What you ‘do’ in life is a decision you might make more than once. It’s OK not to know | Emma Wilkins

Picking a career can be daunting for students, so try to make good choices but also remember you can change your mind

There's a story our year 11 and 12 students are hearing, one I heard at that age too, that isn't true. The details change, but the take-home point is the anxiety-inducing idea that what they'll do with the rest of their lives" is a decision they must make now or very soon and that failing to make the right choice" will have disastrous consequences.

The myth is so pervasive that they might not question it; might fail to stop and realise there is no singular right choice" or that the wrong" choice or even score needn't rule out future flourishing. That choice is an important one, but whatever choice they make will lead to other choices and no single one will guarantee success or happiness.