Two roads converged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference.’ There is a reason that this passage from Robert Frost’s beloved poem is one of the most quoted of our time. We are all of us, however cautious, a little bit in love with the idea of doing things differently, leaving the expected path, living unpredictably, seizing the day… there’s a sense that if we just take that big leap, something truly great might happen, but we never stop fearing: what if it doesn’t?
Going with your gut