Regret is soul data - it shows where our actions misaligned with values. My decade as a corporate lawyer left me rich but empty, until I applied regret transformation steps:

1. Regret Autopsy: "What core value did I violate?" (For me: Service)
2. Present Adjustment: Started free legal clinics on weekends
3. Future Safeguard: Now evaluate choices through "Deathbed Lens"

A 2023 Yale study found people over 60 view regrets as "unlived lives." But psychologist Daniel Pink suggests: "Regret is better than grit - it’s GPS." By mapping where we veered off soul paths, we chart wiser courses. The Tao Te Ching teaches: "New beginnings often disguise themselves as painful endings."