40 Years, 5 Career Lessons, 1 Health Tax: Ouch!
Rachel Reva, now hitting the big 4-0 in 2025, looks back on her 20-year career rollercoasterâfrom grinding as a TV news publicist in the trenches of giant broadcasters (no glam, just gumption) to launching her own business in 2017. Sheâs figured out titles are just sticker labels, real education is sneaking into âthe right roomsâ with top journalists, and marketing yourself isn't being a narcissist, it's survival. Networking isnât business card hoarding but forging life-long alliances. Bonus: she warns about the 'health tax'âlate nights, endless coffee, and gym absence penaltiesâthat she only pays starting now, proving weâre all body-neglecting career climbers.
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40 and broke, not just financially but physiologicallyâRachelâs health tax reminds us that working hard and ignoring your body is the corporate version of playing Jenga with your ribs.
Victory in titles? Nah. Real powerâs in the awkward awkwardness of sitting in meetings you barely understand and calling it career development.
Who knew the ultimate life hack was a side hustle? Start one early and earn some dignity alongside your endless Zoom calls.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/2/2025 | Author: Rachel Reva
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