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The trick is to be aware that there is a major difference between running
towards and running away. If your only real driving motive is fleeing your
current life then you’re not even close to being able to realise your dream.
You have to carefully consider how you’re going to support yourself (and
your family), and how that matches your actual needs.

What’s often forgotten is the fact that your new life must now give you
enough personal satisfaction to replace the ego-boosts and backslapping that
salary, perks and shiny things provided in your old life. Be realistic about
what it is you’re going to do. If your downshifting dreams dwell almost
entirely on a pastoral idyll that you’ve never actually experienced then
you’re likely to run into some hard facts about your new life and its
budget. Moving into an area you don’t really know will also bring risks of
resistance from locals who won’t appreciate being appropriated as a
backdrop for your fantasies; you’ll need to become part of rural life.

HERE’S AN IDEA FOR YOU…
Instead of running off to become a chicken farmer, why not try to
outsource yourself and work part time or freelance? Keeping a foot in
the door of your old job while taking a step back is a stretch, but it’s
a way of seeing if the new balance suits you.