a way that conforms to the corporate world. I wasn’t afraid about dying, either. Instead, I felt sad that I hadn’t given back to the world in more significant ways and that I wouldn’t get to see so many places in the world that had been on my bucket list. Most importantly, I was devastated by the thought that I might not get to see or hug my loved ones again. I wished that I hadn’t wasted so much of my youth worrying about inane things and had spent more time just being joyfully present and loving and helping those around me. Now that I’ve recovered and am back to work, it’s easy to fall into old habits and routines. It also seems overly sentimental to share the thoughts and feelings I had with many of the people with whom I most interact in my day-to-day life. We have to be deliberate about living in alignment with our true selves and our true values, because it’s much easier to interact with others and the world on a very surface level day after day, letting the best parts of life pass us by.

I dig these videos. I’d love to see you interviewing people who are about to skydive or are watching their children graduate etc, rather than random people walking around. I’d be curious the difference in their answers

I’m from philippines, and i’m so happy you visited us here. I always watched your vids they’re inspiring, motivates me to do better everyday and so many realizations.

I don't fear death itself, but rather the pain that may accompany it. I'm uncertain about my ability to endure the pain associated with dying. My life has been rich and fulfilling-I've dedicated myself to volunteering, rescuing stray animals, and even donating my hair to cancer patients. This subject brings tears to my eyes, simply knowing that our time is finite. Let's make the most of the time we have. Sending love and light to everyone. Hello from the Philippines

Happy belated birthday!!! You are only 24 yo but you have a significant insight about life than many people who are older than you. I am happy you are doing what you are doing. Keep up the good work!

this episode truly leaves a mark to me, besides it throws me for a loop about what the other people think about death. I enjoyed watching you playing around with Filipino Kids. Keep up!

"You don't fear death. You welcome it."

Your hard work is making a difference, and you're giving back. I appreciate your content so much. Keep up the amazing work.

OMG…. I have been saying this for years. The answer is always yes. We would all be living life differently. Thanks for the video!

Make the most of your short life, it goes much quicker than you think! Rule number one, Don't follow the crowd. A no-risk, responsible/conforming lifestyle as a young adult, chasing money, buying things to impress others, to be temporarily happy, will mean absolutely nothing when you get old. Looking back, wondering where you took the wrong path. Fond memories, besides family, of unique experiences, adventures are everything. They will put a smile on your face when the human element is no longer around to do it!

Im 43 years old. Most of my life I was scared of dead. In 2011 my mom passed away. Tjat was a turning point in my life. Slowly i became a different person. Today I am grateful for everyday I'm alive and my health as well for the wellness of my loves ones.. I'm living my dream life with a lot of peace and enjoying every minute I am awake. I stopped being worry and being miserable. I am in peace with me and the universe and as much as I want to live a long and healthy life I am not scared of dead anymore.

The beauty of Life is that you don't know when you gonna die, otherwise we will always be worried of that time.

Give back to community, quite simple but very few people can do it. Kudos Sprouht!

for a big portion of my life I lived like this - no regrets, enjoy the everyday and do absolutely everything that sparks joy 🙃 it`s great in your 20s but then you reach mid-30s your priorities change and you want to settle down only to not have anything to settle down to. so I don`t have regrets but I`d definitely start saving just a tiny tiny bit in my 20s so that I could now afford the lifestyle that I want...

Thank you for your videos I stumbled upon your videos and have just about watched them all so far. As older folks what they might have changed or how they feel about life, death, work, and other situations is pretty cool. I also enjoy you speaking to the different age groups. I am soon to be 68 years old, while I am not afraid of dying, I would like to do it on my terms not a doctors, hospital, or anyone else is. My thought on dying is this we are all born with a bus ticket in hand, at some point in time in our lives the bus will rock up and you are not given a chance to choose to get on or not, you have to get on no matter what. So while a machine, or life saving fix might give us hope at the end of the day you can not stop the bus.. The one thing I will pass on to any young person is Travel, Travel and more Travel. See the world see how other folks have to live or choose to live. Also do not stay on the beaten paths, go out and meet the locals, experience what there is to offer, smell the flowers, food, the good and the bad. I will say when you get back to the place you call home you will appreciate what you have a lot more. I have travelled the world, lived over seas for 15 years, but at the end I had to come back home to the USA. There are days today I look the in mirror and question my decision. I hope you each have a Wonderful Life Enjoy and remember we ALL have the same right to live our lives as We choose. Thanks keep up the great stories.

