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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 27 MIN

The Career Advice That Ruined My Life

from The Five Year Plan · host Anna Zhang

This piece of advice is one that I guarantee we've all heard before. But when I tried following it, here's what happened: I developed a romanticized view of what my career should be I had unrealistic expectations of what work is supposed to feel like that normal frustrations started to feel like a sign that I was on the wrong path I lost my sense of self-identity Can you guess what this piece of advice is? Share Your Story: The Confessions Vault TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefiveyearplanpodcastIG: https://www.instagram.com/thefiveyearplanpodcastSubstack: https://substack.com/@thefiveyearplanpodcastEmail: [email protected]

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