Their older children all became doctors, but their youngest son chose/followed a different (career) 'path'.
His friends all went to college, but he chose to 'follow' a different path. [=to do something different]
He believes the average consumer is being 'led down the garden path' by the promises in advertisements.
(..) Oh. Okay. First task: reconnaissance. I want to know what goes on... ...in all casinos, from the dealers' rotation... ...to the path of cash carts. I want to know everything about every guard. This girl Charmaine... Find out where they're from, nicknames, how they take their coffee. (..)2001 Ocean's Eleven