Author Dan Pink on the Mistake of Not Having a Mentor and The Power of Regret

<p>Author of the new book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3J22191"><em>The Power of Regret</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p><a href="https://kingsumo.com/g/pgvcxj/win-a-copy-of-the-book-the-power-of-regret-by-dan-pink">Enter to win a copy of the book</a></p> <p>Episode page: <a href="https://www.markgraban.com/mistake137">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake137</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #137 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is <a href="https://danpink.com/">Daniel H. Pink</a>. He is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3rYiu7d">seven books</a> and his most recent was released on February 1, <a href="https://amzn.to/3J22191"><em>The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward</em></a><em>&nbsp;– </em>that seems like a perfect topic to explore on this podcast.</p> <p>I had a chance to <a href="https://www.leanblog.org/2010/12/podcast-107-daniel-h-pink-lean-and-drive/">interview Dan back in 2010</a>, for another podcast series, about his book <a href="https://www.danpink.com/drive"><em>Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us</em></a>.</p> <p>Dan’s&nbsp;books have won multiple awards, have been translated into 42 languages, and have sold millions of copies around the world. He received a BA from Northwestern University, where he was a Truman Scholar and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a JD from Yale Law School.</p> <p>In today's episode, Dan shares his “favorite mistake” story about never finding a mentor — he didn't ask, didn't think it was needed. How did he learn that this was a mistake and a regret?</p> <p>We also talk about questions and topics including:</p> <ul> <li>What's the difference or connection between mistakes and regrets?</li> <li>Mistake is an action, regret is an emotion</li> <li>Why having regrets is normal and healthy — and “why the&nbsp;‘No Regrets' philosophy is&nbsp;dunderheaded and dangerous”</li> <li>You uncovered the four most common regrets, what’s one example?</li> <li>Is “regret” our most misunderstood emotion?</li> <li>Why do we regret what we DON’T DO more t