No Regrets: A Fable About Living Your 4th Quarter Intentionally

by Allen Hunt, Allen R. Hunt

I want to live the rest of my life with no regrets. And I’m sure gonna try to figure out how. Just as she’s turning 60, a life-altering event brings Lisa face to face with this startling realization. The mother of three beautiful children, grandmother to a sweet newborn grandson, a woman with close friends and plenty of activities to keep her busy, Lisa thought she was satisfied with her ordinary life. But now she just can’t shake the feeling that something is missing. Determined to die with no regrets, Lisa launches into a powerful journey to make the most of the fourth and final quarter of her life. Along the way, she enlists the help of Anthony, the happiest 97-year-old she’s ever met, encounters a nun who sparks a soul-stirring experience, and discovers in herself greater strength than she knew she possessed. A captivating and groundbreaking fable, No Regrets is the only book out there that provides a roadmap for how to make the most of the final season of life. If you, like Lisa, are searching for greater meaning in your life, then join authors Allen Hunt and Matthew Kelly as they reveal five incredible secrets to living intentionally and making the most of your own fourth quarter. No matter what quarter of life you find yourself in, you will be inspired, moved, and encouraged to make the most of the one life you’ve been given.

Genres: Fiction

227 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Jean Flattery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read. Thought provoking during this retirement adventure.

[Carole Schroeder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recently received this book from a great friend. She gave it to me, recommending that I read it, and acknowledging (no offense intended) it’s written about living your fourth-quarter intentionally. It’s a fable about a woman named Lisa who experiences attending her own funeral in a dream she has. She realizes looking over her funeral, there is no one there celebrating her life, and her own son didn’t recall Lisa with great words. This dream experience puts Lisa on a trajectory to find ways to intentionally live out her fourth quarter, from the age of 60 on, with a new, intentional, joyful way of living. She concentrates on a developing specific virtue, gives her time to others, and more. The authors share five keys of living and dying with no regrets, as well as a list of virtues to concentrate on cultivating, at any age. The last chapter wrapped everything up in a beautiful way, at Lisa’s funeral. Describing the Mass to celebrate her life. She died at the age of about 80 and her life was celebrated joyfully by those friends and family she had poured her heart and time into her 20 years.
It makes me wonder- if I were to choose a virtue to focus my life on- what virtue should I choose?

[James Hecker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light read. Finished in one day. Good story about living one's life intentionally in the 4th quater of life. Gives a perspective on determining what is truly important and making sure one's life is reflecting one's values. It is good to know what values, virtues, and purpose, are important and choosing, intentionally, actions that reflect that at any age, but in the 4th quater of life it becomes urgent. I highly recomend this book to help bring into focus the fact that all of our lives will eventually end. What is the legacy, the memories, the impact on others we wish to leave?

[Barbara Yingling · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a simple, quick read that was recommended by my sister-in-law and a friend. It is things we already know but it made me think a bit harder about my "fourth quarter" and how I want to live so I die with no regrets. This is a book from Dynamic Catholic, so be prepared for a Christian take on living your life. For me (I am in my last quarter), it gave me much food for thought as I live out the remainder of my life.

[Mary Soignet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy read with a great message. Would recommend.

[Mini McLaughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good way to assess how you should live the last quarter of your life.

[TeriNienaber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspirational

[Ginny Endejan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book profoundly inspiring. It's a quick read. Only took me a day to read. Highly recommend this book.

[Kirk Weikart · Rating 5 out of 5]

A timely read as I just turned 60. Looking forward to the companion book

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,3

[Cindy Ingold · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun, relevant read for me as I am 60! Time to challenge my life and have ‘no regrets’.

[Jeff Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book and accompanies the 4th Quarter book by Hunt and Kelly - truly transformational I like the idea of a silent retreat