‘Everyone thought I was mad’: how to make a life-changing decision – and stick to it

Whether it’s leaving your partner, retraining or moving abroad, taking a big leap can be terrifying. Here’s how to do it

When I was 26, I broke up with a long-term partner, got an ill-advised facial piercing and changed careers – all in the space of a month. What I learned during those four weeks is that life is like a cake: you can’t unbake it if you don’t like the flavour; sometimes, you need to chuck the entire thing in the bin and start again from scratch. It is harder that way, but who wants to spend the rest of their life eating cupcakes when really they wanted lamingtons? Change is hard. Change is scary.

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