Building Something of Your Own Beyond a Regular Job, Author Advises Starting Small

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The author wrote Beyond the 9 to 5 after meeting people who felt stuck in a single job without having built anything independent alongside it. He argues that starting with a service based on existing skills is a practical first step, since paying clients provide honest feedback and keep work grounded in real needs. He describes gradually expanding from his services site into a digital news outlet, an online earning academy that reported over 10,000 students in 2025, multiple YouTube channels, and six books. He stresses steady, unglamorous persistence over quick wealth, and presents writing as a way to clarify his thinking.

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