Fortune Letters with Jim Makos

Jim Makos

The audiobook version of my newsletter.

  1. Aug 8

    These videos make me feel free

    When working from anywhere translates into making videos from anywhere. Read the episode in half the time: ⁠https://jimmakos.com/videos-from-anywhere/ 🎬 CHAPTERS 00:00 Summer doesn't last forever01:35 Inspiration peaks in the summer02:42 I need a change for the good of my YouTube channel04:09 The confirmation didn’t take long to arrive06:42 For ten years I was shooting the wrong videos09:32 Work and videos from anywhere11:07 The biggest gain of talking-head videos12:55 Everyday life turns into vacation and vice versa14:36 Complexity stops you from starting 🙏 SUPPORT If you’d like to help me out, I can send you the original scripts of each episode straight to your inbox for free as they go live, in exchange for your email address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also donate directly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Podcasting Challenges as a Non-Native Speaker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimmakos.com/podcasting/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others discover the show! 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Fortune Letters is my podcast, the audiobook version of my newsletter. Thank you for listening, Jim

  2. Jul 21

    Meta Deleted My Threads Account But I Got It Back

    "Your account has been permanently deleted and there’s nothing you can do about it," Threads told me one morning. Yeah, right! Read the episode in just 7 minutes: https://jimmakos.com/my-threads-account-got-deleted/ 🎬 CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction00:34 I Was Against Social Networks01:43 Damn Facebook03:32 Threads: “We’re Deleting Your Account”05:31 So Now What?08:48 The Threads U-Turn10:53 My Top Priority11:54 Will This Lesson Actually Stick?13:36 The Biggest Mistake 🙏 SUPPORT If you’d like to help me out, I can send you the original scripts of each episode straight to your inbox for free as they go live, in exchange for your email address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also donate directly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Podcasting Challenges as a Non-Native Speaker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimmakos.com/podcasting/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others discover the show! 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Fortune Letters is my podcast, the audiobook version of my newsletter. Thank you for listening, Jim

  3. May 22

    I Bet on Bulgaria to Win Eurovision

    Combining a passion for music with betting expertise spelled success! Read the episode's highlights in just 3 minutes: https://www.jimmakos.com/bet-eurovision-bulgaria/ 🎬 CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction00:48 First contact with the contest01:19 Everything comes down to odds and probability02:42 Where did I find Bulgaria’s probability?04:33 Why did I only bet €10?05:54 My actual profit was much smaller07:57 Why I won't tell my daughter that I made €250 on her prediction 🙏 SUPPORT If you’d like to help me out, I can send you the original scripts of each episode straight to your inbox for free as they go live, in exchange for your email address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also donate directly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 LINKS 🎙️ Podcasting Challenges as a Non-Native Speaker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimmakos.com/podcasting/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others discover the show! 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Fortune Letters is my podcast, the audiobook version of my newsletter. Thank you for listening, Jim

  4. Mar 5

    How I finally got my eating and finances in order

    Like everyone else, I thought I was eating less food and spending less money—until I started tracking everything, from calories down to the very last euro I spent. 🔗 LINKS App I use to log calories: ⁠https://www.loseit.com/⁠ App I use to track income/expenses: ⁠https://jmks.co/ynab 🎦 Podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RUqxpsTZilY 🎙️ Podcasting Challenges as a Non-Native Speaker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimmakos.com/podcasting/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:06 I know exactly how much to eat to lose weight05:06 I know exactly where my money is going10:11 I know exactly how much I’m losing at gambling 🙏 SUPPORT If you’d like to help me out, I can send you the original scripts of each episode straight to your inbox for free a few hours before they go live, in exchange for your email address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also donate directly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others discover the show! 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Letters from Greece is my podcast, the audiobook version of my newsletter. Thank you for listening, Jim

  5. Mar 4

    I Got Her an iPhone in Elementary School

    I never thought I’d be giving my daughter her first cell phone in elementary school—let alone an iPhone. So today I explain what led me to make that decision as a father. 🎬 CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro00:33 When I Got My First Cell Phone02:20 Why I Got Her a Phone in 6th Grade04:22 Why an iPhone?05:51 Which iPhone I Bought and Why11:46 The Moment She Had Been Waiting For 🙏 SUPPORT If you’d like to help me out, I can send you the original scripts of each episode straight to your inbox for free a few hours before they go live, in exchange for your email address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also donate directly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 LINKS 🎦 Podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/deCOUg11gzc 🎙️ Podcasting Challenges as a Non-Native Speaker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimmakos.com/podcasting/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others discover the show! 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Letters from Greece is my podcast, the audiobook version of my newsletter. Thank you for listening, Jim

  6. Jan 21

    How YouTube is Changing Because of AI

    I read some dystopian predictions about the future of YouTube and the changes AI will bring to it, and today I’m talking about how I plan my next steps as a video creator facing AI. 🙏 SUPPORT If you’d like to help me out, I can send you the original scripts of each episode straight to your inbox for free a few hours before they go live, in exchange for your email address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also donate directly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 LINKS YouTube Strategist's X post: https://x.com/JimMakos/status/2013276207647727621 🎦 Podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CajkNX4Anfc 🎙️ Podcasting Challenges as a Non-Native Speaker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimmakos.com/podcasting/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others discover the show! 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Letters from Greece is my podcast, the audiobook version of my newsletter. Thank you for listening, Jim

  7. 12/29/2025

    Working as an Employee for the First and Only Time

    What those three months working in a call center taught me and how they pushed me straight into entrepreneurship. 🙏 SUPPORT If you’d like to help me out, I can send you the original scripts of each episode straight to your inbox for free a few hours before they go live, in exchange for your email address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also donate directly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 LINKS 🎦 Podcast episode on YouTube: ⁠https://youtu.be/_ixU_OBXlrA 🎙️ Podcasting Challenges as a Non-Native Speaker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimmakos.com/podcasting/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro00:55 My Dream Life at 1902:17 Why I Suddenly Decided to Get a Job03:32 Answering My Very First Call05:30 I Was a Little Risk-Taking Rebel, Not an Employee06:52 Learning People, One Call at a Time11:47 Learning the Value of Money13:30 Life Is the Greatest School14:49 Fortunately, I Worked as an Employee Once in My Life 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others discover the show! 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Letters from Greece is my podcast, the audiobook version of my newsletter. Thank you for listening, Jim

  8. 12/19/2025

    I Dropped Out of University 25 Years Ago

    What led me to drop out of university, how my life has evolved since, and what lessons I’m still learning even today from that decision? 🙏 SUPPORT If you’d like to help me out, I can send you the original scripts of each episode straight to your inbox for free a few hours before they go live, in exchange for your email address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also donate directly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jmks.co/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 LINKS 🎦 Podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nFo7QSs1NGI 🎙️ Podcasting Challenges as a Non-Native Speaker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimmakos.com/podcasting/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro00:53 It Was Never My Dream to Become an Engineer04:11 The Student Life Felt Just Like High School All Over Again05:13 The Visit That Made Me Question Everything06:14 I Looked at the Future – and Didn't Like What I Saw07:18 Computers – and Money – Were My True Passion10:25 I Never Had Doubts About My Decision12:12 The Life I Lived – Not the One I Didn't13:38 I Didn't Know Why Dropping University Was So Easy for Me – Until This Week17:40 Every Obstacle for a Reason20:07 Get the podcast's transcript in your inbox20:29 University Was My Comfort Zone – and I Had to Get Out 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others discover the show! 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Letters from Greece is my podcast, the audiobook version of my newsletter. Thank you for listening, Jim

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