Hustling for my career took over my personal life - this is how it hurt me, and how I fought my way back

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• Working towards creating something, or doing something big, often necessitates putting other aspects of your life on the back burner.
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• These six women found success through continual hustling. But they also found some adverse side effects.
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• From health challenges like golf-ball sized cysts to heart palpitations, continual drive took a physical toll. While some say they don't regret that time, others don't think they benefited.
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• All stressed that you shouldn't let your health become low priority.
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Achieving anything big - be it starting a business, hitting the ground running at a new job, or creating something from scratch - often means putting your personal life on the back burner. When there's always more work to be done, it's hard to take your foot off the gas pedal.

But that hustle often comes with costs - and for these six women, those costs were huge.

Yes, their dedication, drive, and work ethic was met with great success. But that success came with tradeoffs, including life-changing impacts on their health, social lives, and relationships.

So was it all worth it? Would they change their decisions? Here are their stories, their lessons learned, and their best advice to you.