Success stories
Even Jamie Lee Curtis knows the sting of being fired. It happened in her first job
In a new book by Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill, the Halloween actor writes about how a sliding-doors moment led to her becoming the star she is today.
- Jamie Lee Curtis
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Perth man supports teen with autism to launch game-changing business
The heart-warming local story of a friendship that allowed a young man realise a dream – and go on to help many more people in turn.
- Opinion
- For subscribers
What Charles, the new world no.1 and a 56-year-old apprentice can teach us about grey power
It’s wonderful to see someone armed with a silver fox beard and zero knee cartilage be literally best in the world at something really hard.
- Kate Halfpenny
A career change, not a crisis: The Australians making a midlife switch
Meet the Olympian turned farmer, PR guru turned socialite and chemist turned gin distiller who changed careers in midlife and don’t regret it.
- Amber Schultz and Mary Ward
Why this corporate lawyer moved to a farm nine hours away from the office
A 29-year-old associate at top law firm Baker & McKenzie grew up on a farm 600km west of Sydney. During the pandemic she moved home, and now has no plans to return.
- Charlotte Grieve
Dumb luck? No way. The billion-dollar smarts of the 'For Dummies' empire
Nearly 30 years ago, a how-to guide called DOS For Dummies was published. The reaction to the user-friendly and accessible book led to a global phenomenon.
- Tim Elliott
- Opinion
- Japan
The Japanese philosophy of Ikigai could hold the key to fulfillment
Psychologist Tunteeya Yamaoka says the word simply means “reason for being”, or “living with purpose”.
- Evelyn Lewin
We cling to the idea perseverance is the key to success, but is it?
Failure is not always the path to success. Sometimes, failure is the door to something new.
- Kerri Sackville
How phonies and self-promoters came to rule the world
Your banker, boss, Facebook friend, lover: are they for real? In a me-me, high-tech age that helps fakers to make it, masqueraders are thriving like never before.
- Shelley Gare
'The biggest thing I've learnt from him is humility': CEO Natalie Egleton on Ian Sinclair
Former Nationals leader Ian Sinclair is the chairman of a foundation that grants money to regional communities. He's guided CEO Natalie Egleton on both boardroom dynamics and family balance.
- Dani Valent