I married my partner in Colorado. The only witnesses were the wind and our photographer.

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The author and her partner decided to elope in Colorado.

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I'll probably never fully retire, and I'm not sad about it

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The author (not pictured) is 38 and doesn't think he will ever fully retire.

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I don't use an alarm clock to wake up. I have more energy and lost weight since I stopped using it.

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We celebrated our anniversary on Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas, a 10,000-person cruise ship. It was surprisingly romantic.

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The author and her husband went on a mega-ship to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

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I made $1.2 million as a résumé writer last year. AI has reduced my monthly income by about a third, and I'm thinking about a career pivot.

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Richard Lambert gets most of his work through Fiverr.

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Juggling 3 freelance jobs works for me. It's stressful at times, but I'm my own boss, and my businesses are thriving.

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The author has been working three freelance jobs for the last decade.

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We don't need more rigid screen rules and detoxes from phones

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When I was diagnosed with cancer, I became a better leader at work. I didn't have the energy to micromanage.

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Stephanie Essenfeld was diagnosed with cancer in January 2025.

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I moved to London and finally landed my dream job, but something felt wrong on the first day. It was time for a career pivot.

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The author landed her dream job in London.

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Working at a summer camp as a media director was the reset I needed after getting laid off from a job I loved

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