Self-Employed The Forgotten Community: How to build a business that serves your life - not the other way around
| By: | Dan O'Donoghue |
| Publisher: | Orla Kelly Publishing |
| Published: | March 2026 |
| Pages: | 214 |
| Categories: | Autobiography, Business, Non-Fiction |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Paperback |
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They are the early risers. The risk takers. The ones who sign the front of the cheque, not the back. They don’t look for sympathy. They don’t look for handouts. When they fall, they get back up quietly, dust themselves off, and carry on. They are the backbone of our communities: the cafés, the trades, the consultancies, the farms, the agencies, the small firms that keep Ireland working. They employ the majority of the workforce. Yet because they don’t shout, protest, or complain, they are often the ones left alone. And that silence comes at a cost. Self-employed people can end up carrying the weight of everything: responsibility, pressure, uncertainty — often in isolation. The stress becomes normal. The exhaustion becomes routine. The dream that once sparked excitement can slowly turn into something that consumes more than it gives. This is not another feel-good business book. It’s a lifeline. Inside, you won’t find theory from a classroom. You’ll find hard-earned lessons from the real world. Honest reflections. Practical frameworks forged through experience. Stories that will make you pause, breathe, and rethink what success truly means. Because success isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, without losing yourself in the process. If you are building something of your own… This book was written for you.
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