It's like magic. Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about. Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either. Anything worth doing is worth doing right.
Life is a long line of opportunities.
All that is necessary is to accept the unacceptable, do without the indispensable, and bear the unbearable. If at first you don't succeed, don't try sky-diving. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. Nothing in life is to be feared.