It's incredibly hard to break free from it because you need a replacement plan going while you're working. This is exhausting, but necessary. I wrote my book largely during the time I was a car saleswoman. On my down time, which was considerable, I would be writing my book on my smartphone, using the Google Docs app. People thought I was texting. I was not! I was able to get a big chunk done that way. So, I had already started my plan while continuing to earn money. That is what is usually missing in most people's plan to "escape the 9-5". Usually, they don't know what to do. They know what they don't want to do, but usually have no idea how to replace it.