Regret

"I wish I had started my slide earlier," Matt Holliday said.

If you saw it, you probably have an opinion. NLCS game 2 between the Giants and the Cardinals, Matt Holiday slid into second base, taking out second baseman Marco Scutaro in the process.

It was an aggressive slide to break up the double play. People are talking about retribution. Calling it a dirty play. Questions of judgement. What is the rule by the book? What is standard practice? All fair questions, a debate that can go on. One belief I do have is the regret is sincere, and Holliday is not a dirty player who was intentionally trying to hurt Scutaro.

But what about you in your life, your business practices, your calls, conversations, interactions? How often do you regret saying or doing? How often are you overly aggressive to where you regret your actions? If you say never....are you playing it safe? Maybe need to push the envelope just a bit? Obviousy it is a fine line to draw, but maybe, just maybe, expand that comfort zone a little. You may have a few more regrets, maybe not, but being aggressive can be just the ticket to take you to the next level. Non aggressive just does not get you very far.