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The Greatness Machine

290 | Marko Gargenta | Being a Life Maximizer: Pushing Boundaries in Life and Work

The Greatness Machine

Darius Mirshahzadeh

Education, Entrepreneurship, Business

5.0 • 135 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

How can you balance work and play while achieving unparalleled success? What are the keys to maximizing every moment of your life? Balancing work and play while achieving unparalleled success is a delicate yet achievable feat, as demonstrated by Marko Gargenta's journey. Best known for his innovative ventures, he embodies the art of integrating work and play seamlessly into his life, highlighting several key strategies that anyone can adopt to maintain equilibrium and excel in both professional and personal realms. Marko stresses the importance of setting clear priorities and boundaries. By defining what matters most in both work and personal life, individuals can allocate their time and energy effectively. For Marko, this means dedicating time to work tasks, utilizing technology and optimizing workflows to maximize output. In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius is joined by Marko as they delve into his remarkable journey—from immigrating from Serbia to Canada during the Yugoslav Wars, his transitions between tech and hospitality industries, to founding PlusPlus. Marko shares his inspirations for entering tech, including the creation of Marakana for tech training, and his pivotal decision to join Twitter. He discusses crafting a personal vision and actively pursuing it, advocating for living an epic life through joyous experiences.  Topics include: Marko recalls immigrating from Serbia to Canada during the Yugoslav Wars Marko talks about his professional journey and founding PlusPlus What inspired Marko to transition to the tech industry Transitioning from tech to hospitality and back Creating Marakana as a sandbox for tech training and consulting Marko reveals his inspiration for joining Twitter  Creating a vision for your life and actively working towards making it a reality Embracing the concept of living an epic life and seeking out experiences that bring you joy  And other topics… Connect with Marko: Website: https://plusplus.co/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markogargenta/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/markog  Connect with Darius: Website: ⁠https://therealdarius.com/⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine⁠  Book: The Core Value Equation ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If just thinking about your bills makes you feel confused and disorientated,

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like your head is full of Raspberry,

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then you need Monzo.

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Download your new favorite bank and pay bills from custom pots.

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Money never felt like Monzo.

0:18.0

UK residents, tease and seize apply.

0:20.0

Love Gang, welcome to the greatness machine.

0:22.0

I'm your host Darius from Shazday. I'm so pumped to have you. Please apply. Love, gang. Welcome to the Greatness Machine.

0:23.0

I'm so pumped out here with me.

0:25.0

Now listen, the Greatness Machine were about two things.

0:28.0

Number one, people who live in their passions.

0:30.0

And number two, those who are creating greatness in the world and doing both

0:33.6

of these things despite the odds against them each episode we're gonna

0:36.9

feature interviews with game changers business leaders you know telling us their

0:40.4

origin stories what made them tick what got them to where they are now?

0:44.0

Why? So it can help you step into your greatness within your life, your business, and your career.

0:48.5

Occasionally, you might hear a few solo episodes from myself.

0:51.3

Moa, as I say, as I leverage my 20 years of

0:53.9

entrepreneurship as a CEO and founder

0:56.1

to help you grow and level up in your journey

0:58.1

to scale your life and your business.

1:00.0

So come be a fly on the wall, enjoy the conversation, and I'm stoked to have you hear of me.

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