He quit his corporate job at age 28. Now, he runs his family's business of selling paper gifts for the dead.

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Alex Teo holds joss sticks and joss paper at his warehouse
Alex Teo is the third-generation owner of Ban Kah Hiang Trading.

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A 26-year-old solopreneur with a 6-figure business shares 4 tips for successfully transitioning from a normal job to a full-time content creator

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Natalie Fischer quit her job as a data analyst to start her own business as a financial content creator.
Natalie Fischer quit her job as a data analyst to start her own business as a financial content creator.

Natalie Fischer

I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.

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A Singapore Airlines flight attendant poses with a cleaning spray
Abby Ooi completed her master's in counseling while flying for Singapore Airlines.

Abby Ooi

He left his corporate job to help his mom in the family's 90-year-old restaurant. He almost gave up but figured out how to turn it around.

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A mother and son pose in front of a cashier at Sabar Menanti.
Tambunan took over the family's nasi padang business from his mother in 2022.

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I took a 50% pay cut to leave my sales job and work on a potato farm. I have no regrets.

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Tyler Heppell poses in front of his farm
Tyler Heppell left his sales job to work on his family farm.

Tyler Heppell

Demi Lovato said she's in a 'weird position' in her career because she didn't have a backup plan

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Demi Lovato singing at Billboard Women In Music 2024
Lovato said she'll come up with a backup plan for her future child if they want to follow in her footsteps.

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I'm a 53-year-old medical student pursuing my dream of becoming a doctor. I'm more financially and mentally stable than ever before.

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Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch says that going to medical school in her 50s is full of advantages.

Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch

Leaving the army to go corporate is a tough road to take. We asked 3 veterans how they survived and thrived.

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Jiahui Ong, Jianhui Tan, and Kwong Weng Yap (right),
Jiahui Ong, 26 (left), Jianhui Tan, 33 (center), and Kwong Weng Yap, 46 (right), served with the Singapore Armed Forces before heading for the private sector.

Jiahui Ong; Jianhui Tan; Kwong Weng Yap

Former EY partner shares how he climbed the corporate ladder to walk away from it all and become a math teacher

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A teacher's desk in a classroom
UK partners at EY make an average of $1 million as of 2022. Deepak Swaroop walked away to be a math teacher.

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I'm a GenZer who tried college but dropped out because of finances. Instead, I chose healthcare and plan to study cosmetology.

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Tae'Vionna Jones
Tae'Vionna Jones plans to study cosmetology.

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