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

Ibrahim Shah

I was laid off at 37 and decided to downsize. Building my own tiny house led me to start a handyman business.

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A woman standing on a truck hauling a tiny home.
Melanie Copeland with her 144ft tiny home.

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I moved to Canada for my husband's job. I never thought I'd be happy living outside New York City, but I was wrong.

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Erin Smith.

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I moved from Australia to San Francisco to build my startup from a hacker house. It's been humanizing and comforting.

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Annie Liao, Build Club founder, sitting with a laptop at a cafe.
Startup founder Annie Liao said she's always wanted to live in San Francisco.

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I paid off $90,000 in student debt by living with my parents. I moved to Australia, have my own place, and a higher salary.

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I quit my career at 40 when a diagnosis stopped me in my tracks. Prioritizing my health was scary, but it helped me redefine success.

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Melissa Hoeppner quit her job last October to reevaluate her priorities and take care of her health.

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I designed a custom GPT that helped me land 7 interviews and a job offer from PayPal — here's how

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Amar Saurabh
Amar Saurabh says building a custom GPT for his job search only took about an hour and a half.

Amar Saurabh

I'm a UCLA student. Here's how I get the most out of OpenAI's new Atlas browser.

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The UCLA campus
The UCLA campus

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I home-swap my one-bedroom apartment for luxury houses. I travel constantly for a fraction of the price.

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Meagan Cignoli.
Meagan Cignoli, a sculptor based in Los Angeles and a member of Kindred.

Meagan Cignoli

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