I left my teaching job to become a freelance writer. I doubled my income in just 4 months.

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Ryan Crawley, a former elementary school teacher who left his job to become a freelance writer.

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I left a career at Amazon and Microsoft to start a hedge fund. After raising almost $10M in my first year, I'm never going back to Big Tech.

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I was a graphic designer for decades and went back to school at 60 to become a teacher. It pays less but is more rewarding.

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Stuart Fuller went back to school at 60 to pursue teaching.

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A self-employed Gen Zer shares why she isn't planning to go back to working for anyone else

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Rachel Wells made a career pivot to being fully self-employed.

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I used to be a public school teacher. Now I work as a 'middleman' government contractor and can travel when I want to.

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As a middleman, I can make good money managing government contracts and still have the freedom to travel and work on other projects.

Wes FIsher

After 23 years in corporate America, I took a career-change course to figure out what's next. Here are 9 tips that actually helped.

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I started looking for a new career after decades in corporate America.

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I quit medicine for an entry-level corporate job. I felt behind but didn't have the passion to become a low-paid doctor.

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Salah Ashraf went into an entry-level job at an aerospace company after finishing med school.

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A freelancer who used Fiverr to leave a bad office job explains how she knew it was time and the pros and cons of the lifestyle

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Rose Almond is a product design engineer.

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I was making 6 figures in sales, but I was constantly away from my family. So at 39, I enrolled in law school.

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Edwin Schwartz decided to go to law school at 39 after a career in sales.

Edwin Schwartz

A German millennial who moved to NYC left behind a healthy work-life balance to 'hustle' 7 days a week. She has no regrets.

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Lena Frechen moved to NYC from her home in Cologne, Germany.
Lena Frechen moved to NYC from her home in Cologne, Germany.

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