18/10/2026
The past should teach you, not hold you hostage.
I’ve believed this for years, but this morning Ted Lasso reminded me why.
Sitting waiting to board another flight, heading towards what I hope will be another exciting chapter of my future, watching an episode of Ted Lasso.
And suddenly he said something that made me smile.
For years I’ve been telling people that if you try to drive a car looking in the rearview mirror, you’re going to crash.
It’s something I’ve always believed and tried to live by.
We all have a past. We’ve all made mistakes, had disappointments, missed opportunities and made decisions we might do differently if we had our time again.
But we’ve also had successes, amazing experiences and moments that have shaped who we are.
The trick is to learn from all of it without letting any of it stop you moving forward.
Whether you’re building a business, changing careers, starting a relationship, ending one or simply trying to be a better version of yourself, I genuinely believe that what’s ahead of you matters far more than what’s behind you.
And then Ted Lasso summed up something I’ve been saying for years in one brilliant sentence:
“There’s a reason the rearview mirror is smaller than the windshield.”
I absolutely love that.
Because every single day is another opportunity. Another chance to do something differently, make something better, take a risk, chase a dream or simply be happier.
I remember when one of my closest friends turned 50 and was really struggling with it. He was looking back at all the things he hadn’t done, the opportunities he’d missed and where he thought he should be in life.
I said to him, think of your life as a 24-hour clock. If you live to around 80, at 50 it’s only 3pm.
You’ve still got nine hours of the day left!
Why spend them worrying about what happened this morning when there’s still so much you can do this afternoon and evening?
I’ve never been more excited about what lies ahead, both personally and in business.
The past should teach you, not hold you hostage.
So keep looking through that windscreen. There’s an awful lot of road ahead and who knows what amazing things are waiting around the next corner.
Are you finding it easy to move on and look forward, or do you sometimes find yourself spending too much time looking in that rearview mirror. If so it's definitely time for a reset and for those over 50 we still have a long afternoon and evening ahead.
Happy Sunday everyone.
We got this!
