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He’ll never get anywhere working for himself—he’s got no discipline.

for himself is alone(not working together with other people)? for himself is for the benefit of himself like "selfish"(no benefit to others)?

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It means he is his own boss. He does not go to work for someone else (i.e. a boss). As with most people who work for themselves, he will be doing work for a client who will pay him directly. If he worked for a boss, the client would pay his boss's company and he would be paid by the boss/company.

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