You’re here because you need to know whether or not this dude is nuts. I can assure you, yes, I’m definitely nuts, at least in the eyes of the “status quo.” From an early age, I’ve always had difficulty ‘falling in line’ with everyone else. I wouldn’t call myself a rebel; I didn’t wear eye liner and cool jackets with patches on them. But I was an observer, noticing how people interact with each other. I was the kid that would walk around the playground analyzing my environment, while the other ‘normal’ kids played, like normal kids.

Alas, I fell in line and tried to do the things that society tells you to do: got good grades, pressured myself to get to college (with copious amounts of debt!), got married, and got a job. Good boy, Mark! Good Boy!

It wasn’t until 2016, where two major parts of my life converged: 1) I was working in a highly stressful job that made me very depressed and 2) My Mom took a severe heart attack on my birthday. This convergence made me question “Why was I living this way?” and “What did I want my life to mean?” This inspired me to start my blog, which then inspired me to quit my job and start my first business.

And I was a major success! THE END!

Fuck no! I had plenty of successes, but I had to learn a whole lot of tough lessons about business and especially about myself. Currently, the biggest lesson I learned is that we CAN create the lifestyle and work we want. It just requires action. It’s the only mission worth doing, as far as I can see and my hope is that I can share all the many lessons I’ve learned with YOU, so you can create the entrepreneurial lifestyle you deserve.