From marathons to HIIT classes, the best way to get ahead is getting a sweat in

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Running the NYC marathon

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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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I'm a CEO who had a 'widow-maker' heart attack in a meeting. Going back to work made me question my worth.

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Bruce Adams had a "widow-maker" heart attack during a meeting. Returning to work was harder than he had expected.

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We quit our jobs and turned our obsession with true crime into a hit podcast — then we broke news on a major murder case

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Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee

Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee

We're a married couple who channeled our mutual obsession with true crime into a full-time podcasting business that eventually replaced our careers.

I was rejected from my dream job at Anduril and told I came across as 'aloof.' It taught me not to hide my nerves.

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An Anduril recruiter told Ibrahim Shah he sounded "aloof and indifferent to the role."

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These workers aren't waiting to be laid off — they're building a Plan B

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Side by Side featuring Phil Coachman; Eduardo Noriega and Kent Ha

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I'm a Marine who has traveled the world. It's one of the most challenging parts of the job, but also the most rewarding.

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Aboard the USS Essex Marines and sailors progress to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter

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I'm the CEO behind the New York Marathon. Here's how we pull off the world's biggest race.

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Rob Simmelkjaer has led the nonprofit that puts on the New York City Marathon since 2022.

Rob Simmelkjaer

I'm 68 and starting a new career as a stand-up comedian. I'm spending my retirement years in dingy bars telling jokes.

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Ivy Eisenberg

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'Think big': A 35-year finance veteran urges Gen Z to start their own businesses as entry-level jobs dry up

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Tourists view Canary Wharf's financial district across the River Thames at Greenwich in London on May 10, 2025.
A City veteran warns Gen Z to stop chasing shrinking graduate jobs and start building their own businesses as AI reshapes work.

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