by mardirousi | Jul 23, 2025 | Life Lesson
Sometimes the greatest lessons about integrity come not from our enemies, but from watching those we trust navigate their own moral contradictions. There’s a peculiar kind of education that happens in midlife—one that arrives not through books or formal...
by mardirousi | Jul 21, 2025 | Construction
When disaster strikes, the real test isn’t surviving the crisis—it’s navigating the complex journey back to what was lost. The 2025 Pacific Palisades Fire stands as one of the most devastating wildfires in Los Angeles history, destroying over 6,800...
by mardirousi | Jul 12, 2025 | Entrepreneurial Advice, Kundalini Yoga, Mindful Business Practices
The quality of your morning determines the quality of your entire day. For the entrepreneur, this isn’t just philosophy—it’s strategic advantage. In the relentless pace of entrepreneurial life, where every moment seems to demand immediate action and every...
by mardirousi | Jul 10, 2025 | Life Lesson
I sit in the back pew, watching tearful children approach the podium. Their voices crack as they share stories of Sunday morning pancakes, bedtime stories that stretched past midnight, and the way their grandfather’s eyes lit up when they scored their first...
by mardirousi | Jul 7, 2025 | Entrepreneurial Advice
The art of diversification lies not in chasing every opportunity, but in creating synergistic streams that amplify each other’s success. After nearly three decades of building businesses across real estate, technology, and construction, I’ve learned that...