Seth Marcus

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🎨 I teach professionals how to use microdosing to unlock their creativity, optimize their mindset, and empower their best lives💫
Founder of The Mindmill

10/28/2026

How often do online communities feel like real communities?

We spend so much time building a platform, sharing our work, and trying to bring more attention to the things we care about. But does the added exposure and attention really make us feel that much more connected to each other?

I’ve been feeling that recently. Living in Hawaii, I miss my people back in Colorado. I have great friends here, too, and I’m continuing to deepen those relationships. It just takes time to build those.

The last couple of weeks have been full of in-person connection. My men’s group, regular pickleball, conversations around the island, and getting out to hear more live music. There’s something about doing things together, being a good listener, and having a space where you can really speak and be heard.

It’s made me think about what I want all this digital work to lead to. I want to master my digital space and streamline my processes using AI and other powerful tools so I can spend more time connecting with humans and helping strengthen community. That’s what I want my business to create more of, too.

So I challenge you: reach out to somebody you miss. Make a phone call, schedule a time to talk, or send a voice or video message. Meet in person if you can. Give someone a little more of yourself when you reach out.

And if you’ve been feeling disconnected, you’re welcome to message me and tell me what that’s been like. Connection is something we work on in coaching. I love meeting in person when we can, and we can also go really deep in our video sessions. If you’re curious about working together, I’d be happy to talk.

10/23/2026

“Everything is fine… but here’s what’s wrong.”

Ever notice how often we start conversations this way?

I catch myself doing it all the time.

Lately, I’ve been focused on the challenges of building my coaching business here in Hawaii. Finding clients, putting myself out there, facing rejection, and doing the uncomfortable things that come with growing something meaningful.

And then I get a little perspective.

My wife is from Ukraine, and much of her family is still there. Most mornings, she calls her mom to check in and hear about what they’re going through.

It’s a humbling reminder of how fortunate we are.

Here I am, living in a beautiful place, surrounded by opportunity, and sometimes I’m afraid to make a phone call because someone might say no.

Our challenges are real, and they matter. But so does everything that’s going right.

Our health. Our relationships. The freedom and opportunities we often take for granted.

Gratitude isn’t about pretending everything is perfect. It’s about making room to recognize what’s already good, even while we’re working through what’s difficult.

It’s a practice I return to every day, both personally and in my coaching.

So here’s something to reflect on:

What are you complaining about right now that might not be such a big deal with a little perspective?

And what’s going right in your life that you haven’t stopped to appreciate?

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

10/16/2026

It seems like there’s always something to worry about.

I was recently working with a client who was hyperfixating on a big decision, repeating a familiar story, and trying to intellectualize himself into a strategy that could solve it.

I asked him what he’d been so worried about a month ago. I had my notes, so I remembered.

Now he could talk about it freely. It didn’t have the same weight.

Three months ago? He literally couldn’t remember.

We tend to supersize the problems of the day as if they’re life and death. The stressful feeling stays familiar while the actual events come and go.

When I’m caught up in that myself, I come back to state, story, strategy:

How am I feeling in my body?
What am I telling myself?
What am I actually going to do?

With this client, we started with some deep, intentional breaths and gratitude. His shoulders dropped. He loosened up and smiled more. It was as if his body finally gave him permission to relax.

Take a breath. Feel something you’re grateful for. Give yourself a little room to look at what’s in front of you.

These things will pass, just like everything else.

The full piece is on The MindMill website if you’d like to go deeper into this.

07/27/2026

Damn I love living in Hawaii.

Back on the island and back in it. Recording the solo album. Played songs with legends like LT Smooth. Coaching clients, golfing, ocean time, pickleball, gym, still learning, still growing.

Life be lifing. Feeling stoked for the future 🤙🏽

07/21/2026

Today is not how I wanted to start my week. I made a big game plan and started getting after it, and immediately ran into consistent technical errors, incomplete work, and frustration. As much as my mind told me to go get another cup of coffee or keep grinding, sometimes all you need is a state change: a quick walk, a moment in stillness, some breaths. It’s always there for you. Join along if you want

Mindfulness is whatever you make it to be friends 🤙🏽

06/10/2026

I just emerged from 10 days of silence in the Southern California desert.

The practice is called a dieta. Nature immersion, silent meditation, plant medicine, deep reset.

I’ll be honest: I was scared going in. Not of the plant medicine. I’ve been sitting with ayahuasca for over a decade.

What scared me was the silence. The boredom.

Going days without the stimulus my nervous system expected.

No phone. No conversations. No dopamine.

By day three something shifted.

Long walks. Hours of journaling. Music started coming through. When the creative process got uncomfortable, there was no escape route. I had to stay in it. Found songs I wouldn’t have found any other way.

By the end I was sad to leave. The first real conversation felt overwhelming. I was already missing the wind.

What I learned: most of us are running on a fraction of our sensory capacity. We get so hyper-intellectual we surrender intuition. Hijacked by constant input.
Nature immersion is not a luxury. Silence is not optional. We are our environment, and when we box ourselves in, we deteriorate.

The world didn’t burn down while I was gone. My business didn’t fold.

Nothing was actually on fire.

Full video on YouTube. Link in bio.

I challenge you: one hour this week. No phone. Outside. No agenda. See what comes up.

05/20/2026

The ending of “Pray in Circles.”
I had most of this song written for a while. It wasn’t until a sad day alone at the ocean that I found where it needed to land.
That ending is what I’m most proud of.
Sharing it here. Full song is on YouTube, link in bio.
And yes. The solo album has officially started.
More music coming.

05/15/2026

Beach-side life update 🤙🏽🌴 Gut health, travel, dieta.

05/13/2026

Most people have heard the word. Few actually understand what it is.

Microdosing is the practice of taking sub-perceptual doses of a psychedelic substance, typically psilocybin or L*D, small enough that you don't trip, but enough to shift your baseline.

People use it for clarity, focus, emotional regulation, creativity, and presence.
Done right, it's not a standalone fix. It works best when it's paired with healthy lifestyle practice: quality sleep, movement, mindfulness, and real structure in your life.

That's when the effects compound.

And if you're going to explore this, work with someone who knows what they're doing. Set and setting matter. Intention matters. Safety matters.

The full breakdown is on YouTube. Link in bio.

04/29/2026

New song: “Pray in Circles”

I feel like we’ve lost prayer in our society. I know I did.

Growing up Christian, I felt I had to pray a certain way. This is how you do it. Do it right.
Decades later I found my own practice. Totally my own. And sharing prayer with others lifts us all up.
It’s not how you pray. It’s just that you pray. 🙏
Full song on YouTube. Link in bio.

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