I'm 66 and have roommates. It helps me make extra money and pay off my home.

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Darlene McCord-Ochoa helps pay her mortgage by renting out rooms in her home.

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I quit my job at 35 after my husband died. It's been 6 years, and finding a new job has been harder than expected.

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Alex Delaney sits at the memorial bench for her late husband.

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I run alcohol-free nightlife events in NYC. Most of my guests aren't sober — they just don't want to drink.

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Sam Bail, hosts nightlife events in New York — without alcohol

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I'm the CEO of Beyond Yoga. I hike out my back door in the mornings, and I'm a creature of habit with food.

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Nancy Green.

Beyond Yoga

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nancy Green, the CEO of Beyond Yoga, who's based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I'm the CMO at Cluely. Here are 3 things that work in a cold reach-out — and what definitely doesn't.

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Daniel Min is the chief marketing officer at Cluely.

Daniel Min

I'm a startup founder who uses AI as a middle manager. It enables my junior employee to produce senior-level work.

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Charles Swann uses the help of AI tooling to have his junior-level employee gain years of experience in seconds.

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I'm a senior software engineer at Microsoft. My AI skills have helped me climb the ladder in my career — here's my advice.

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Nandita Giri.

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My friend and I hold presentation nights. We get to know each other better, and it helps us understand who we are now.

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Rachel Jones and her friend do presentation nights to get to know each other better.

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We took out a $300,000 loan at 23 to build a wellness cabin. We had no idea what we were getting into.

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Rajan Chidambaram and Renzo Sanio built a short-term rental cabin in rural Virginia.

Courtesy of Rajan Chidambaram

I developed stabbing stomach pain as a college football player. It turned out to be stage 4 colon cancer.

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Khalil Smith was a freshman in college when he was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer.

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