If you're over 40 and you're still in a job you don't love, waiting is actually the riskiest thing you can do.

You don't have 20 years to experiment with side hustles that pay you $800 a month.

If you want real freedom, if you want to quit your 9 to 5 for good, you need real acceleration and not another hobby.

Today, I'm going to give you a five-step blueprint that can realistically get you out of your

job in the next 12 months, even if you're starting from absolute zero.

And listen up, because step four is where most people over 40 sabotage themselves.

Welcome back to the $100 MBA show.

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The first thing we need to address is that you need to stop thinking like an employee.

If you want to quit your 9 to 5, you must stop solving for safety. Employees often optimize

for stability. Owners on the other hand, owners of businesses, optimize for leverage.

And I'm going to explain what this all means in a moment. But employees ask questions like,

how can I get a raise? Owners ask, how can I build something that pays me while I sleep,

while I'm on holiday, while I'm planning my next holiday, while I'm on holiday.

If you're over 40, your advantage is not time. It's actually your judgment. You've seen what

works. You've seen what fails. You've worked with terrible managers. I know I have. You've

watched businesses operate from the inside. It's not just experience. It's monetizable insight that you have that you can use. But we need

to put it to work. So let's get to work. Let's start with step one of the five steps. Step one is to

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