I'm a career coach. Here's the 4-hour burnout-proof job-search strategy I recommend.

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Career coach Emily Worden.

Emily Worden

I left Google after making nearly $1M in a year. Fears about layoffs and missing out on the AI boom gave me the push.

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Yousuf Imran
Yousuf Imran left Google in April to start an AI company after earning nearly $1 million last year.

Yousuf Imran

I love scuba diving and coding. So I figured out a way to make a living doing both.

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Eliana Jordan
After teaching scuba diving around the world, Eliana Jordan learned to code and began building a scuba-diving booking app.

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I landed a Big Tech AI job. Treating my career like a science lab helped me overcome my fear of learning AI.

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Nitya Kumar is sitting at her laptop
Nitya Kumar is a UX designer at Adobe

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I moved to Canada and couldn't find a job after months of applying. A unique idea helped me start my own business abroad.

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Jemma Chapman holding up her stamp illustrations next to her gum machine
Jemma Chapman came up with a unique business idea, using her illustrations.

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My parents moved in with us before my dad got sick. It made all the difference when he passed.

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Two people pose in a living room, with one seated wearing a nasal cannula and blue shirt.
Justin Murphy (right) and his father.

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I'm Nicky Hilton. I live between London and NYC, take 3 baths a day, and always call my mom.

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Nicky Hilton

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This as-told-to essay is based on an in-person conversation with 42-year-old Nicky Hilton, the socialite and cofounder of personalized jewelry company theo grace, who is based between London and New York. It has been edited for length and clarity.

I taught English in Cape Verde 35 years ago. Connecting with a former student at a World Cup watch party was magical.

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Jill Tucker and her former student, Ivan
Jill Tucker reconnected with her former student, Ivan, at a World Cup watch party.

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I left Big Law to become an investor, but building an AI firm proved more lucrative. We hit 6 figures in our first 6 months.

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Kristina Subbotina, the founder of Lexsy, sits at home at her desk.
Kristina Subbotina is the founder and CEO of Lexsy.

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I took my kids to a family-friendly pub to watch the World Cup. It's more socially acceptable now.

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A dad is sitting in a bar wearing a soccer uniform with his two young children.
Jonathan Stone with his kids, Jameson, 3, and Parker, 6, watching the World Cup.

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