1. Realise there is no such thing as can’t – only will and won’t. Whether you choose to start a new business or go to live in Brazil, the choice is yours, you have complete control

2. Regularly give yourself time to reflect on what could be as well as what is. Time out to consider our direction helps keep us on the right track

3. Break it down. Big challenges can be daunting and it can be tempting to give up before you’ve even started. By breaking a large goal into manageable chunks we have a much greater chance of succeeding with the big things

4. Realistically work through all the consequences. We can be prone to exaggerate the negatives when big decisions loom

5. Rethink how you look at it. Thinking about our challenge as fun, enlightening or even as an adventure is far more helpful than seeing it as an uncomfortable problem