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THE ROAD 
NOT TAKEN 
Influencers on their alternate career paths
"What if?” 
Depending on where you are in your 
career, those two words have the 
ability to inspire — or haunt — you.
We asked some of the world’s most successful 
professionals to explain how their career paths 
might have turned out differently. 
Read these Influencers’ inspiring tales 
and reflections of what might have 
been.
The Road Not Taken: How Losing $50,000 Became My Biggest Gain
The Road Not Taken: How Ice Cream, Girls, 
and Gum Made Me an Entrepreneur
The Road Not Taken: Ready for My Second Act
The Road Not Taken: How to Respond When 
Your Boss Says “Be More Confident”
The Road Not Taken: Why I Pivoted from 
Hollywood to Silicon Valley
The Road Not Taken: Why Rearview Mirrors 
Are Bad for Your Driving Career
The Road Not Taken: How Getting 
Fired Boosted My Career
Read all posts here 
Tell us about your own alternate path. Write a post on LinkedIn and 
include #RoadNotTaken somewhere in the body.

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The Road Not Taken: Influencers Reflect On What Might Have Been

  • 1. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN Influencers on their alternate career paths
  • 2. "What if?” Depending on where you are in your career, those two words have the ability to inspire — or haunt — you.
  • 3. We asked some of the world’s most successful professionals to explain how their career paths might have turned out differently. Read these Influencers’ inspiring tales and reflections of what might have been.
  • 4. The Road Not Taken: How Losing $50,000 Became My Biggest Gain
  • 5. The Road Not Taken: How Ice Cream, Girls, and Gum Made Me an Entrepreneur
  • 6. The Road Not Taken: Ready for My Second Act
  • 7. The Road Not Taken: How to Respond When Your Boss Says “Be More Confident”
  • 8. The Road Not Taken: Why I Pivoted from Hollywood to Silicon Valley
  • 9. The Road Not Taken: Why Rearview Mirrors Are Bad for Your Driving Career
  • 10. The Road Not Taken: How Getting Fired Boosted My Career
  • 11. Read all posts here Tell us about your own alternate path. Write a post on LinkedIn and include #RoadNotTaken somewhere in the body.