Kimanzi Constable writes for Entrepreneur and warns us; don’t die with regret. The death of Constable’s father was the wake-up call that started him on a journey to do what he wanted in life and business, causing him to quit a miserable job to follow a dream of being a worldwide entrepreneur.

Here he shares seven key lessons about living a life without regret to build a business that creates freedom. Read the full article to discover seven opportunities you’ll regret, if you don’t make the right choices today, but we had to share the first one here:

Not truly living

Too often, we let our doubt and fear hold us back from the amazing life we could be living. We have so many things we want to do in life, yet, we never do. Truly living doesn’t mean you’re skydiving every other day or you quit your job on the spot. It means you don’t hold back. You chase those dreams and work hard on the goals you’ve set. You ignore doubts and create an amazing life. It means that no matter how many times you fall, you get back up and keep pushing forward. You don’t settle until you’ve built your dream business and grow it beyond yourself.