Jig Young - Icarus who loves the Burn & Sisyphus with a Smile

leading the front lines of a raging charge against the empty void against the shackles of geography against the cruelty of birthrights against mindsets and concepts It’s time to burn and bleed for the wrath of younger Icari My story is a signal fire to charge into the abyss of hell I am a humbled stepping stone for others to soar I am the flame of the fallen sun bearing light amongst the shadows I am the prodigal son of the Hydra and the Phoenix I lead with a burning heart and a shattered crown Sisyphus humbled by his comet Sisyphus humbled and smiling More here

I wear the crown of hubris I wear it with pride and I went it humbly I spend my free time helping others soar now i burn so others can burn too I set the sky ablaze as my battle cry I will carry the boulders as I fly I will be incinerated, laugh, then try again I rage against the cruelty of this world intensely Hear my rage. Hear my anger. Hear my passion. I rage against the unfairness of geography so others can too I rage as I soar through the cemetery of hopes and dreams I rage against my shackles so others can melt their chains I am a king but I am also a humble servant I own my truth now. I am hubris reborn. The Icari before me were right. There is power to our story There is strategy in our narrative There is victory in our state Icarus who loves the burn

Hello world,

I am Icarus who loves the burn.

I am Sisyphus with a smile.

Im experiencing an Odyssey as Prometheus

Im becoming Daedalus forging real wings

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I have always been a Roman amongst Greeks

Despite all of this, I feel serene despite a simmering fury

The reflections you’re about to read is my marcus writing his meditations

The art you’ll see and hear is my monster in a monet

This is the universe that holds my story, thinking, interests, work, art, and writing.

I don’t expect strangers to rummage through the depths of my soul but I made this in the hopes that my family, friends, mentors, and colleagues are able to take a peak behind the curtain.

I live a full life filled with challenges, burdens, and action but I do it all with kindness, intensity, positivity, and a smile.

I am a warrior, general, creative, and lover who tries his best to become the best version of himself through learning & reflection.

I work, write, and create mostly to reflect and grow from my lived experience of doing & trying with full effort.

I get up everyday and I’m excited to get bloodied and battered by life. I’m excited for the hunt with my team. I’m excited by grand strategy, tactics, and the blood bath of self-conquest.

I’m excited to learn & grow in chaotic environments - largely because I have a chaotic good alignment.

I hope some of these thoughts can help someone else in the void. If not, it helps me and hopefully my children.

I care more about effort, clear thinking, and process but actions & results matter almost equally to me. It’s how I know I’m improving. It’s the feedback loop to self-improvement.

At 17 (now 28), I started my journey with a misguided but exciting dream to be the “Jack Ma” of Southeast Asia. I set a 10 year goal to build a B2B Marketplace startup operating across Southeast Asia.

11 years later (2024), I surpassed those goals across all dimensions by sheer luck, focus, and obsession. I realize now I dreamt too small.

I met my wife in 2017 who became a bigger dream and now (June 2024) I’m expecting my first son in 4 months who is now the most beautiful dream I look forward to.

My wife made me into light - a kind and loving human being who’s able to receive and give radical love while remaining intense and obsessive. I’m still far from where I want to go but I credit everything to her love and my willpower.