Happy Birthday, Will! Love your work. Best wishes for another great year!

I'll start prioritising.

I love your content! Your inspiring and your views of life really change my perspective. Life is beautiful, it’s how we choose to use our focus on. Thank you!🙏 ❤

One of the best videos I’ve seen on RU-vid. Truly a blessing to see this content

You nailed it , 2 items, be with those you love and give back. Brillant

Being kind to others and be understanding of people’s differences and hardships is what I find most important as I grow older. I want to look into the mirror and know that I left a positive legacy behind and that I positively impacted others. I guess that shifted somewhere when I approached my 30s. Doing things for myself only became boring and pointless. I felt this urge to give back (which also resulted in us starting a family).

Love your videos. Please keep 'em coming :)

Every day is literally gift 🎁 I live to see the world and spend my life on this goal. I have a family, just had a baby and it’s depressing to stay home because of having a newborn. I volunteered abroad and it was one of the best times of my life, I was 26, now 35 and still think of it almost daily and I still talk to my host family. Next year we are going to start back up travelling and the following year we will return to my volunteering project and see my host family again ❤

Death doesn't scare me, Debt does

Very surprised! My birthday is also April 19, enjoy your journey in the earth! It's a school with pain and we all have to learn how to use love to pass all the tests. 😊 All of us will graduate very soon hopefully. From HK👋🏻

Happy Birthday! I ❤ this channel, and thank you for the important reminders

I always keep forwarding your videos to people who I care and close to..your content is so valuable and its a shame not to share it. PS. Hope you had a splendid bday celebration and looking forward for your insightful videos in the future✌️

Im REALyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy loving all of your videos, very deep and easy to relate! Just subscribed 🙌

Hey, I missed your channel. It's great seeing that a Canadian is doing big things. I feel like death is a topic that is not talked about at all. It seems that there is no way to stop it. This video opened my eyes. Thanks. I miss you and DownieLive colabing. Hope to see you and Mike doing something soon.

Excellent video. I have enjoyed watching your journey. Well done. Thanks for the entertainment.

Thank you for providing very sobering content. In contrast to much of today’s social media, this is very welcomed.

Thank you so much for this video. I needed it.

Wow....this gave me the chills, i was not expecting that........this was very well done. Its all up to me now.

Such a beautiful video. Happy B-day!

thanks for waking up the person deeply sleeping inside of me. this video deserves massive attention specially from the people who are broken and dying inside.

Death right now scares me because I have 4 young children. I worry about them and their future. I worry how my husband can manage without me. We function like a well-oiled machine that when one of us gets sick the rhythm gets thrown off. So death is definitely going to affect them a whole lot and it breaks my heart when I think of it sometimes. I counter it with prayer, trusting in the One who is in control.

I really love your videos!! Thought provoking for sure!!

As a believer and also a person that has a love for God I don’t take life for granted as every thing I do it’s for the Glory of God . Happy Birthday great to see you having such a good time and have good friends . Blessings 😊🙏🏻✨

Hi bro. I feel happy as i saw your video taken here in the Philippines which is Siargao. Im one of your supporters here in our country and i hope you enjoy staying here. Theres a lot of place to visit in our country to relax, enjoy and do the things that you do just like spreading amazing content. Keep it up bro.❤

thanks a lot for the opportunity to listen to strangers advices.. for me personal, i am 21 years old and love to ask older people what advices they would give me. some people think its strange but i always thought that its super important to use it. i think when it comed to this part, people wouldnt lie and just tell the truth..

Happy belated Will! 🎉 I hope all is well with you. Amazing video❤

Awesome stuff man, you're doing great

Yo... This um.. really hit home for me. Thank you for this. Truly inspired.

Your video has just popped up in my recommendations. I am very happy and grateful that I know such a useful channel. Indeed, it's very important to live and to be just ALIVE PERSON!!! I am developing and improving myself and my life every day, and thanks to your channel I am making it much more faster and with high quality. To leave a history mark, spend time with people you love and do what makes you happy, being active and enthusiastic is great! Let's make our lives better and feel every moment with all your heart❤

Great concepts u making vdos.. keep up the good work. It opens our shut eyes, looking at life in a diff way… thank u

I thought about death everyday for at last two decades ive got a serious problem it really scares me. If someone said they will slap you in the face today but you won't know when it's coming you'd spend all day in fear waiting for it. That's how I spend my life knowing death is coming, I don't know why people aren't as freaked out about it as me about death. I've always wanted to ask older people what they think of dying but thought it was a really rude thing to ask and don't want to make old people sad. So was surprised and grateful to see this video pop up. Why aren't you afraid of dying?

