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The Journey Isn’t a Highlight Reel. It’s a Work in Progress.

I’m Mario McKenzie — documenting what it really takes to build something from the ground up.  Through my writing and podcast, I share the lessons, struggles, and small victories on my way to creating Soulcraze — my passion project born from resilience and curiosity.

Featured Reflections

Authentic writing from the frontlines of building something meaningful

Photorealistic image of a partially built wooden bridge over a misty chasm at dawn, with broken planks leading toward golden sunrise light, symbolizing building resilience as a founder rebuilding Foodiwant after setbacks.

The Bridge Made of Broken Bricks: The Faith to Keep Building

October 16, 2025 No Comments

A reflection on failure, faith, and the quiet discipline of continuing to build when certainty disappears. How broken attempts become the bricks that carry you forward.

Photo of Foodiwant on a glowing computer screen as an entrepreneur walks away, symbolizing closure and letting go of a failed startup.

Letter to My Baby: Pulling the Plug

November 27, 2025 No Comments

A letter to my failed startup, Foodiwant—how it saved me, shaped me, and taught me to let go with gratitude while moving toward what’s next.

Silhouette of a man walking upward from a dark tunnel into golden morning light, symbolizing recovery and strength in The Sanctuary in the Abyss.

Sanctuary in the Abyss: How I Rebuilt Myself After Losing Everything

October 30, 2025 No Comments

A raw story of collapse, healing, and rebirth—how I found my sanctuary in the abyss and rebuilt my mind, body, and hope from complete breakdown.

Mind & Body Wellness

7 Min Read

Side-by-side photo comparison of Mario McKenzie at 45 days and 90 days on keto, showing weight loss, leaner waistline, and physical transformation results.

onOctober 2, 2025

90-Day Keto Transformation Results: Lessons from the Final 45 Days

My 90-day keto transformation dropped 33 lbs, but the real results came from resilience—overcoming plateaus, stress, poor sleep, and injury.

Mind & Body Wellness

5 Min Read

Mario McKenzie before and after photos showing 45-day keto diet experiment transformation results with visible fat loss

onSeptember 10, 2025

Keto Diet Experiment Part 1: 45-Day Fasted Cardio Results

For two decades, I’ve treated my body like an urban laboratory—a place for calculated experiments to unlock what this biological machine is…

Mind & Body Wellness

7 Min Read

onMarch 6, 2023

Dealing With Anxiety and Depression While Building Your Business

A guide to dealing with anxiety and depression while building your business.

Starting Over After Failure

A letter to the part of me that thought starting again meant losing everything.

Balancing the Mind, Body & Business

What I learned when my drive started costing me my peace.

The Cost of Clarity

Why sometimes, finding direction means tearing down what no longer fits.

The Concept

The Concept I’m Building — Soulcraze

Soulcraze started as a creative blog exploring human emotion through dark poetry and storytelling.

Today, it’s evolving into a membership community — a world built from words, emotion, and shared experience.

Every post, podcast, and update here traces that journey — the messy, rewarding process of turning an idea into something real.

About Me

About

Entrepreneur. Writer. Observer of the human condition. I’ve failed, rebuilt, and kept going — each chapter teaching me something worth sharing.

My writing isn’t about success stories. It’s about the process of getting there.

The Wandering Entrepreneur Podcast

A biweekly exploration of creativity, resilience, and growth — told through open, human conversations.

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