Marko Schmitt

At 16, I dropped out of school to do circus work. No, I didn't end up flipping burgers for a living. Instead I: 👉🏻 Graduated from Columbia University 👉🏻 Launched 3 funded startups 👉🏻 Now coach entrepreneurs all over the world Here is my guide for a happy unconventional life:

What the fax?! I guess faxing isn’t dead 🤷‍♂️ Use Dropbox Fax by @DropboxSign to send and receive faxes from anywhere. #DropboxFax hellofax.com

@CNNSOTU “Get out of the way if you can't lend your hand”. - Dylan "For far too long we're been trying not to lose, as opposed to figuring out how to win." - Mamdani

TAPPER: "Do you see Mamdani as the future of the Democratic Party?" JEFFRIES: "No. I think the future of the Democratic Party is going to fall as far as we're concerned, relative to the House Democratic Caucus and members who are doing a great work all across the country as it relates to our need to both take back control of the house."

Whenever you feel jealous, it's not because someone else is happy. It's because you know you're wasting time. That ugly feeling in your gut? It's your soul begging you to stop playing small. Sit down. Get quiet. Ask the questions you've been dodging. Not: "What do I want?" But: "What am I here for? What is my soul's purpose?" There is a part of you that already knows the answer. Are you just scared to hear it?

@IsabelMgarcia45 I totally agree. I like the phrase - a raise in peace. What does this mean to you?

@markoschmitt Thanks, Marko! Turns out when your inner system gets promoted, you stop chasing validation and start leading from clarity. No burnout. No politics. Just alignment, presence—and a raise in peace.

New Job. My new boss is consciousness. The pay isn’t great but the benefits are amazing!

@IsabelMgarcia45 Isabel - just seeing this - great response - love the idea of getting your inner system promotion!

@markoschmitt When you work for consciousness, your currency becomes clarity. The benefits? → Alignment. Peace. Presence. It’s the only job where your inner system gets promoted.

@briandecoded Life is too short to be outsourced by anything artificial. You may as well live well instead.

Unpopular opinion: With AI replacing your job, your primary objective is to live well.

Your writing is lame because you: 1. Don't believe in your own ideas 2. Lack a sense of purpose about why you are writing 3. Use ChatGPT instead of trusting your genius to guide you If you had access to your inner wisdom your writing would be inspired instead of tired.

@IsabelMgarcia45 Speed is overrated. Depth is what the world needs. Pausing and taking a breath can make all the difference between insightful and forgettable.

I used to believe speed = success. So I rushed: 📌 Quick decisions 📌 Always busy 📌 Never stopping Until I realized: 📌 Slowness = better decisions. 📌 Stillness = clarity. 📌 Intentionality = true progress. Most people aren’t stuck. They’re just rushing in the wrong direction. Where do you need to pause and rethink?

Day of Genius: Morning is the best time to access your genius. Afternoon is the best time to implement it. Evening is the best time to feed it.

@MaxSmartFinance Morning is the best time to access your genius. Afternoon is the best time to implement it. Evening is the best time to feed it.

Use your mornings to learn strategically Use your afternoons to implement consistently Use your evenings to reflect and adjust

I hear you Akshat. We all probably feel more comfortable speaking than writing, which is much harder and requires more thinking and attention. But not only does writing sharpen your thinking, it allows you to connect with a bigger audience. I am working on the problem of how to help non-writers become more powerful through their writing.

@markoschmitt I can express myself more via speaking. How comfortable you are with speaking?

@itsdangoldfield "May you stay forever young..." - Dylan A lot of wisdom here Dan. Thanks.

may you retain the sense of freedom you had over the holidays. may you resist the obligations coming at you as the world revs up again. may you maintain the view of what is truly important. may you be confident in saying “no”. may you be selective in saying “yes”. may you experience time as your ally, not your enemy. may you not wish to crawl back under your blanket, but meet the world on your own terms with vitality, purpose and intention. 💙

What happened to a Free Press? Respect to @AnnTelnaes for her decision to quit the Washington Post for censoring her work as a cartoonist: open.substack.com/pub/anntelnaes…

@jaaroncomposer @jokowords Later in life is where it's at - especially if you have mastered your craft and you are ready to bring it to the world. What is your plan?

@jokowords Thank you for sharing that story! As a “wanna be” composer (with a Master’s degree) pushing 50 years old, I love hearing examples of people who found success later in life. Helps me keep pushing forward.

Success looks different for everyone for me, it's about making my family proud and safe. 20 years ago, I lived in a tiny house without heating during winter and without a garden for my wife and girls Everything changed 15 years ago when I returned to school to get a master's degree and then a PhD. Thanks to that, 10 years ago, we finally made our dream come true by moving south of France, under the sun, into a bigger and warmer house in the heart of a pins forest. Today, we live our best life. Nothing is ever too late. Right? We made it, girls. My success is in your eyes. And you? PS: this deep work also made me a half-millionaire by accident. Sometimes life is strange.

@jokowords This post is an inspiration for everyone who wants of life of freedom and meaning. You're right; it's never too late to choose your best life instead of the one someone else chose for you. And the pool surrounded by forest doesn't hurt!

@ScottOstrin Are you happy? You have choices. What does your inner wisdom tell you?

Am I Depressed? I wake at 4am and go to the Gym Then work all day Come home at 6 Eat and back in bed by 8 Repeat the loop endlessly All of my free time is spent laying in bed watching YouTube videos in three categories Podcasts/ comic books/ crypto currency Houston I think we have a problem here!