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Escape the 9–5 Grind: Why Starting Your Own Business Will Set You Free

Diarmaid McMenamin
7 min readOct 3, 2024

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If you’ve ever found yourself pondering at your desk after another long day, questioning why you’re trading so much time for money, this is for you. Developing a new skill might be the key to breaking free. You’ve toiled hard to reach where you are — comfortable home, decent income, a career with status — but deep down, there’s this persistent feeling that you’re caught in a hamster wheel.

Perhaps you even felt this way in college, and now you crave more. Not necessarily more ‘stuff,’ but more time, more freedom, and ultimately, more control over your life. And here’s the thing: the world’s most valuable skill is the key to breaking free from the constraints of the 9-to-5 grind. It’s the skill of entrepreneurship, a path that empowers you to shape your own destiny. Embracing the mindset of an entrepreneur could transform your life entirely.

But here’s the kicker — college charge you tens of thousands of pounds, and they still do a terrible job teaching it. So, instead of spending years and a small fortune in formal education, I will equip you with five practical entrepreneurship frameworks that will save you hundreds of hours and could fast-track your journey to financial and time freedom. The best part? They won’t cost you a penny. These frameworks are not just theories, but practical tools that…

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Diarmaid McMenamin
Diarmaid McMenamin

Written by Diarmaid McMenamin

Helping busy, time-poor professionals build a life of time and financial freedom by improving financial education and investing in property.

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