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In 1888, Alfred Nobel was best known as the inventor of dynamite. He had been issued over 300 patents and his business had built more than 50 explosives and armament factories all across Europe.
That year, while traveling in Cannes, France, Nobel's brother, Ludvig, suddenly died of a heart attack.
A French newspaper misreported the incident, penning an article that claimed Nobel himself had died. Reading the false reports of his own death, Alfred Nobel was shocked at what the world clearly thought of him.
He got something almost nobody gets: A clear preview of his destined future while he still had time to change it.
Today, I want to share a simple exercise to help you do the same:
I call it the Deathbed Regret List...
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In 1888, Alfred Nobel was best known as the inventor of dynamite. He had been issued over 300 patents and his business had built more than 50 explosives and armament factories all across Europe.
That year, while traveling in Cannes, France, Nobel's brother, Ludvig, suddenly died of a heart attack.
A French newspaper misreported the incident, penning an article that claimed Nobel himself had died. Reading the false reports of his own death, Alfred Nobel was shocked at what the world clearly thought of him.
He got something almost nobody gets: A clear preview of his destined future while he still had time to change it.
Today, I want to share a simple exercise to help you do the same:
I call it the Deathbed Regret List...
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