5 New Year Leadership Resolutions Inspired by Dying Patients

Bronnie Ware was a nurse who looked after dying patients.

She worked in palliative care and learned a lot about what patients regretted before they passed away.

She then published a book about the top 5 regrets of the dying

Here's a summary:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me

2. I wish I didn’t work so hard

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier

A few years ago, I turned those regrets into action-based phrases, printed them out, and framed them above my desk.

They're the only New Year's Resolutions that I try to stick to every year.

I hope you have a happy and blessed 2026.

-Hassan

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