I asked 8 execs last month about the best career advice they ever received

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In October, eight executives shared the best career advice they had ever received.

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The best advice I ever got about work-life balance came from a past boyfriend's mom. It's shaped my life for 2 decades.

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The author (right) homeschooled her son (left).

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6 pieces of popular career advice that you should just forget

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Rosie Roque, right, listens to recruiter Cristina Roca, talk about jobs opportunities at the Pembroke Pines Police Dept., at a job fair, Thursday, August 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Florida.

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Duolingo's ex-head of product says the best performers are not always the people with deep experience

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Duolingo's former head of product said that "high agency" can be more important than experience.

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Amazon finally offered this 22-year-old a job after a yearlong search. He says posting on TikTok helped him prepare.

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I was an executive assistant to the CEOs of Sephora and Twitch. Here are the 4 lessons my front row seat to power taught me.

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8 financial titans share their advice for young people on how to succeed at work and in life

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Kevin O'Leary, Chairman of O'Leary Ventures, testifies before the House Committee on Small Business during a hearing "Unleashing Main Street's Potential: Examining Avenues to Capital Access" at the Rayburn House Office Building on January 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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4 steps to change careers after 40 if you're feeling completely stuck, according to a career coach.

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Ashley Jablow uses four steps to help her clients overcome feelings of " stuckness" in life and their careers.

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Netflix's co-CEO Ted Sarandos shares a key piece of career advice that he thinks is becoming 'a lost art'

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Ted Sarandos got his start in film as a video store clerk.

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I retired at 34 and had to go back to work a decade later. I wish I'd stuck it out for 5 more years — here's why.

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Sam Dogen wishes he had done a few things differently in early retirement.

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