Theo Marsh returns for the rest of the story: leaving the law, giving the money back for his first chair, and starting on a Sunday.
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Theo Marsh comes back to tell us what happened next: the Sunday he decided, the first chair he sold (and refunded), and his advice for anyone who feels restless but scared.
You don’t have to burn the boats. You just have to build one.
Theo Marsh
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Maya Theo, last time you left us at the workshop door. What happened next?
Theo I built a stool for my daughter one Sunday. Badly. And I realised I hadn’t looked at a clock for six hours.
Theo That was the first time in fifteen years that I’d lost track of time doing something. That was the signal.
Theo My first paying customer sat in the chair and it creaked. I gave her the money back and made her another one.
Maya What would you say to someone who feels restless but scared?
Theo You don’t have to burn the boats. You just have to build one. Start on a Sunday.