I can't believe how young and wise you are. Love your videos! Thank you

Dope content you are making!

You are a wise old man in a young man’s body. Your understanding of life and your ability to appreciate it help others to see the importance of “now”. Thank you for sharing you with we your followers. Enjoy wise man. 🤗

Live your life every day to the fullest. Cheers from Cebu philippines!

She was right , volunteer at a senior center!!! That will open your eyes and your heart!❤

The people you hang with, you will become exactly like them, to fit in. So choose your friends very, very carefully.

You are contributing to others by making these videos! Life changing for me ❤❤❤

You are so wise and great human being. Thank you for the wonderful content ❤️

❤love life. Thank you for these amazing people interviews. People life stories. It's inspiring. Encouraging and moving. New Zealand 🇳🇿

Fantastic editing. It was so great to meet you!

Excellent! Thank you. Giving me more to think about. :)

Happy Birthday! As the Turks say "Iyi ki dodugun" which means "It's good that you were born"! Important reminder to live every day like it might be your last. Be kind, help others, give when you can, treat others like you want to be treated and you're well on your way.

I learned Chinese BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny ), a method to predict the general trail of your life, including how old you can live, so I understand that I only have 8-9 years more to live. This awareness helped me make a lot of decisions in daily life. I focus on things I really care, live at the present and try not to regret. thank you for your video.

Iam 70 ,worked hard to do what God asks us to do,good wife,very good mother of four, helping poor people, praying,be positive always Enjoying life as much as you can,as simple as you cane, appreciate God Creation,dont see or hear bad thing. Not afriad death,but scar of sickness only

It is very interesting to do the list in order to foccus on real priorities and avoid losing time in what society points what is important. Thank you for your video .

Thank you so much for spending your birthday in the Philippines 🇵🇭 ❤ belated happy birthday 🎂

@Sprought I really enjoy your content. Thank you.

I've been watching your viedoes. I'm Korean. Your videos make me learn about life what I can't learn in the book. And today's video is one of the best videos I've watched. I should be more thankful for normal days that I got today. You make my day. Happy birthday to you!

Thanks alot for this video. I'm really learning alot. Watching from Nigeria 🇳🇬

you are a remarkable, extremely smart with natural mindset❤

AWESOME VIDEO BRO🎉

Such an amazing video. Belated HBD brotha

Im 18 years now and your videos are so much of a call to me to see Life clearer as it is. Treating others well the way i would love to be treated, live in the moment. I'll be very open to learning new things from people and know that our beliefs are not similar and that's okay. Spend time with family make new friends and do the things I'm passionate about unbothered like a little kid.

Yes, this guy gets it. 👏🏻

This vlog puts things in prespective. Always thought you were in 30s. Too young too mature, in a good way as you realised what life really is about and what living is… most of us are just alive not living. You can live life in a week’s time or you can just exist for a lifetime. Choice is ours. Never too late.

Happy birthday! Damn, you to smart for being 24😊

I am 70 years old. I do not regret any of the decisions I made in my life. I realize that people's decisions are based on what they think is best for them at the time. So, even if I knew when I was going to die, I would continue to live based on what I believe is best for me in the moment. Having said all that, the only things that I regret in life are the consequences of my decisions. It does no good to feel bad about those because we have no control over those consequences. The only thing we control is our reaction to what life throws at us.

Wonderful video. Thankyou

As I have commented on your other videos, it really comes down to balancing life. IF you are able to balance to the best of your abilities in this crazy crazy world, we would be just fine. 3 simple things. Earn a living, spending time with love ones and passing the knowledge to next generation.

This is a great video! ❤

When that 60-year old lady said she can't enjoy what she wants because of working and paying a mortgage. Unless she has a spouse or children living with her she doesn't need a mortgage. Having a mortgage or owning a house is mainly beneficial to those who will die and leave it to someone. Otherwise, take your time and money and do what you like. That's what I did and ain't no way I'm going to spend the weekends cutting grass, trimming bushes, raking leaves, plowing snow and watering plants. I sold my last house years ago and that was the best thing I did. Now all my time is spent doing what I want and even giving back to humanity. And it's easy to give back when you don't have a ton of bills and have all the free time you want. So, if I was on my death bed I know there's nothing else I ever wanted to do in this life.