Regrets

You hear the common saying "I have no regrets"
I have to be honest... I do.
I look around at the young people in the studio and I am so impressed by their goals, their focus and drive to be productive, giving individuals.
Why wasn't I this smart at their age!!
If memory serves me right, I spent too much time socializing and making bad decisions in the name of "socializing".
In my 20s I managed to accomplish a post secondary education and acquire the different levels of tickets in my trade but ...I coasted through. As an example, the first year I picked a semester to really apply myself, I did and I won a grant, WOW! I thought to myself, that wasn't so hard but then I once again found myself back in party mode! No thought of the future.
I have many more examples but I won't bore you with the details, lets just say my teenage years lasted about 7 years longer then they should have.
I feel I short changed myself in alot of areas. If I would have stayed focused on some major dreams and goals when I was younger I wouldn't be sitting here thinking about how to make up for lost time.
I read others' blogs, they focus on their goals, plans for the future and how to surround themselves with the right people and friends that will support, encourage and participate in the path they take.
That is "Brilliant" I think to myself.
If there is anything I can offer, as words of experience is ..do not be fooled into thinking time is on your side, it flys by, do not be side tracked by the wrong people( I don't mean bad people, I mean others who would rather see you spend time hangin' back like they do, you know what I mean) Watch out for the opposite sex! ...seriously, if their goals are very different then yours be careful ..love is blind, etc,, etc and other descriptions I can't print here.(that was about 4 years lost!)
Don't get me wrong, I am definitely wiser because of past experiences and this has shaped me into the person I am today, I still have time... I'm not dead yet!
finally, you should PLAY HARD but you should WORK just as HARD.
Again, why wasn't I that smart...